We reported last year that JVC Kenwood would drop the Totoku brand and the only evidence of the old name at this year’s show was the use of the brand on some old models. All the new products are being branded as JVC.
The company first showed us its 2 (1200 x 1600) and 3 megapixel 21.3″ (1536 x 2048) colour monitors (CL-S200BF and CL-S300BF) which are designed to support DICOM on parts of the display that are showing monochrome images and a separate gamma (e.g. gamma 2.2). The analysis is done ‘at the pixel level’, the company told us. The feature can be disabled if preferred. In the DICOM mode, the monitor has quite high brightness to optimise diagnostic performance (a common feature at the show), but that can mean that large areas of white can be too bright and so JVC has developed a text mode which can reduce the brightness in large bright areas to overcome this problem.
The monitors have maximum output of 1000 cd/m² but with calibration typically meaning 410 to 500 cd/m².
JVC Kenwood’s text mode is shown on the right hand display. Image:Meko
The company was also showing a new monochrome diagnostics monitor, the MS55i2plus, a revised version of the existing MS55i2 5 megapixel monitor. This uses a colour version of the panel, but without a colour filter, so each of the sub-pixels can be addressed to allow the monitor to be used as a 5 megapixel display, with more grey levels because each sub-pixel can be individually addressed. Alternatively, it can be used as a 15 megapixel display with a resolution of 2048 x 7680. The result is a monitor that can produce up to 2,000 cd/m² of output, although the company recommends a range of 500 -1,000 cd/m² when the monitor is calibrated. This, of course, also extends the lifetime with consistent performance. Contrast is 1,400:1.
The monitor has both a front sensor and an ambient sensor for brightness optimisation. Inputs are DVI-D and DisplayPort.
