recommended low cost HD monitor

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PIMP

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Can you guys reccomend a good and affordable HD monitor that can judge focus color grain.
 
Are there any good afordable hd monitors at retail stores like best buy or circuit city. what do i have to look for in a good monitor?
 
possibly for both. i would like to judge focus and video noise and grain and color.

whatever is more affordable
 
Use the panasonic HD LCD monitor or if you cant afford it just rent one for the shoot. I have used the marshall HD small monitor and it rocks but very pricy.
 
Let me pose a diferent question then. Are there any affordable LCD hd monitors that i can use to somewhat judge focus and grain and noise? Doesnt have to be perfect.
 
visulfx said:
Use the panasonic HD LCD monitor or if you cant afford it just rent one for the shoot. I have used the marshall HD small monitor and it rocks but very pricy.
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Could you explain what "it rocks" means?

How is the focus, image, etc?

Thanks
 
PIMP said:
Let me pose a diferent question then. Are there any affordable LCD hd monitors that i can use to somewhat judge focus and grain and noise? Doesnt have to be perfect.
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There are plenty of HD LCD TVs, and they will be representative of what the audience will have if you are going to produce a DVD, high-definition disk (HD DVD/Blu-Ray/DivX HD/WMV HD). It may not be a true broadcast monitor with the calibration features they have, but if the video looks satisfactory to you when you view it, chances are that your audience will be happy, too.
 
flassh said:
Can we plug hvx200 on a computer screen ?
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That very much depends on the monitor. I have a LCD on my main editing system that accepts four different types of inputs (both digital and analog), including component video and S-Video. If your monitor only accepts analog VGA for instance, you won't be able to do it without extra hardware.
 
The HVX200 can output component video, S-Video, or composite video.

If you want, you can download the Operator's Manual HERE.
 
yes the hvx outputs with all that but remember you can only use the component video out to get an HD feed, which is critical for adjusting focus. thats where the limitation of some monitors comes in.
 
so what does anyone recommend. What is affordable and can be purchased at a retail store. Are the sonys any good?
 
PIMP said:
so what does anyone recommend. What is affordable and can be purchased at a retail store. Are the sonys any good?
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If you mean the Sony LMD series, I'd say no, they suck.

Their "blacks" are GRAY and they are NO WHERE near as good as the Panasonics in color representation.
 
If you look in the computer monitor section of an electronic store you will have better luck finding a cheaper computer monitor that can accept an component input then looking in the TV section... why... not sure. Dell has a 20" with S-Vid and Composite connections for $350.00 ( http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-4688 ) but this would be more a preview monitor just because of it's size they also have one with component. If you want to strap one to the side of your camera that's when it get's expensive. If you buy a follow focus with a extension cable you could have a focus puller viewing the large screen and then the camera operator would just use the stock camera lcd just to make sure he has the correcting framing.
 
Dells are great computer monitors, but they are terrible for judging any and all digital media -- both video and stills. And according to Consumer Reports, Dell LCD TVs are pretty much the only well-known brand with higher than average problems.
 
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