Interest in a HD-SDI true resolution field production monitor?

Kit Hannah

Kit Hannah

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I was wondering if there would be interest in a true resolution (pixel for pixel) 4:2:2 10bit HD-SDI LCD Field Production Monitor for accurate color monitoring and critical focusing jobs? Maybe around 15"? What else is everyone using and what do you want to see available? I know Panasonic has their flavors, but most look like they will only do up to 720p natively. How about a 1080p (up to 60p) monitor? Is there any interest for this and what would you pay for it? What if it could be run off of AB or IDX batteries? Maybe around $2000?

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Kit
 
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If it was a true pixel-for-pixel display that displayed true accurate colors, had a picture that looks every bit as good as the BT-LH80 or BT-LH1700, and was battery-powered, you could easily sell it for more than two grand. But the picture is everything. If it's just some rehoused computer monitor that doesn't display a proper signal, nobody but hobbyists would buy it.
 
What if it covered 90% Adobe RGB color gamit? And was a full 1080? Pixel for Pixel? with HD-SDI loop through?

The BT-LH80 & BT-LH1700 didn"t appear to be pixel for pixel......
 
The BT-LH1700 is only WXGA resolution (1280 x 768) and the The BT-LH80 is only 800 x 480 pixel WVGA resolution panel (effective 800 x 450). Even the BT-LH2600W is only a 16x9 format aspect ratio with 1366 x 768 resolution. It has "Pixel-to-Pixel Mapping", which is still not true pixel to pixel.

I'm talking 1920 x 1200 total resolution, pixel to pixel.

And maybe it would be $3000 or $4000. But would people willing to pay that? I don't know what else is out there. I'm trying to figure out if people would even be interested and an actual realistic price for what they would be willing to pay.

Feel free to weigh in...anybody. Even if you would not purchase it because of this or that...please, by all means.
 
I don't know, we just spent 3 grand on the btlh80 if that gives you an idea of what people would pay. I would imagine people would pay a lot more for a full resolution monitor. Question is can anyone actually produce a 15 inch LCD panel with 1920-1080 pixels? Somehow I doubt it.
 
Hey Walnut,
Yes, Samsung makes 1920 x 1200 15.4" monitors, but the problem I am seeing is that the specs say they only do 262k colors, which I don't know would be acceptable. There are others with 16.7million colors, but most are a bit larger. Still checking on that one...
 
I also spent 3000 for the BTLH80+battery.

What I would jump on to would be a similar, 8" lightweight, battery powered (anton Bauer, etc), camera mountable monitor with 16.7 million colors, and native 1900x1080 resolution, with support to 1080p and 720p variable frame rates. Should include blue calibration and accurate colors, as well as the focus in red and waveform functions of the BTLH-80. And peaking (while at that resolution it shouldn't be needed, with the new 4k and 2k cameras announced, it would be a good future proof function.)

Priced at 2000/3000, I would most seriously look into it. And when I mean lightweight, I mean BTLH-80w lightweight.
 
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I also spent 3000 for the BTLH80+battery.

What I would jump on to would be a similar, 8" lightweight, battery powered (anton Bauer, etc), camera mountable monitor with 16.7 million colors, and native 1900x1080 resolution, with support to 1080p and 720p variable frame rates. Should include blue calibration and accurate colors, as well as the focus in red and waveform functions of the BTLH-80. And peaking (while at that resolution it shouldn't be needed, with the new 4k and 2k cameras announced, it would be a good future proof function.)

Priced at 2000/3000, I would most seriously look into it. And when I mean lightweight, I mean BTLH-80w lightweight.
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The smallest true pixel to pixel screen I have seen commercialy available is about 15", so I don't think the 8" thing is going to happen any time soon.

There are 10" screens available for true 720p.

Honestly, if it has all of the features of the Panasonic series and were true resolution, it probably would not be the same price as them, just because what they offer does not even come close to true. They have XGA panels in there. But if you do have pixel for pixel on a 15" screen with accurate colors, maybe minus the waveform, would people still be iterested? Not saying it can't be done, but it's something that can be looked into.

Just looking into everything....
 
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