Sony BVM-1915

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The Sony BVM-1915 is a 19-inch broadcast video monitor (BVM) produced by Sony, designed for the NTSC market. It features an HR Trinitron CRT with 800 lines of horizontal resolution, making it a Grade 1 reference monitor suitable for critical color evaluation and broadcast quality control. The PAL equivalents of this model are the BVM-2015P and BVM-2015PM, which share the same service manual.^[1]

The BVM-1915 belongs to an earlier generation of Sony's BVM line, produced around 1990.^[2] Unlike later BVM models such as the BVM-20E1U and BVM-20F1U — which adopted a modular design requiring a separate BKM-10R or BKM-11R control unit — the BVM-1915 features built-in controls housed in a pull-out drawer on the front of the unit, offering extensive adjustment options directly on the monitor itself.^[3] This design is similar to the older BVM-1910/2010 generation, which also integrated the controller into the monitor body.^[4]

All BNC inputs on the BVM-1915 are equipped with loop-through outputs. When the loop-through output of any input is not in use, a 75-ohm BNC terminator should be attached to maintain proper signal levels.^[2] The RGBS and component (R-Y/B-Y) inputs share the same set of BNC connectors and the user must select between the two modes, as they cannot be used simultaneously.

References

↑ Sony BVM-1915 / BVM-2015P / BVM-2015PM Service Manual (Sony Corporation)
↑ ^2.0 ^2.1 "Using Sony BVM-1915 without BNC terminators", shmups.system11.org
↑ Sony BVM-1915 listing, RGB Mods
↑ "SONY BVM CRTs?", Creative COW Forums

[sm-1] Sony BVM-1915 / BVM-2015P / BVM-2015PM Service Manual (Sony Corporation)

[shmups-2] 2.0 ^2.1 "Using Sony BVM-1915 without BNC terminators", shmups.system11.org

[rgbmods-3] Sony BVM-1915 listing, RGB Mods

[cow-4] "SONY BVM CRTs?", Creative COW Forums

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