2 days Ago By Joseph Bryans
The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has announced significant updates to several of its front-of-screen performance standards and logo programs. There are new performance tiers for VESA’s ClearMR motion-blur metric—designed to support the next generation of ultra-high-refresh-rate displays (480 Hz and above)—and a new 1000 luminance performance tier for the DisplayHDR True Black standard, intended for OLED displays that can achieve the brightness and color accuracy needed for professional video content creation. VESA and its member companies plan to showcase these latest video standards, including the new ClearMR and DisplayHDR True Black tiers, at CES 2025.
Speaking about the updates, Roland Wooster, chairman of the VESA task group responsible for DisplayHDR True Black and ClearMR, and the association’s representative from Intel for front-of-screen display technology, highlighted the progress of DisplayHDR True Black. “Marking one of VESA’s most successful standards, DisplayHDR True Black has helped unite the display ecosystem behind a common set of performance metrics to optimize emissive display technologies and enable products that provide a visually stunning experience for home theater and gaming enthusiasts,” Wooster said. “The ability for OLED displays to achieve 1000 nit peak brightness for HDR content represents a significant breakthrough for the technology and a key cross-over point into content creation applications.
” Wooster noted that by introducing the new 1000 performance tier to the DisplayHDR True Black standard, VESA aims to assure consumers that certified products have passed rigorous tests and represent a premium level for OLED HDR displays. Wooster also spoke about the ClearMR standard, which has seen rapid adoption since its introduction in 2022. “Our ClearMR standard has seen an even faster ramp-up in adoption since its introduction two-and-a-half years ago compared to DisplayHDR over the same period,” he said.
“After ClearMR’s initial launch, VESA has been adding new tiers only at sufficiently large differences in performance to ensure they are meaningfully and noticeably visible to highly attuned gamers. We are pleased to be able to show a select number of products that have met these new higher performance tiers on both standards at CES.” New Tiers for ClearMR VESA’s ClearMR standard and logo program provide a motion-blur grading system for digital displays, using a clear motion ratio (CMR) metric to compare the ratio of clear pixels to blurry pixels as a percentage.
The latest update introduces three additional tiers—ClearMR 15000, ClearMR 18000, and ClearMR 21000—intended for displays offering advanced motion clarity at refresh rates of 480 Hz and higher. Industry players have expressed strong support for the ClearMR updates. Jackson Hsu, Senior Division Director of Gigabyte Product Platform, described the new standard as “a significant breakthrough in evaluating motion clarity,” adding that Gigabyte’s flagship gaming models for 2025 will incorporate ClearMR for “smooth, blur-free visuals” across various applications.
Meanwhile, MSI Executive Vice President & CND BU GM Ted Hung announced that MSI is also adopting the ClearMR standard, citing ClearMR 21000 certification for the company’s new QD-OLED monitors with DisplayPort 2.1a. LG Electronics joined the chorus of support with its upcoming 27GX790A gaming monitor, which the company says will be the first OLED gaming monitor to receive ClearMR 21000 certification.
Henry Kong, Head of IT Product Planning at LG Electronics Media Entertainment Solution Company, said the new certification ensures “unparalleled motion clarity for gamers.” New Performance Tier for DisplayHDR True Black The DisplayHDR True Black standard, introduced to specify HDR quality for emissive displays such as OLED, now includes a 1000 luminance performance level. This addition confirms deep black levels combined with higher peak brightness for applications like professional video content creation, expanding upon the existing DisplayHDR and DisplayHDR True Black specifications.
Samsung Display welcomed the new DisplayHDR True Black 1000 performance tier, noting that with the growing demand for HDR content, high image quality and validated display performance are more crucial than ever. “Samsung Display is committed to delivering the best possible OLED and QD-OLED displays to our customers,” said Hojung Lee, Head of the Mobile Display Product Planning Team at Samsung Display. “We are working closely with VESA to certify and establish new standards, including DisplayHDR TrueBlack 1000 and ClearMR 21000.
” The updated standards arrive as display makers increasingly race to provide higher refresh rates and more vibrant, true-to-life visuals. VESA’s new tiers for ClearMR and DisplayHDR True Black are expected to set a new benchmark in gaming, home entertainment, and professional content creation—guiding consumers toward products that have been rigorously tested and certified for top-tier performance..
