VESA Introduces New DisplayHDR True Black 600 Performance Tier for OLED Displays

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VESA has introduced the new DisplayHDR True Black 600 performance tier for OLED and other emissive display technologies. The new tier offers higher luminance than the existing DisplayHDR and DisplayHDR True Black 400 and 500 tiers. OLED technology has continued to increase in popularity as costs decrease.

As display manufacturing processes continue to be refined and evolve, it is expected that more manufacturers will adopt the new standard. ASUS has already announced that its Vivobook Pro 14, Vivobook Pro 14X and Vivobook 15 laptops are the first to be DisplayHDR True Black 600 certified.

The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) announced today that it has added a new 600 performance level to its DisplayHDR True Black high dynamic range (HDR) specification and standard. Based on VESA’s widely adopted High-Performance Monitor and Display Compliance Test Specification (DisplayHDR), the DisplayHDR True Black standard is optimized for emissive display technologies, such as organic light emitting diode (OLED) and future microLED displays. The new DisplayHDR True Black allows for up to 100X deeper black levels in addition to a greater dynamic range and a 4X improvement in rise time compared to VESA’s DisplayHDR 1000 performance tier. This enables a visually stunning experience for home theater and gaming enthusiasts. The new DisplayHDR True Black 600 level requires a 20 percent increase in luminance compared to the True Black 500 level, which results in a noticeably brighter screen while maintaining the same outstanding black level and color quality typified in OLED displays. tier offers higher luminance than the existing DisplayHDR and DisplayHDR True Black 400 and 500 tiers. DisplayHDR and DisplayHDR True Black are the display industry’s first fully open standards specifying HDR quality for LCD and emissive displays, respectively.

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DisplayHDR True Black allows for up to 100X deeper black levels in addition to a greater dynamic range and a 4X improvement in rise time compared to VESA’s DisplayHDR 1000 performance tier. This enables a visually stunning experience for home theater and gaming enthusiasts. The new DisplayHDR True Black 600 level requires a 20 percent increase in luminance compared to the True Black 500 level, which results in a noticeably brighter screen while maintaining the same outstanding black level and color quality typified in OLED displays.

Source: VESA (via VideoCardz)

Peter Brosdahl
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