Panasonic launches BT-3DL2550 25.5-inch 3D IPS monitor, breaks your piggy bank
By Richard Lai 
posted February 16th 2010 1:54PM
posted February 16th 2010 1:54PM
PANASONIC ANNOUNCES NEW PROFESSIONAL 25.5-INCH 3D PRODUCTION MONITOR
* Offers Wide Color Gamut, Professional I/Os, and Display of 3D Formats *
SECAUCUS, NJ (February 12, 2010) – In an expansion of its 3D production product offerings, Panasonic introduced the new BT-3DL2550, a 25.5-inch 3D LCD production monitor with full 1920 x 1200 resolution. The BT-3DL2550 provides 3D display with true-to-life color in a durable, production-tough LCD panel package.
"With professional connectivity, including dual HD-SDI and DVI interfaces, exceptional color performance and a ruggedized frame, the BT-3DL2550 provides everything a production team would need for 3D monitoring in the field," said Joe Facchini, Vice President of Sales and Product Management. "It supports older frame compamonitor's DVI-D input. Additional professional level inputs include two HD/SD-SDI inputs, component and RGB, as well as standard RS-232C (9-pin) and GPI (9-pin) remote inputs, headphone jack, green and red tally lamps on the front panel. It also has an embedded audio decoder on board (through its headphone jack), time code display, closed caption (through video input only), audio level meter display of up to eight channels.
The 3D monitor can be connected directly to Panasonic's Full HD 3D camcorder and other 3D cameras via HD-SDI inputs. It can also be connected to high-end NLE systems like Quantel's IQ and Pablo via its two HD-SDI (simultaneous signal) or to a NLE system running Final Cut Pro via DVI-D (line-by-line signal).tible 3D formats and connects easily with common professional interfaces, so it can integrate into any production."
The monitor displays 3D content using an Xpol®* polarizing filter, so content can be viewed with polarizing (passive) 3D eyeglasses. It switches from Left to Right image display, overlay, Left and Right two window display and 3D.
The BT-3DL2550 offers the same exceptional-quality color reproduction as Panasonic's popular BT-LH2550 LCD production monitor. With an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel and 10-bit processing circuit, the monitor delivers full 1920 x 1200 resolution with exceptionally clear detail and offers six color settings - SMPTE, EBU, ITU-R BT.709, Adobe 2.2, Adobe 1.8 and D-Cinema – for superior color range and a three-dimensional look-up table (LUT) for calibration. It supports 1080i, 1080p and 720p playback, and offers pixel-to-pixel function in 720p mode.
The BT-3DL2550 is equipped with two HD/SD-SDI inputs for simultaneous display of Left image, Right image and 3D signals. 3D signals can also be supported line-by-line or side-by-side using the
Additional features include pre-installed calibration software, Cine-gamma Film-Rec compensation, Standard Markers and Blue-only, H/V delay display, monochrome and Cross Hatch overlay display, split-screen/freeze frame (live input vs. freeze frame),
Five customizable function keys on the front panel can be assigned with various display modes and settings for quick, one-touch adjustments.
The BT-3DL2550 has a durable, lightweight frame and aluminum alloy back panel, and it is VESA-mount compatible. It comes standard with two polarizing 3D glasses, a desk stand and an AC adapter.
The BT-3DL2550 3D production monitor will be available this September at a suggested list price $9,900.
* Offers Wide Color Gamut, Professional I/Os, and Display of 3D Formats *
SECAUCUS, NJ (February 12, 2010) – In an expansion of its 3D production product offerings, Panasonic introduced the new BT-3DL2550, a 25.5-inch 3D LCD production monitor with full 1920 x 1200 resolution. The BT-3DL2550 provides 3D display with true-to-life color in a durable, production-tough LCD panel package.
"With professional connectivity, including dual HD-SDI and DVI interfaces, exceptional color performance and a ruggedized frame, the BT-3DL2550 provides everything a production team would need for 3D monitoring in the field," said Joe Facchini, Vice President of Sales and Product Management. "It supports older frame compamonitor's DVI-D input. Additional professional level inputs include two HD/SD-SDI inputs, component and RGB, as well as standard RS-232C (9-pin) and GPI (9-pin) remote inputs, headphone jack, green and red tally lamps on the front panel. It also has an embedded audio decoder on board (through its headphone jack), time code display, closed caption (through video input only), audio level meter display of up to eight channels.
The 3D monitor can be connected directly to Panasonic's Full HD 3D camcorder and other 3D cameras via HD-SDI inputs. It can also be connected to high-end NLE systems like Quantel's IQ and Pablo via its two HD-SDI (simultaneous signal) or to a NLE system running Final Cut Pro via DVI-D (line-by-line signal).tible 3D formats and connects easily with common professional interfaces, so it can integrate into any production."
The monitor displays 3D content using an Xpol®* polarizing filter, so content can be viewed with polarizing (passive) 3D eyeglasses. It switches from Left to Right image display, overlay, Left and Right two window display and 3D.
The BT-3DL2550 offers the same exceptional-quality color reproduction as Panasonic's popular BT-LH2550 LCD production monitor. With an In-Plane Switching (IPS) panel and 10-bit processing circuit, the monitor delivers full 1920 x 1200 resolution with exceptionally clear detail and offers six color settings - SMPTE, EBU, ITU-R BT.709, Adobe 2.2, Adobe 1.8 and D-Cinema – for superior color range and a three-dimensional look-up table (LUT) for calibration. It supports 1080i, 1080p and 720p playback, and offers pixel-to-pixel function in 720p mode.
The BT-3DL2550 is equipped with two HD/SD-SDI inputs for simultaneous display of Left image, Right image and 3D signals. 3D signals can also be supported line-by-line or side-by-side using the
Additional features include pre-installed calibration software, Cine-gamma Film-Rec compensation, Standard Markers and Blue-only, H/V delay display, monochrome and Cross Hatch overlay display, split-screen/freeze frame (live input vs. freeze frame),
Five customizable function keys on the front panel can be assigned with various display modes and settings for quick, one-touch adjustments.
The BT-3DL2550 has a durable, lightweight frame and aluminum alloy back panel, and it is VESA-mount compatible. It comes standard with two polarizing 3D glasses, a desk stand and an AC adapter.
The BT-3DL2550 3D production monitor will be available this September at a suggested list price $9,900.
I have a feeling this whole 3D thing isn't gonna take off. Don't think people really care. Anyone else feel the same way. I'm completely satified watching movies 1080p on the Blue-Ray!!!
@Mtmrob
Well, people said the same thing about DVDs...
@Rodz
I would rather have Blu-Ray.
@Mtmrob
I think the price is a bit more about it being a decent resolution IPS panel, the 3d probably wasn't that much extra to add in honestly.
@Paul J
Exactly my point.
@Rodz
Yeah but DVDs had significant advantages, like you didn't have to rewind them.
@dez
no, most of it is the 120hz and the prosumer target market. A higher res 30" IPS is only $1k.
cool! in for 3... then I'll have 9D!
This is why I need to get rich... so I can have toys like this. :-/ IPS, 3D, 1920x1200, all it needs to be my perfect screen is RGB LED backlighting.
It looks horrible.. $10K for that?
Meh..
@FORDY
this is for film productions, not home entertainment use
definitely breaks my bank acc/
@ideaz
its for film production. the cinematographer (DP) , and director would look through this to do any corrections they need to do live. a consumer tv wouldnt be accurate enough
Considering this is a monitor for the Professional Broadcast market, the $10K price point seems pretty standard. I mean look at Sony (http://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-monitors/), their 23"+ broadcast monitors range from $5,000-$22,000.
@TheBeing
I'd go so far as to say that this is CHEAP for what it is.
If Pro-level TVs are already "just" $10k, then I have high hopes for stereo 3D TVs to drop in price dramatically over the next couple of years.
I could be wrong, but why use an IPS panel? From what I've been reading lately, IPS displays aren't the best color producing panels available. They offer a great combo of color reproduction, and don't have a lot of lag, but they don't have the best colors.
Am I incorrect?
@BigJayDogg3 you are exactly wrong. TN panels are the cr*p colour reproducing ones with fast response rates, ips have the best colour reproduction and worst response times.
Also if your post was meant to be sarcastic, you forgot the /s at the end.
@BigJayDogg3
As far as LCD displays are concerned, you are in fact incorrect. IPS is pretty much the gold standard for color reproduction.
That thing is really thick. I'll just wait until the price comes down AND they make them look like modern day electronics.
1999 called and want's it's case back.
20th Century Fox, Paramount and the likes probably put performance over aesthetics on their criteria list :)
so does the 3d automatically get flatter over time?
I can't believe this hasn't been said yet. OVER 9000! :D
Can we please stop calling this technology simply "3D"
... this technology is STEREOSCOPIC 3D.
@Hazdaz
Yeah agreed, or else, what are we going to call REAL 3D when it comes out?
Sure panasonic, I'll jump right on buying this new ... WAIT A MINUTE! You haven't offered anybody a solution for your black level "fix" in your plasmas yet. I'm on to you!
The price level is too strong!
It's OVER NINE THOUSAND!!!
My piggy bank won't be able to withstand such force!
It's scouter already cracked at the sight of it and my Piggy bank himself may break altogether if they come face to face.
@Eternity
nice dbz reference!
Seriously though, I'd rather buy three i7 iMacs @27" than own this. I want a nice display, but I also want my kids to go to college.
Good! Good! The more manufacturers come in to the play, the better.
Besides 10K for this kind of a monitor isn't really that much. I'm considering buying one of those soon, so, hopefully I'll have many to choose from.
looks ugly 2 me and the price is ridiculous
@iPaul Read my unicode characters:
For.professional.use.
I can hear Consuela in the background saying,"Nooo."
Vegeta! What does the scouter say about the price level? ITS OVER ($)9000!
No worries, just 15 years ago Panasonic plasma panels were about the same price. I guess I wait till the technology get cheaper, as all previous ones did.