Atomos just announced a totally new line of monitor-recorders in four sizes, 17″, 24″, 31″ and 55″. These are real 10-bit displays and were made for a variety of applications like monitoring, recording, editing and color grading. Atomos Neon – Different Sizes, Different Purposes The Sumo 19 was Atomos’ first entry into a larger-screen market, and their new Atomos Neon line proves that this seemed to have been a worthwhile endeavor: With four completely new monitor/recorders at 17″, 24″, 31″ and 55″, Atomos is catering a whole new audience. Or several, to be exact: Their 17″ Neon monitor is targeted at focus pullers and as an on-set reference monitor next to a laptop. This is also the only monitor out of the 4 that is only Full HD (1920 x 1080 pixels), while the others feature 4K / UHD resolutions (see details below). The 17″ Atomos Neon has a pixel density of 142 PPI, and 128 zoned dynamic backlights. This technology was first used in their Shogun 7 monitor/recorder which was introduced earlier this year, and Atomos CEO Jeromy Young explained it in detail in this video we shot at NAB – in short, it’s a way to amplify contrast within LCD technology (without using OLED screens), by dynamically adjusting the brightness in different zones behind the LCD, using LEDs. The Neon 24″ and Neon 31″ are targeted at video village, DIT, cinematographers, editors and directors within that video village, or as a reference monitor next to your desktop editing...
Published By: CineD - Friday, 31 May, 2019