Exceptional Off-Axis Viewing
The XMP650 has the widest viewing angle, with the least off-axis contrast and color shift, ever featured in an FSI display. So not only will a colorist’s clients benefit from being able to view a reference image on a large screen they will also have the flexibility to view the image from anywhere in the room without having to worry about the off-axis limitations often seen in other display technologies.
Advantages over FALD LCD
The XMP650’s accurate per pixel level luminance control means true black levels at all times with none of the small bright object or motion artifact limitations found on FALD (Full Array Local Dimming) LCDs. The per pixel emissive design of the XMP650’s QD-OLED panel guarantees exceptional simultaneous contrast with all varieties of content.
With the XMP650 you can rest assured that compared to FALD LCDs:
- Highlight detail will not be obscured due to backlight zone flaring.
- Shadow detail and black levels will not be compromised by halation.
- There will be no color shift or artificial flicker with fast moving bright objects.
- No scene cut anomalies as can be found on some FALD that exhibit differential rise/fall times of LED backlight phosphors.
While the amount of halation can vary greatly between FALD LCDs, all FALD systems will show at least some degree of raised black levels and haloing when rendering a high contrast image like this example of a white circles on a black background graphic. The XMP650’s QD-OLED panel on the other hand can render these types of very bright white highlights while maintaining the intended deep black background.
Power Efficiency
The XMP650 is very power efficient compared to most other reference grade HDR display solutions. Display technologies like LMCL (Light Modulating Cell Layer) LCDs are highly inefficient as they not only need to pass light through two separate TFT layers, but also because their backlights always remain fully engaged drawing the same high amount of power whether displaying very dark or very bright images. When compared with bottom emission OLED technologies the efficiency of the XMP650’s top emission display structure means less power is required to attain the same luminance levels.
Advantages over Global Dimming LCDs
Reference grade HDR displays should be able to produce high simultaneous contrast, not just a bright image. Global dimming LCDs can either produce a bright image or a dark image, but cannot produce images that simultaneously have bright highlights and dark lowlights. Global dimming LCD specifications often quote high sequential contrast ratio figures, where a display’s peak luminance and black level are measured at different times, but this can be quite misleading as simultaneous contrast is problematically low on these devices for any HDR content mastering use-cases. The XMP650 features class leading simultaneous contrast rendering both bright highlights and dark lowlights with incredible clarity and accuracy at the same time.