HD Monitor for Editing

Film Division

Film Division

Active member
Hi,

I need a HD preview monitor to view my editing on a dedicated large screen. My video card has S-Video and DVI-I connectors. The card is an ATI Radeon X600 / X550 Series.

Do I just buy a HDTV with DVI-I in connectors? I also wouldn't mind connecting the HVX to the TV as well, but only as a secondary requirement, what connections are optimal for this?

Your advice would be greatly appreciated.

Thanks
 
during offline I have the 24" Dell 2405 LCD as client monitors. they look like hell but they're only $600-$700.
dell_2405fpw.jpg



for online and critical broadcast work I have a 26" Panasonic LH2600W LCD display. looks beautiful but set me back $4000.
6242_1143575749.jpg
 
for color critical work, get a CRT. LCDs (all but the super expensive ones like Cinetal, eCinema, etc) have elevated blacks and other problems. If JVC is still making them the 17" HD studio CRT, I think the something something 1710CG, is nice (I have the 19" version) and is about $2300-$2500 with the RGB/component board. You'd need an AJA or BMD card to feed it though.
 
To be honest, I've never heard of AJA or BMD cards. I've just been reading about AJA cards but can't find much info on BMD cards? What sort of budget is required for these cards? How do they compare? What benefits will I have from using an AJA card, other than connectivity?

Is this what everyone else is using to connect up to HD monitors? The DVI-I connector my ATI card has is useless?

Thanks
 
Last edited:
MikeCurtis said:
for color critical work, get a CRT. LCDs (all but the super expensive ones like Cinetal, eCinema, etc) have elevated blacks and other problems. If JVC is still making them the 17" HD studio CRT, I think the something something 1710CG, is nice (I have the 19" version) and is about $2300-$2500 with the RGB/component board. You'd need an AJA or BMD card to feed it though.
Click to expand...

Hi Mike,

Are you talking about this monitor?
JVC Monitor
If so, I have a question or two for you. I see that the JVC monitor is only 800 lines of resolution. Is this truly sufficent for cc of HD video? I see the Cinetal and eCimema are 1920x1200 (but also cost well over 10k). What do you think of the Panasonic offerings for field monitoring work? I read your blog:beer: everyday and respect your thoughts.
Thanks for the help-:dankk2:
Bryan
 
Film Division said:
To be honest, I've never heard of AJA or BMD cards. I've just been reading about AJA cards but can't find much info on BMD cards? What sort of budget is required for these cards? How do they compare? What benefits will I have from using an AJA card, other than connectivity?

Is this what everyone else is using to connect up to HD monitors? The DVI-I connector my ATI card has is useless?

Thanks
Click to expand...

You should read Mike Curtis (the bloke that responded to you) Blog. He has done exstensive research on these cards- his website is www.hdforindies.com

He's a professional non-linear editor respected by the industry.
 
Could someone please answer the original question about the DVI out to an LCD as a low cost solution for HD monitoring? Does this work? Why or why not?
 
YES, it would probably work, however it's far from the ideal situation, for obvious reasons.
 
I've got a Samsung LN-S1951 19" LCD that I bought as a client-viewing field monitor. It was $450...cheapest and smallest that I could find. I don't have a HD capture/preview card for FCP, so I basically just set it up as a seconde monitor via the 2nd DVI output from my G5. Then I put the Canvas window in the second monitor all by its lonesome. The color and contrast are not even close...it's oversaturated and has a very low contrast ratio...my suggestion would be a CRT with DVI or do it the real way and get a capture card and a Panny 17". That's what I'm doing next.
 
It is all about calibration. What's the white point, gamma, black levels, etc.

For the person asking - YES that is the monitor I'm talking about.

Anything off your DVI card is suspect for color accuracy for a number of reasons, and the output from those cards is progressive, not interlaced, so that can be an issue as well.

Google search hdforindies.com for further discussion (the search feature on the site is inconclusive, blame blogger.com for that)
 
you can use your DVI port with n adaptor like the MXO to connect to, say, a plasma display or top end LCD, but that will cost you 900 dollars- which is close to the 1000 dollar decklink card.
 
HD Monitor for Editing

Hi all. Newbie to the site and the HVX200 here.

So we're finally going with our HVX200 and Matrox Axio. Working in HD for the first time. And of course, we need to MONTIOR out in HD so we can actually see what things really look like!

Any recommendations as to good monitors for previewing (in the edit suite)? Can we just use computer monitors, or do we need actual LCD TV monitors? And if so, what are our options -- just the Panasonic broadcast monitors, or are there cheaper alternatives?

Thanks in advance for your help! Excited to be working with the HVX!...

Naveen
 
I like the (think still available) 17" JVC with the RGB/component board - about $2300. Does every flavor of video - PAL/NTSC/720p/1080p/1080i. Yes, 1080p23.976 included, but only at 48 Hz (2x not 3x flash, so flickery).

-mike
 
I have a used Panasonic LH2600W HD LCD monitor in perfect condition with a scratch on the front. The scratch does'nt interfair with the quality of the monitor in any way. I'm asking $2,000. obo. Search for LH2600W and you can see the pics.
 
You must log in or register to reply here.
Back
Top