“The ‘Truth’ About 10-bit LCDs”

Bram Desmet - Managing Director, Flanders Scietific

Bram Desmet is the Managing Director of Flanders Scientific, Inc., based in Suwanee, GA just 30 minutes outside of Atlanta.

Despite holding a B.A.in Philosophy from GA State University – and being an instrument rated airplane pilot – Bram ultimately followed in the footsteps of his father, (a 30 year veteran of the professional broadcast industry) when he joined DDA (a sister company of FSI) and then later Flanders Scientific. Both companies focus heavily on professional display technology.

As Managing Director at Flanders Scientific Bram is a vocal advocate of FSI’s core philosophy of providing professional broadcast products that strike an ideal balance between performance, features, and affordability.

In Part 2 of Bram’s Interview we discuss:

• Monitor Setup Specifications
• Nits, Gamma Response
• Choosing the Gamma Setting for your display
• LCD and Rec. 709 / DCI P3
• Types of LCD Displays
• 10-bit color depth
• LCDs appropriate for color critical viewing
• LED vs CCFL Backlights
• Contrast Ratios
• “LED TVs”
• What to avoid in LCDs
• Lifespan of LCDs
• The economics of buying an LCD
• 10-bit native vs 10-bit via FRC
• Viewing interlacing artifacts
• CRT vs LCD
• FSI’s dealer network (or lack thereof)

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Show Notes:

• Brightness Measurement: Nit
• Gamma Response
• EBU Standards Body
• SMPTE Standards Body
• DCI FAQ
• Assorted White Papers on Color Spaces and Display Technologies (via Cinetal.com)
• LCD Backlights
• FSI’s 10-bit via FRC FAQ
• FSI’s Online Store
• FSI’s F.A.Q Page

This interview is part of an on-going interview series with the movers, shaker, and thinkers involved in the field of professional color grading for moving images. When I have new episodes to release, they are released on Tuesdays. To be notified you may follow me on Twitter (@patInhofer), via our RSS feed, and on iTunes.