2. black point / turning pixels off

Unlike LCD, OLED pixels are like tiny red, blue, and green light bulbs. When they are all turned “off” (to represent “black”), they are
literally producing no light. This is unlike LCD displays which try to “block” light (produced by a backlight) that is always trying to
shine through. That’s why LCDs produce a glow even when attempting to show a completely “black” screen.

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  Above: Each OLED pixel consists of a red, blue and green LED which create white to the human eye when combined, and turn completely off when black. A literal absence of light makes for super-rich dark tones.

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  Above: LCD panels achieve colors by placing color filters (similar to lighting gels) over white backlight panels, meaning less efficiency and difficulty achieving pure black.

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  Above: Simulation of the difference in black level from the AC7 OLED to a traditional LCD.

3. incredible contrast / "infinity-to-one"

A display’s contrast ratio is measured by a ratio of how bright a white pixel is compared to how bright a “black” pixel is.
Because OLED’s black pixels are literally off, the contrast ratio is virtually infinity-to-one.

higher contrast ratio= higher perceived brightness

A happy side-effect of such a high contrast ratio is a much higher perceived brightness. The reason for this is that the eye becomes accustomed to such vivid dark values that the bright ones appear extremely bright.

4. expanded bit depth / “smooth gradients”

Bit Depth Defined — Color Depth or “Bit Depth” determines how many increments of value (lightness) there are between the
brightest and darkest shades of red, green and blue. Bit depth, unlike color gamut, has nothing to do with how “vivid” the display is.
6-bit panels reproduce 64 levels of color per “channel” (or color). These numbers multiply together to reach the total number of
colors the panel can reproduce. 64x64x64 = 262,144. 8-bit panels have four times the amount of R,G,B shades as 6-bit meaning 256
colors per channel. This means an 8-bit panel achieves 16,777,216 colors — 64 times more colors than a 6-bit panel.

Both the AC7 LCD and OLED panels are 8-bit, meaning they can display16,777,216 actual, measurable colors.

so... what does this actually mean to you?smooth, accurate gradients. here are some to look at.

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  8-Bit Gradient (256 levels of grey)
  This image is an accurate representation of how the AC7 LCD or OLED will display a gradient (unless viewing this page on a 6-bit panel).

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  8-Bit Photo (256 levels of R, G and B)
  This image is an accurate representation of how the AC7 LCD or OLED will display a photo with a natural gradient (unless viewing this page on a 6-bit panel).

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  6-Bit Gradient (64 levels of grey)
  This image represents what the 8-bit gradient (top) looks like when shown on a 6-bit panel that does not have dithering enabled. Note the distinct lines between each shade of grey.

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  6-Bit Photo (64 levels of R, G and B)
  This image represents what the 8-bit photo (top) looks like when shown on a 6-bit panel that does not have dithering enabled. Notice the distinct color banding throughout.

why?

the answer is something called “dithering”.

Dithering essentially paints a very fine amount of noise across the entire image which breaks up the banding that would otherwise be very apparent.

Below are examples of actual 6-bit
images with dithering applied.

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  6-Bit Gradient (Dithering applied) (64 levels of grey)
  This image still only contains 64 levels of grey but with a minor amount of noise applied to the gradient, the banding disappears.

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  6-Bit Photo (Dithering applied) (64 levels of R, G and B)
  This image still only draws from 64 levels of red, green and blue but with a minor amount of noise applied to the entire image, the banding disappears.

5. TRUE High Definition

Staying true to the idea of a “confidence monitor,” a large portion of the accuracy of an image is down to its resolution, which is what brought us to start this company to begin with. The AC7 LCD and OLED screens are both HD at 1280x800, providing the ultimate tool for achieving critical focus and accurate exposure.

The debate is over.hd monitoring matters.

6. Low Power Consumption

No constantly burning backlight means lower power usage for OLED technology. AC7-OLED models only draw 10 watts—an amazing reduction in power consumption over other display technologies featuring a similar color gamut – even including competing OLED monitors.