Client/ Monitor/TV

BrianMurphy

BrianMurphy

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I am going to start shooting a series of pieces in a workout gym in the a couple of weeks. There are going to be several clients/tag alongs and other people on the shoot "observing" My goal is to keep them away from the camera and actual shoot and will probably go with a wireless xmtr system like the one from Able Cine. I will also need a monitor and would like something large enough to allow all the big heads to see it at the same time but small enough to put into a pelican or other case at the end of the day so between 17 and 24 inches. My plan is to mount it to a C-Stand and bag it. It will probably find its way to the cottage at the end of this shoot. Anyone buy an LED TV this size lately? Suggestions? It just need to look reasonable and not have me answering "why is her top blue on your monitor?"
 
i have an older Sony LMD230W that came from an offline bay, (it was replaced with a Dreamcolor...) has HDSDI in and powers off 12v, fits in a Pelicase, have a hole cut in the back with a a plate that has HDSDI in / lopthrough / AC / 12v connectors,

screen is velcrowed on the top lid, and the controlbox is inside + a 50' BNC in a baggie fits in there

works fine, but needs a table to sit on, cannot fit on a grip stand...
 
Thanks or the suggestions. I have a Panasonic BT L1500 in the edit suite but don't want to take it on the road. Would prefer to just give them an ok tv to watch.
 
I would pick up whatever the $200 special is at Best Buy for a 24" Samsung or similar LED LCD TV. Mod the cardboard box it comes in to have a flip up top and cut the plastic or styrofoam that the set is packed in so you can easily slide it into the box. Then I would reinforce the edges and sides with heavy tape, duct or gaffer, to keep it strong. A Pelican case would be nice but excessive in this situation, you won't have to put a lot of effort into protecting the set in transit.

I love these clamp brackets for monitors of all kinds: http://www.monoprice.com/products/p...=10828&cs_id=1082808&p_id=5400&seq=1&format=2

I use them in my office to gain finer control of my editing monitors. Keeping one in your kit means you can break out that TV, pop in 4 bolts and then clamp it to any flat surface, like the tables you set up in any studio setting. Then just run a stinger and a good long HDMI cable (or adapt the component out to a long BNC cable and adapt again on the TV side), and your client can sit back away from the action and watch the show.
 
I'm getting a couple of Viewsonic 16" TV's (LED, 720P ) from B&H, $139 right now. Finding a quality small TV is not easy, I'm thinking many suffer from not having a wide angle of viewing. Not sure if the Viewsonic will run on 12V. B&H has other Viewsonics that are larger.

Several months ago, I found and got an RCA 22" TV, 1080P, also from B&H, that runs on 12V, okay viewing angle, but not something so easy to cart around.

I hang these off of a mic stand, with a weight on the bottom of the stand for some security.
 
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I just found that the Viewsonics cheaper end are not really that great. I had a monitor for photoshopping, and it lasted for one and a half year before it lost its color balance. That's not good enough in my book :S
 
Thanks for the input and sorry for the tardy reply. Been out there making a living and not much time for the net. Michael thanks for the link to the brackets and excellent piece of kit to have in the bag. The Flanders Scientific is indeed aimed at me but their aim is too high, price wise. I simply can't afford to hang a $3k monitor up for clients who often spend more time talking than looking. I think I will go wih a 24 LED Samsung suggested but will wait for NAB to see if somebody brings out a moderately priced alternative.
Cheers
Brian
 
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