Achieving VESA DisplayHDR™ and VESA DisplayHDR™ True Black: A Generalized Technical Guide for Display Manufacturers
In today’s competitive display market, consumers expect superior image quality, realistic contrast, and vibrant brightness. The Video Electronics Standards Association (VESA) has set global benchmarks for high dynamic range (HDR) performance through the DisplayHDR™ and DisplayHDR™ True Black standards. For display manufacturers, achieving these certifications not only strengthens market credibility but also ensures consistent, high-quality visual performance across product lines.
Understanding VESA DisplayHDR™ and DisplayHDR™ True Black
VESA has established two key certification programs that define excellence in HDR performance—DisplayHDR™ and DisplayHDR™ True Black. Both ensure that display devices deliver consistent, high-quality HDR experiences based on measurable performance metrics such as luminance, contrast, and color accuracy. However, they are tailored for different display technologies and applications.
VESA DisplayHDR™
This certification primarily applies to LCD and Mini-LED displays, which rely on backlight-based illumination. The DisplayHDR™ standard evaluates how effectively a display reproduces bright highlights, deep shadows, and accurate colors under controlled test conditions.
DisplayHDR™ tiers include:
- DisplayHDR 400
- DisplayHDR 500
- DisplayHDR 600
- DisplayHDR 1000
- DisplayHDR 1400
VESA DisplayHDR™ True Black
The DisplayHDR™ True Black standard is designed for emissive display technologies such as OLED and MicroLED, focusing on the ability to produce ultra-deep blacks and exceptional contrast ratios.
DisplayHDR™ True Black tiers include:
- True Black 400
- True Black 500
- True Black 600
- True Black 1000
Together, these certification programs provide a comprehensive framework for evaluating HDR performance across all major display technologies, ensuring that consumers and professionals can trust that certified displays deliver the level of performance promised.
How Konica Minolta Sensing Powers Certification Success
Achieving HDR certification requires precision in optical measurement. As an official VESA member, Konica Minolta Sensing contributes to the development of global display measurement standards and provides VESA-recognized instruments known for their accuracy, repeatability, and reliability.
These VESA-recognized display measurement instruments are trusted worldwide by display manufacturers, research laboratories, and certification bodies for dependable HDR and True Black evaluation.
For VESA DisplayHDR™
- Spectroradiometers: CS-3000HDR, CS-3000, CS-2000Plus
- Display Probes: CA-527, CA-P410 Series
For VESA DisplayHDR™ True Black
- Spectroradiometers: CS-3000HDR, CS-3000
- Display Probes: CA-527
From left to right: Spectroradiometer CS-3000, Display Color Analyzer CA-527, and Display Color Analyzer CS-VP410A
The Konica Minolta CS-3000 Series—comprising the CS-3000HDR, CS-3000, and CS-2000Plus—offers high-precision spectral measurement across a wide luminance range. The CS-3000HDR, the flagship model, supports a guaranteed measurement range of 0.0001 to 100,000 cd/m² (1°) and features powered measurement-angle switching (1°, 0.2°, 0.1°) as well as wide-gamut color-matching compliance with CIE 170-2:2015. These capabilities make it ideally suited for advanced HDR and True Black evaluation, ensuring precise measurement of both extreme highlights and ultra-deep blacks.
In terms of display probes, the Display Color Analyzer CA-527 is engineered for ultra-low luminance and wide dynamic range measurement, offering flicker and waveform analysis optimized for emissive technologies such as OLED and MicroLED. The Display Color Analyzer CA-410 Series, on the other hand, is designed for high-speed, high-accuracy luminance and chromaticity measurement across a broad range of display technologies.
By using these VESA-recognized measurement solutions, manufacturers can validate their results with confidence that evaluations align with VESA’s official testing standards—accelerating certification readiness, improving test reliability, and ensuring consistent display performance.
The 4-Step Roadmap to VESA Certification
Achieving certification involves a structured process of testing, validation, and optimization.
-
- Measure Accurately: Use certified-grade instruments (e.g., CS-3000HDR / CA-410) for luminance, color, and contrast evaluation.
- Validate Data: Compare results with VESA’s DisplayHDR & True Black specifications.
- Optimize Design: Adjust panel calibration, backlight dimming, or pixel drive algorithms to achieve target performance.
- Submit for Certification: Present validated results to a VESA-approved testing centre for official certification.
Why Choose Konica Minolta Sensing
- VESA-compliant test instruments trusted by top OEMs and R&D labs.
- Comprehensive HDR measurement range from ultra-low to ultra-high luminance.
- Global technical support through our regional offices and partners.
- Proven expertise with hundreds of machines installed globally.
Whether you’re streamlining your VESA DisplayHDR™ and DisplayHDR™ True Black certification process or developing next-generation OLED, MicroLED, or LCD technologies, Konica Minolta Sensing provides the tools and expertise to help you achieve accurate and consistent display measurement results. Contact us today for your display measurement and testing needs.