Best HDMI monitor for 7D under 1000$ ???

Personally I would spend your money on a NetBook and use liveView out.
Plug it into a laptop you have lying around and you'll see what I mean.
 
I love my Manhattan HD089b - cheap, reasonably rugged, delightfully simple, battery or AC powered. Definitely not what I'd have gotten if I needed an LCD on a hand-held rig. I always have a laptop on-set but with the 7D, it's usually acting as a reviewing and card-offloading/data transfer station. Having something small on-camera (hotshoe) or on an arm nearby is, for my style, most convenient.
 
boulder said:
Personally I would spend your money on a NetBook and use liveView out.
Plug it into a laptop you have lying around and you'll see what I mean.
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I've never seen a netbook, I was looking at a few of them online and non of them appeared to have HDMI in or out. How would one of these work?
 
ChuckS said:
I've never seen a netbook, I was looking at a few of them online and non of them appeared to have HDMI in or out. How would one of these work?
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I think what boulder means is connecting the 7D via USB and using the Live View window of the Canon EOS utility.
 
lilliput LCD screens are HD, have HDMI, and are amazingly lite and cheap (i got mine for $180!) work perfect with the 7D. check out the threads over at cinema5d.
 
The Lilliput monitor is not actually HD. Despite what some cinema5D members believe, the physical resolution is only 800x480 (or is it 854x480?). The monitor can accept an input signal of up to 1920x1440, but it down-scales to fit the physical resolution. I've looked, and trust me, there are ZERO affordable HD-resolution monitors that are 7".
 
On the topic, there are many other monitor threads, but comparing the following, which one is the best bang for the buck for : in order of importance :

1) Accurate focus and framing
2) calibration
3) color and contrast
4) sunhood available

Cool LCD 7"
http://www.coollcd.com/619ah-7-inch-tftlcd-vga-monitor-no-touchscreen-hdmi-new_p634.html

Tote Vision 703HD
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...LCD_703HD_LCD_703HD_7_LCD_Field.html#features

Manhattan HD071A
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/659307-REG/Manhattan_LCD_HD071A_HD071A_7_1_HD_Pro.html

Ikan V5600
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/604700-REG/Ikan_V5600_V5600_5_6_LCD_Monitor.html

Tote Vision 703HD
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/531980-REG/Tote_Vision_LCD_703HDV_LCD_703HDV_7_LCD_Field.html

Nebtek NEB58PROJV 5.8"
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...EB58PROJVC_NEB58PROJV_5_8_Widescreen_LCD.html

Nebtek NEB270-PRO-XL 7"
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/produ...70_PRO_XL_NEB270_PRO_XL_7_Widescreen_LCD.html

Manhattan HD071A-C
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/659311-REG/Manhattan_LCD_HD071A_C_HD071A_C_7_1_HD_Pro.html

Ikan V8000 HDMI
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/588373-REG/Ikan_V8000HDMI_C_V8000HDMI_C_8_LCD_Monitor.html


Don't want to go with the DP because it's too large. Then it's a question of once you've chosen the monitor, what is the most popular and easiest battery pack to use? Canon, Sony, Panasonic... ?
 
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i dont know, maybe its just me, I own the panny bt-lh80 and i use the HDfury to convert the hdmi to component.

anyway, i find that since the signal coming out of the 7d doesnt show full screen, an 8 inch monitor is not sufficient for critical focus.

for me, when i hook up my monitor, the video only shows in the center of the screen, as the output is 4:3 and the actualy video is letterboxed inside that. (is it only me that has this problem?)
 
ydgmdlu said:
The Lilliput monitor is not actually HD. Despite what some cinema5D members believe, the physical resolution is only 800x480 (or is it 854x480?). The monitor can accept an input signal of up to 1920x1440, but it down-scales to fit the physical resolution. I've looked, and trust me, there are ZERO affordable HD-resolution monitors that are 7".
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I use my Lilliput to nail focus. The screen definitely gives a very high resolution picture which is perfect for pulling focus, it is not SD. Trust me i have one, use it regularly and a have used SD screens as well.

I remember people on Cinema5d talking something about it not being true HD, but i just stopped listening because it didn't make sense to me. the Lilliput screen i was using gave a very detailed and unmistakening high definition picture.

I used it with my 5D originally and it had a major problem of giving a 7 second delay when pushing record. but the 7D does not have this problem.

i can vouch for the screen being a great option, whether on a budget or not, why pay for unnecessarily expensive mini monitors? get a cheap one that works for your purpose, pulling focus, framing, and watching the days footage at the end of the day while out in the field.

By the way, the lilliput sips power, and is very lite weight. when you are doing work far out in the field using solar power this is very useful.
 
the one i use is the 619ah, it is the 7" one without a touch screen. looks like they have a 8" one now too.


It states on the site that, as the above mentioned, the Resolution is 800*480VGA RGB(800*480*3=1,152,000pixels)

but it also says VGA Support MAX resolution 1920*1440

All i know is that, the picture looks pretty damn high def and works very well with the 7d i recomend reading through the threads at cinema5d there has been A LOT of discussion about this monitor and most everyone seems happy.
 
www.smallhd.com

the picture/build quality of these monitors can't be beat. I've used one while attached to my hpx170 and it was beautiful. Not sure about the size of it with the 7d but speaking from quality and price, its top notch.
 
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