Panny Monitor BTLH 80W

lawriejaffa

lawriejaffa

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Hey guys!

Well im lucky enough to find myself inheriting a BTLH 80W monitor hurrah hurrah. Now personally I use the HPX500, which seems a could match up for this monitor.

I was wondering, for power direct from the hpx500, and an hd video signal for monitoring do you chaps use (or have to use) the special Panny cable kit (VF cable, and its DC) or is there others you use to this effect?

Advice appreciated gents! :)
 
That cable kit will get you an XLR power tap and a viewfinder cable, for like $360 or so (don't remember). I say don't do it. The viewfinder cable lets the monitor run as a viewfinder, but the HPX500 is only capable of outputting a standard-def B&W signal to the viewfinder, so you'd take an HD color monitor and turn it into SD B&W. Counterproductive.

Instead, get an Anton Bauer D-tap to XLR cable, should cost you around $50 (assuming you have an A/B plate on your camera with a d-tap). Then just run SDI from the HPX500 to the monitor (assuming you have the SDI input module). Glorious wonderful 1080 HD in full color, including the focus-in-red and pixel-to-pixel options, and your total cost is more like $60.
 
Thanks Barry cheers mate, im running a V mount plate though? Now I dont have the SDI module - but im defiantely looking to get that.
 
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Without SDI you can still do it, just use the component cable... but I hate the component cable's connector, it's that fiddly D4 socket, so I much prefer the SDI. But, for the cost of the SDI module, definitely just try the component cable (that you already have!)
 
lawriejaffa said:
Thanks Barry cheers mate, im running a V mount plate though?
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Id assume it still had the D tap? Mine does. Looks like a D with two sockets inside.

Instead, get an Anton Bauer D-tap to XLR cable, should cost you around $50 (assuming you have an A/B plate on your camera with a d-tap).
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Yeah, wish someone told me that before I forked out the cash. On the upside its always there and the power cable locks in which is a good thing.
 
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