Sony has begun selling the Crystal LED series, which targets professional applications, including the virtual production of digital film collections.
The displays are part of Sony's Crystal LED line, standard micro LED panels, which have previously been marketed as being used for signage.
Screen technology means you can make large screens using a set of panels connected to a controller, a useful feature if you're trying to create a virtual set of displays.
The Crystal LED line consists of two series, with the C series characterized by high contrast, while the B series is high brightness.
The screens announced today are part of the new B series and are marketed as useful for film production, as they include an anti-reflective coating, which is bright.
Sony stated that series B was developed in collaboration with Sony Pictures Entertainment to reflect production needs.
The screens are equipped with Sony X1's newly developed image quality processor for Crystal LED to provide optimal image expression and incorporate the same Crystal LED technology used in Bravia TV's.
Features include the ability to display high dynamic range images, high frame rates of up to 120 fps and stereoscopic 3D, and a fanless view for quieter operation.
Sony says it can operate at up to 1,800 candles per square meter, and by comparison, Apple's Pro Display XDR operates at up to 1,600 candles per square meter.
One of the benefits of creating a background from the displays is that the light that emits them makes it easy to convince the audience that the actors are there.
The background is flat in traditional green screen sets, and you have to light up the actors as if the background were there, but when using Sony screens, the background is there and provides light.
Sony plans to make it available in the summer, but it hasn't released a price yet, and given that these products are professional, they're probably very high, and even if you don't buy one, you might soon see movies and shows produced using them.
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