thefilmaddict
Veteran
I'm looking for a monitor to hook up to my Final Cut Pro Editing System via Kona component out. Many of you purchased the Dell 2405. I was in Best Buy today and looked at the Samsung 26" LCD HDTV (LNR268W). The Samsung was the nicest looking LCD in the store. Obviously, these are both not pro SDI monitors, but I will have to pick one because I can't spend over $1,300.00. Here's the big difference between these monitos: The Dell is 1920x1200 resolution and the contrast is 1000:1. The Samsung is 1366x768 resolution and the contrast is 3000:1. Which is better? If the HVX200 is not capable of reaching the max resolution of either one of these monitors, then is contrast more important (please educate me if I am wrong about the resolution of the HVX)? If you have other monitor ideas, I'm all ears. Thanks for the help!