Sony’s Latest Firmware Update Supports 21:9 Ultra-Wide Aspect Ratio on Projectors

TD Staff — Thu, 07 Dec 2023 14:27:54 +0000

Sony Electronics, the Paramus, N.J.-based, provider of projector and display technology, is providing a free firmware update that supports 21:9 ultra-wide aspect ratio. Sony says the update is set to transform the way content is viewed in business meetings and collaboration sessions. The enhancement will be available for Sony’s existing line-up of mid-range, interchangeable lens projectors and ultra-compact, fixed lens projector series.

21:9 Aspect Ratio

Sony says the 21:9 Ultrawide Full HD aspect ratio at 2,560 x 1,080 input signal support opens doors to a new dimension of visual engagement. Whether it’s the latest business presentation, a videoconferencing platform or dynamic content sharing, this extended format provides greater immersion and versatility for users.

According to the company, 21:9 projection displays offer a new dimension of immersion and engagement across various applications, making it essential for those who seek to captivate, educate and entertain. Projectors empower architects to showcase designs in detail and businesses to grab attention at trade shows. In live theaters and performances, projectors elevate visual effects, while libraries and museums use them for wide-format document displays and interactive exhibits. Going beyond, in upscale restaurants and interior design studios, these displays create more immersive and engaging environments.

Enhanced Communication

Courtesy/Sony

As the business landscape continually evolves, seamless communication and collaboration are paramount. Sony’s firmware update improves compatibility with today’s leading video collaboration platforms, which are designed to elevate meetings and presentations. With 21:9 aspect ratio support, users can now enjoy a wide, panoramic view of content, enhancing videoconferences and presentations for participants.

This firmware update expands upon Sony’s key projection differentiators, including Reality Creation, which enhances the overall sharpness, resolution and quality of pictures, graphs, or text, and Ambiance which measures the room’s brightness using an ambient light sensor and optimally calibrates additional visual settings. Together, these technologies, combined with 21:9 aspect ratio, create even more realistic and immersive visual experiences that unlock new levels of collaboration.

21:9 Aspect Ratio Firmware Update Information

“This firmware update is a testament to our commitment to staying at the forefront of visual innovation and increase the longevity and power of our existing portfolio,” says Terrence Boyd, senior business manager, Sony Electronics. “We’re excited to offer our customers a wider dimension to collaborative platform viewing experiences, blending the communication barriers between on-site, hybrid and remote event participants.”

The firmware update bringing 21:9 aspect ratio support is available now for the Mid-Range VPL-FHZ85 and VPL-FHZ80 interchangeable lens projectors and is planned to be available for the Ultra-Compact VPL-PHZ61 and VPL-PHZ51 fixed-lens projectors at the end of December 2023.

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Another version of this article originally appeared on our sister-site Commercial Integrator on December 6, 2023. It has since been updated for My TechDecisions’ audience.

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Sony Electronics Launches 4K HDR Monitor BVM-HX3110

TD Staff — Fri, 14 Apr 2023 18:34:29 +0000

Sony Electronics announced the launch of BVM-HX3110, a premium 30.5-inch, 4K HDR professional monitor for critical evaluation, color grading, live production and post-production. The monitor features a Sony-designed dual layer anti-reflection LCD panel with Sony proprietary signal processing. According to Sony, it thus supports a higher peak luminance of up to 4000cd/m² while maintaining no-compromise deep blacks.

The BVM-HX3110 comes with characteristics such as accurate color reproduction, picture consistency and precision imaging. According to the San Diego, Calif.-based company, these are hallmarks of its BVM-series of monitors. Here, the BVM-HX3110 offers brighter specular highlights and introduces a new optional fast pixel response mode for reduced motion blur.

It also provides a wider viewing angle, as well as standard IP interface for SMPTE ST2110 signals. With this, the BVM-HX3110 complements Sony’s Networked Live ecosystem. The BVM-HX310 also remains available as a companion model to the BVM-HX3110. Here, it offers consistency in color reproduction, gamma curve and operation.

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Additional BVM-HX3110 Monitor Features

“Content creators are always seeking tools that help to accurately match and represent their creative vision and the BVM-HX3110 does just that,” says Ellen Heine, marketing manager, Sony Electronics. “We continue to act on customers’ feedback. Which is why this new model offers a host of new features including an IP interface for enhanced flexibility. And of course, in keeping with Sony’s monitor design philosophy, it color matches with our most popular professional monitors.”

The monitor’s new standard toolset incorporates Waveform Monitor/Vector Scope (WF/VS), false color, focus assist, closed captioning, 3D LUT processing, and quad and side-by-side viewing modes, among other features. In addition to fast pixel response, supplemental benefits include support for JPEG-XS as well as Simple Network Management Protocol (SNMP) through optional licenses. Additional optional licenses enable tools such as HDR/SDR conversion and a user 3D LUT signal-output, says Sony.

Another version of this article originally appeared on our sister-site Commercial Integrator on April 13, 2023. It has since been updated for My TechDecisions’ audience.