Sony has announced from IBC2025 that AV-Professional will now offer its customers the Crystal LED VERONA video wall on a rental basis.
The move makes the Vienna-based specialists in professional audio and video equipment the world’s first rental company to add the Sony VERONA 1.5 mm LED wall to its range.
With the VERONA Crystal LED (C-LED) video wall system (ZRD-VP15EB), video walls for high-quality virtual reality productions can be created with an area of up to 40 square meters.
Also new to the AV-Professional portfolio are Sony’s OCELLUS camera tracking system and Virtual Production Toolset software solution.
With this step, AV-Professional is aiming to underline its “leading role in the field of state-of-the-art AV technologies” and lay the foundation for “new standards in virtual production and broadcasting”.
The C-LED VERONA LED modules are easy to install without special knowledge, fixtures or other complex equipment. The modules, which are connected in stacks, are extremely robust and feature protective measures to minimise the risk of costly damage during installation and operation. These include LED surface protection that prevents LEDs from being bent or damaged.
VERONA is optimised for demanding virtual production applications. AV-Professional uses VERONA modules with a 1.5 mm pixel pitch (ZRD-VP15EB), which can be controlled via the Brompton Tessera SX40 processor.
Sony’s newly developed Deep Black and Anti-Reflection surface technology delivers very high image quality with an impressive brightness of 1,500 cd/m2, a wide colour spectrum and a high refresh rate, complemented by extremely deep black levels that enable the creation of “the most realistic virtual sets possible”, according to the company.
The VERONA series uses high-performance LED driver ICs (integrated circuits) that achieve extremely high refresh rates of up to 7,680 Hz.
“The investment in a Sony Verona C-LED wall is part of our internationalisation strategy,” revealed David Knapp, managing director of AV-Professional.
“After intensive market research, we decided on the best quality system on the market. Sony impressed us with its ecosystem of camera, C- LED wall, tracking system and software appliances for virtual production.
“We are delighted to be the first rental company worldwide to add the Sony Verona 1.5mm LED to our portfolio.”
“Our Crystal LED VERONA video wall is the top of the range for demanding virtual production applications,” added Tefik Odza, senior key account manager, DACH, at Sony Europe.
“With exceptional black levels, low reflection, high brightness, a wide colour gamut and high refresh rate, as well as installation-friendly features, VERONA meets the expectations of cinematographers who need an optimal shooting environment.”
