I recently bought the Marshall V-R70P-HDA from EVS in Glendale,
and found it had random horizontal pops of what looked like interference, as well as a
distinct white and bluish vertical line at the far right edge of the screen.
I called Marshall, spoke to Bernie as suggested on another thread, and was told to bring it in along with my HVX. I took the monitor (and its power supply- they want to test the whole thing) to the Marshall factory which is just south of LAX.
I got a badge at the front room and met Bernie, the Western Sales Manager for Marshall, who took me inside...
The place is a big electronics lab filled with many Russian engineers in white lab coats. I had the opportunity to meet Alex, Alex, and Vlad, the three men who actually designed and created the V-R70P-HDA. They asked me a lot of questions about the HVX, and were impressed with all the standards it can shoot.
They also asked me what changes/additions I'd like to see on future versions of the monitor. I told them it definitely needs a 180 degree flip for us cinema lens adapter users, and a longer power cable for the AC adapter so the AC box doesn't dangle in mid-air.
They fixed the horizontal pops issue with some kind of board upgrade, and Alex #1 explained that the vertical line was only there when receiving a signal from the HVX's component out. We were seeing part of the blanking, it was a timing issue. He was able to adjust the timing on the monitor by hooking it to his laptop. We tested it in all the HVX's formats to make sure it looked good.
The engineers seemed to think this could be a common issue with HVX users... so if you've got the Marshall V-R70P-HDA with similar issues, be sure to call Bernie Keach at Marshall. (800)800-6608. He's a good guy, and saw to it that the repair was handled very quickly.
Now the monitor works great. I'm very pleased with the addition of this monitor to my HVX... it makes the camera heavier of course, but the screen is about four times the size of the flip out LCD. It makes a huge difference in focusing, and even for playing back footage... and for a Redrock M2 user, it's essential for seeing things right-side up(by mounting it upside-down).
and found it had random horizontal pops of what looked like interference, as well as a
distinct white and bluish vertical line at the far right edge of the screen.
I called Marshall, spoke to Bernie as suggested on another thread, and was told to bring it in along with my HVX. I took the monitor (and its power supply- they want to test the whole thing) to the Marshall factory which is just south of LAX.
I got a badge at the front room and met Bernie, the Western Sales Manager for Marshall, who took me inside...
The place is a big electronics lab filled with many Russian engineers in white lab coats. I had the opportunity to meet Alex, Alex, and Vlad, the three men who actually designed and created the V-R70P-HDA. They asked me a lot of questions about the HVX, and were impressed with all the standards it can shoot.
They also asked me what changes/additions I'd like to see on future versions of the monitor. I told them it definitely needs a 180 degree flip for us cinema lens adapter users, and a longer power cable for the AC adapter so the AC box doesn't dangle in mid-air.
They fixed the horizontal pops issue with some kind of board upgrade, and Alex #1 explained that the vertical line was only there when receiving a signal from the HVX's component out. We were seeing part of the blanking, it was a timing issue. He was able to adjust the timing on the monitor by hooking it to his laptop. We tested it in all the HVX's formats to make sure it looked good.
The engineers seemed to think this could be a common issue with HVX users... so if you've got the Marshall V-R70P-HDA with similar issues, be sure to call Bernie Keach at Marshall. (800)800-6608. He's a good guy, and saw to it that the repair was handled very quickly.
Now the monitor works great. I'm very pleased with the addition of this monitor to my HVX... it makes the camera heavier of course, but the screen is about four times the size of the flip out LCD. It makes a huge difference in focusing, and even for playing back footage... and for a Redrock M2 user, it's essential for seeing things right-side up(by mounting it upside-down).
