HP Displays at NAB 2014
April 6, 2014, NAB, Las Vegas—HP introduced a new set of DreamColor Displays, which claim to offer better color gamut and higher resolution. The new displays include new functionality to simplify system integration and ongoing operations. The displays supply color-critical 4K support for production functions.
The HP Z27x and Z24x displays for PCs and Macs feature a second-generation DreamColor Engine and provide up to 1.07 billion on-screen colors. An integrated calibration engine in the HP Z27x produces times better color accuracy than factory calibration results on the previous generation. The Z24 has similar capabilities, but requires a Windows PC for calibration. The color error is less than 0.6 ?E 1994—calculated from measurements of the 24 ColorChecker natural tones plus primaries and secondaries—which is considered well below the difference discernible by the human eye.
The HP Z24x DreamColor Display delivers three times the color accuracy over the previous generation and a hostless integrated calibration engine with built-in support for third-party professional color measurement instruments. Ethernet-based remote management with an integrated web server provides easy control of the display. Further support is available with a software development kit (SDK) that allows customers to fully integrate the HP Z27x into their color workflows.
Key features of the new displays include; consistent 10-bit color accuracy from design to production with push-button color space selection and easy color calibration. One-button access to presets including sRGB D65, sRGB D50, Adobe® RGB, BT.709, BT.2020 and DCI-P3. The ability to easily create a custom color space with full control over primaries, white point and tone response. Easy connection to existing workflows through support by Windows, Mac or Linux operating systems.
Pricing and availability: The HP DreamColor Z27x and Z24x are available today for $1,499 and $599, respectively. Go to the HP site for more details.
