Sony's new RGB LEDs for monitors aim to offer 4,000 nits and extremely vivid colors
Sony today announced a new display technology that replaces a conventional mini-LED backlight with RGB LEDs. This backlight will still be paired with an LCD panel, rather than having a separate LED for each pixel, which would describe microLED screens. Sony’s new approach should significantly reduce production costs.
Compared to a conventional mini-LED screen, these RGB LEDs are supposed to have a much wider color gamut, as Sony is talking about 99% DCI-P3 and 90% BT.2020 color space coverage. The color and brightness of the LEDs are adjusted to the respective screen content, allowing even the finest color gradients to be displayed without visible banding.
Sony is also touting the highest color intensity of any display the company has ever produced, in addition to a peak HDR brightness of over 4,000 nits. Since the panel processes images with a color depth of 96-bit, very bright or dark areas are also supposed to be very detailed. The panel is even said to be superior to OLED displays in this regard. The processing power is doubled compared to Sony's mini-LED monitors, which should make local dimming adjustments much faster. The corresponding control module has been developed in collaboration with MediaTek.
According to Sony, first products with this novel RGB LED backlight will enter mass production as early as 2025. The panels are expected to debut in professional monitors for content creators. Sony has not yet confirmed if or when the first consumer-oriented displays based on this technology will hit the market.
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