Why buy a BT-LH80W Monitor?

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Indyreel

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I saw the price of the BT-LH80W and thought, "Wow, $2K+ for that thing! I could buy an HD screen with a beautiful picture at BestBuy for $400"

So why would I spend that much money for the BT-LH80W? I know I must be missing something, so I'm ready to be schooled.
 
Really? You won't find the BTLH80w feature-set on any consumer monitor in any size, let alone a camera-mountable 7.9" one. Focus-in-red, blue only, waveform, markers (for just about everything imaginable), industry-standard battery power built-in, fastest refresh rate in the market.

What else do you need to know?

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It all sounds good, but (bear with me) will all those features (i.e. blue only, waveform, markers) enable me to get a substantially better picture?
 
Size matters. Can you put that $400 dollar jobby in a pelican case and haul it all around easily. So easily that you take it instead of leaving it at home? 1:1 zoom is pretty good for critical focus. SDI option pretty nice. Battery power is essential. Ability to pro calibrate it is pretty nice.
 
Don't forget, if you buy from Panasonic dealers, you are likely to now get the SDI option as standard at the same price as the non-SDI optioned version.

Sexy.

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BTLH is one of the best monitor...
I use all the time. I am currently setup to receive a my Redone within two weeks.
let me know if anyone would be interested. I will probably sell it.
about 100- 120 Hours used (non-SDI), with Dolgin (HVX) battery converter and portabrace bag.
Send me reasonable offer...
 
YES - trust me.
YES. there are SEVERAL - VERY GOOD reasons that the BT-LH80W is 7x the price of a "best buy" monitor.

not to say that a best buy "consumer" HD monitor cant do a number of jobs and doesn't have it's place - but youre not comparing apples to apples for the point of winning an apple pie contest...

the BT-LH80W will kick the LIVING SNOT out of ANYTHING a big-box store could hope to provide. at ANY PRICE. ive done the comparisons and there is a very good reason that pro gear costs what pro gear does...

can you satisfy "joe average" customer with best buy gear? - YEP! can do. have done and will do again. but do not for a second, think that best buy TV is going to come ANYWHERE near a true professional tool.
 
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Does this panasonic monitor present a better representation of the data it's recieving? Does the picture look far more accurate? Thats what I'm guessing.

BUTTTT.

Most any short you make will be viewed on these "best buy" monitors so why not use them for reference in the first place? works great for me
 
I mean really what looks better about these monitors? Does SDI in present a better picture than HDMI? theyre essentially the same.

The monitors are less noisy, and are robust and portable, with some features, but beyond that why would you spend that much for one.


I mean maybe to use it as an editing monitor. That's what i'd do with one
 
show the video out of your camera to a client on a BT and then on some consumer lcd. they WILL notice a HUGE diff. ive done it. now they request the BT on every shoot
 
This is pretty rudimentary. Would you mix a cd with a pair of earbuds? You need to see all the things that are present. If you're asking this question in the first place, you definitely don't need one. And using a 8" monitor as a reference monitor when editing makes no sense.
 
Exactly.

So why use these over prices monitors

Just use a standard LCD for framing and such. I mean, it's what they'll be viewed on in the end
 
Whats so good about em. I've seen the pictures on em. It looks like any old regular 1080p tv. Nothin special
 
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