what kind of HD monitor do you use for Post Production? HDTV or LCD or..??

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truehuss

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I need to upgrade my LCD monitor for my computer post work and was looking for some suggestions as to what people are doing post on. I've been hearing good things about HDTV's being used over the much more expensive Dell/HP/Apple monitors and just wanted to see what suggestions, if any, you guys have..so , what are you using for POST work. sitting at your computer, what is your monitor and how does it handle your HD editing/CC/ etc..

BTW I use a HPX170 as my hd cam and I am a PC man. (apple people dont hate on me, I prefer it. its just my preference)

any help would be appreciated..
 
In my experience any good lcd monitor from a reputable brand (Dell, Apple(a little expensive but they work fine), Viewsonic) works pretty well for editing and post work. I currently have a Viesonic 24" monitor that does all that I need.
 
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I've wondered this same question myself.

I currently edit with two 22" Syncmaster Samsung monitors. SD footage on the timeline always
looks terrible (which I've accepted as normal) so I have a professional JVC broadcast monitor as well.

I've edited one HD project, using the second Samsung as a monitor, but it still looks like it's video
on a monitor (crappy) - not the "pop" on being on an true HD television.

Will an Apple 30" or Dell equivalent give me that "pop"when playing the video in both the timeline
and when viewing full screen? If so, why do I get such crappy results from my setup?

Thanks.

Peter

Adobe CS3 - Matrox RT X2 - Duel display Samsung SyncMaster 226BW

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Whatever you use, it must be calibrated to be reliable for post, color-correction in particular. I have a Matrox MXO (which is an external box, not a card) running on a second Apple Cinema display on my Mac systems. It can also simultaneously output to an HDTV, which is extremely useful for comparison on a consumer-level screen that you can also view regular DVDs/Blu-rays/HD Cable on, etc. The 23" was calibrated with a Spyder2. I've gotten very, very reliable results this way, and when I'm not editing or CC-ing, the second display works normally as an extended desktop. It's relatively affordable too - the MXO (not the MXO2, which is another animal) is under a grand, and the Spyder2 (or whatever the current model is) is under $200, or you could rent one for the one day (or more like a half hour) you'll need it for.
 
I've been struggling with this recently too, where my colorist has a calibrated monitor, yet when she sends me images to approve I have nothing that I can really trust as being accurate. It's quite frustrating so I've been searching around for a calibration solution and the Matrox products have been popping up as solutions.

One thing I can't figure out though (and maybe you can help with the Ted? Please?) what's the difference between all of the Matrox products? There seems to be big differences in prices for the MXO, MXO2 and MXO2 mini, but is the only difference what inputs they offer?

I'm editing on a Macbook Pro and outputing to a 24" Gateway FPD2485W, primarily editing DVCPRO-HD footage from the HVX, looking to do more color correction myself as well.
 
I'm probably an oddball (as usual LOL), but for my "HD Monitor" I'm going component HD analog out into my 30" Phillips 30PW850H TV. Another oddball approach (it may not be, but never heard of anyone doing it) is when doing color correction, i'll often have 1/2 the image on LCD w/ DVI and the other 1/2 on the HDTV (its set up as dualview) and try to get them as close as possible for the desired look.
 
I've worked with Sony Luma, Panasonic 1700/1710 and JVC. I bought the Flanders Scientific LM-1760W because for the money it just blows the competition away. 17" gives me the versatility to take on a shoot or get accurate representation in post. If I did not need portability, I would have gone with the FSI 24". I have also used Matrox MXO + Apple Cinema Display and that is the next best thing to a dedicated reference monitor.

Ned Soltz
 
madhorizons has an intriguing solution. I currently use an HP LP2475W as my primary monitor. It was primarily chosen to proof photo prints. I have the ColorEyes Pro/X-Rite puck combo for calibration (haven't yet checked if it can be used to calibrate for ATSC/NTSC).

So conceivably, I could find a 24" HD monitor, place it side-by-side with my (hopefully) ATSC-calibrated monitor, and then just slide the image back-and-forth to compare calibrated versus a real HD monitor.

Any suggestions out there for quality 24" HD monitors, either consumer level or intended for pro applications???
 
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