Good monitor around 1000$

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EirikNereng

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Hello, I didnt find what Im looking for in the search engine, so I start a new topic:

A monitor around 1000$ (it doesnt hurt me if I can get a good one for a cheaper price). It has to be between 7-9", and good enough picture quality to be able to focus my 35mm adapter.

My perfect choise would be the Ikan HD8000e monitor, but Ive read som bad reviews and aint sure. If someone reccomend it I would be happy to buy it.

A other monitor Ive stumbled across is this one, but Im unsure of it because of the extremely low price and the weird company, but but.

http://lcd4video.com/products.php?product=7%E2%80%9D-LCD-Monitor-Studio-Bundle-w{47}-Sony-Battery-Power-Adapter#

I use a Sony PD170, but will as everybody else turn myself into HD, however it may take a year or two.

thanks in advance:)
 
i have the ikan and works ok with my hvx200 and my hpx170 .should be more than enough for your set up. the panasonic has a auto red outline that shows what is in focus and has a hd sdi plug. twice as much$$ .can,t use the ikan for color corecting ,but framing and focus make it ok, .comes with sony battery mountas well. ? same battery as pd170 ,i don,t think so. for on camera it is very light compared to all others.
 
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The two low price monitors i'm "monitoring" (sorry) are from manhattanlcd.com and from smallhd.com.

Manhattanlcd should be shipping their 9" early january, and smallhd hopes to ship mid january.

From user reports, the manhattanlcd 10 and smallhd 12 are outstanding for focus. Using the same controller boards, I'd have to imagine the 9" model would be the same.

Smallhd has yet to ship a "production ready" unit. They almost got there w/ their 12", then ditched it to develop the smaller one instead. They are filmakers, so their priorities are a bit more in line with mine (lots of mounting points, a bit more ruggedized aluminum case, sunshade option, 1:1 pixel option for 720p/sd) but they also suck at keeping their website updated.

Manhattanlcd's hd monitor has a pvc case and a few mount points, but not as many. No sunshade option either, but they've actually shipped a product (which was very well received and quicktly sold out) so that is definitely points in their favor vs. smallhd's vapor.

Even still, with your $1000 budget, you could buy one of manhattanlcds AND a smallhd as a backup when they ship and have almost enough money left over for a tekkeon battery for them.

Just a thought!
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what is the best tekkeon battery for manhattan (new coming out)
how do they compare to the new HDMI Ikan?
 
I'm buying the tekkeon 3450. Its cheaper than the 3700, comes with a universal power adapter and has a much wider voltage range. (which is nice, cause you can use it to power all sorts of other things... like a cool lights LED panel). The 3450 is 50wh, which means a manhattan/smallhd at 20w should run for 2.5 hours. However, i bought the add-on battery (i think its the 3450-10) that comes with brackets and a connector for the 3450 and doubles the power duration.

If size/weight is a concern, you'd be better off with a pair of 3450 which you swap out when one runs out. If you are mounting it it on a bracket where weight doesnt matter, then the combo set is nice for longer running time.

You can find the 3450 new on ebay for $99 and the combo for $180 or so. Its such a versatile unit that i dont think i'll regret having ordered multiple sets. I mean, there are SO many times i need portable power.

cheers!


Oh, as to the topic of monitors, the manhattanlcd 8.9" is shipping and looks pretty sweet. smallhd is still vapor. The smallhd is what i want, but manhattanlcd is might fine for a bird in the hand right now... for $450!

All the ikan hd monitors are 800x480 resolution. The manhattan is 1024x600. Now, resolution isnt everything, and a LOT of the image quality relies on the scaler being used. Ikan uses a supposedly excellent scaler to produce a really nice image despite the low rez.

On the other hand, the smallHD is supposed to be 1280x800 or around there, with a true 1:1 pixel option. That means that you can flick over in SD or 720p mode to where every single pixel in the image is represented with no scaling at all. For focus, this should be the very best image possible. It remains to be seen whether thats true, but I'm optimistic.

The ikan hdmi is $1k. the manhattan and smallhd are half that price. The ikan comes with a battery plate and a hot shoe adapter, with the others you have to buy your own.

So... at the very least its an exciting time to be field monitoring. Low cost HD monitors are really here!
 
Brand new Marshall 7" LCD Monitor. Offers peaking, so it'd definitely make focussing your 35mm easier. Offers freeze framing, 4 programmable function buttons right up front, and tons more, all for right around a grand (also selectable battery mount adapter for canon, sony, anton bauer, etc) Sounds like it's just what you're looking for.
 
Also the Manhattan LCD has mounting points for the sun shade and it will be shipping a little later. I still want to hear someone's feedback using the Manhattan 8.9" but will probably sell my IKAN and jump on that at the end of the month.
 
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