SmallHD to Ship 17-Inch DCI-P3 Reference Monitor This Month
By Jim Bask
SmallHD said its new 17-inch 10-bit HD reference monitor, the 1703-P3, covers the entire DCI-P3 color gamut.
The 1703-P3 is the company’s first reference-grade monitor, and comes pre-calibrated for working in P3 color space with SmallHD’s ColorFlow 3D LUT Engine allowing look-up tables to be used on set as part of the color management process. The display has two SDI ins and outs (supporting up to 10-bit YCC 4:2:2 1080p60), one HDMI in and out (supporting up to 12-bit RGB and YCC 4:4:4 1080p60), and a full-size SD slot that lets users load new LUTs into the display.
The display is rated at 450 nits of brightness, a contrast ratio of 1500:1, and a 179-degree viewing angle, SmallHD said.
“It’s really all about P3 and color confidence,” said SmallHD co-founder Wes Philips in a prepared statement. “This monitor offers true reference grade cinema color, covering 100% of the DCI-P3 color space, which makes it the perfect monitor for DITs on-set and for mastering in post.”.