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Monitor News Boland ships SE Series L AKE FOREST, CA — Boland Communications (www.bolandcom.com) began heavy shipping of its new SE Series of premium monitors this year. The monitors are available in a range of sizes from 15 to 72 inches. They feature native 10-bit displays with 12-bit processing, dual 3G SDI inputs (plus HDMI, DVI and Composite), waveform and vectorscope, and other scope overlays. They also de-embed audio, offer fully adjustable frame markers, and are calibrated to Rec 709 out of the box. The SE Series represents "a logical step in our product mix," says national sales director Gary Litwin. "Dual 3G SDI is where the broadcast world is going." Rec 709 calibration out of the box is "another big plus." Boland products are American-made and have lifetime support. Although there hasn't been any formal announcement yet, expect Boland to ship 4K product by the end of the year, "if not sooner," says Litwin. "The demand is already there. We'll probably offer two or three sizes, including a reference monitor for the post community and larger models with the same features. Although it will be one of Boland's most expensive offerings, I'm confident our price will lead the industry." Marshall unveils Quad-Viewer monitor E L SEGUNDO, CA — Marshall Electronics (www. marshall-usa.com) is offering the QVW-2710, a 27-inch, 2560x1440 resolution 2K/4K compatible Quad-Viewer monitor featuring four independent 3G-SDI inputs, which enable users to view four channels simultaneously scaled to the highest resolution. Users can take advantage of the convenience of an all-in-one monitor without sacrificing the visual quality of the four input sources. The new monitor has an all-digital TFT-megapixel active matrix LCD system with QHD native resolution and permits previewing of a 4K signal scaled down to the monitor's resolution. Three different quad layouts are available, and the side-by-side mode allows any two consecutive channels to be viewed on the screen at one time. In-monitor display enables on-screen text and tally indication, controlled locally or remotely via a variety of industry standard protocols. "Generally, you need separate monitors to achieve the kind of image quality and the selection of features available in the QVW-2710," says sales manager Rob Foster. Marshall's new monitor is "a cost-effective, allin-one" solution for post production facilities, broadcasters and mobile units. Additional features include color temperature adjustment, aspect ratio settings, blue-only mode and monochrome mode. Pixel-to-pixel mode allows native display of any incoming image format. Users can set four function buttons to the desired settings for quick access and adjustment. The Marshall QVW-2710's anticipated release date is late summer 2013. Samsung debuts S9 85-inch 4K display N EW YORK — Samsung's new S9 85-inch 4K display made its NAB debut in the Adorama (www.adorama.com) booth, the first NAB booth for the retailer. The giant Samsung S9 boasts a pixel resolution of 3840x2160 and offers full-array local dimming backlight for increased contrast to more areas of the screen, making blacks blacker and brights brighter, and creating a significantly higher-quality picture. The panel has a thin profile, supported on an easellike frame, which houses the speakers and allows the screen to be tilted for better viewing. The S9 is the only display of this size and format in the US right now from Samsung (www.samsung.com). It will be available later this year. Adorama will offer options for acquiring the product either through lease or financing via the company's forthcoming credit program. Convergent Design updates Odyssey line C OLORADO SPRINGS, CO — Based on customer feedback, Convergent Design (www.convergent-design. com) has made some changes to its Odyssey7 and Odyssey7Q line of monitor/recorders. The biggest news is that DNxHD and any future supported compressed codecs (up to 1080p60 422) will now be included in Odyssey's base price. There is no additional firmware option to purchase. Odyssey7 is now configured as a 7.7-inch OLED monitor with compressed recording capabilities, making it a simple solution for DSLR and broadcast. The unit is low power, light- weight and comes in a rugged magnesium case. Additional cost options and features are only available on Odyssey7Q, which boasts two bi-directional SDIs enabling a 4K@60fps-ready option. Additional computational power supports recording/playback of up to four-compressed HD/2K simultaneously, support for one video stream up to 120fps and concurrent proxy and raw recording. OdysseyQ7 can be upgraded to a full pro recorder with the following options: uncompressed HD/2K RGB 444 (up to 60p), 2K/HD Raw, ArriRaw (full 16:9,4:3 support), Canon 4K Raw and Sony Raw for the FS700. www.postmagazine.com For more Monitor News from Ikegami, JVC, Sharp (pictured) and Red, visit www.postmagazine.com. Post • June 2013 31