skippyfetus
Carbonite Member
Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
****, it doesn't look like you can get an smpte-c monitor for less than 1500... P-22 for me baby!
Actually: Cheap TV for me baby! for now at least.
****, it doesn't look like you can get an smpte-c monitor for less than 1500... P-22 for me baby!
Actually: Cheap TV for me baby! for now at least.
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
The Panasonic BT-H1390Y is the lowest-cost SMPTE-C monitor I know of. I've got one, it's very very nice, 16:9 and 4:3, PAL and NTSC, underscan, blue check, component/composite/s-video, everything you'd want in a monitor, and B&H and EVS sell 'em new at around $1150 or so.
Not portable though -- even though it's only a 13" tube, this thing weighs like 60 pounds...
The Panasonic BT-H1390Y is the lowest-cost SMPTE-C monitor I know of. I've got one, it's very very nice, 16:9 and 4:3, PAL and NTSC, underscan, blue check, component/composite/s-video, everything you'd want in a monitor, and B&H and EVS sell 'em new at around $1150 or so.
Not portable though -- even though it's only a 13" tube, this thing weighs like 60 pounds...
skippyfetus
Carbonite Member
Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
Not bad... and overkill rez as a bonus.
Not bad... and overkill rez as a bonus.
kitsu
Well-known member
Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
[quote author=Barry_Green link=board=Links;num=1089947626;start=30#43 date=07/20/04 at 20:37:35]The Panasonic BT-H1390Y is the lowest-cost SMPTE-C monitor I know of. I've got one, it's very very nice, 16:9 and 4:3, PAL and NTSC, underscan, blue check, component/composite/s-video, everything you'd want in a monitor, and B&H and EVS sell 'em new at around $1150 or so.
Not portable though -- even though it's only a 13" tube, this thing weighs like 60 pounds...[/quote]
What if I want all of that stuff, but with the p-22 phosphors? What could I expect to pay?
Any decent monitors in the range of say, 3-500?
(damn, and just when I thought I had all of my accy's purchased for a while, now I want a studio reference monitor?? Whats next, Dual G5 to replace my Powerbook?)
And sorry to be working this conversation off of the field monitor topic, but who says I wouldnt lug it with me someplace one day
~Andrew
[quote author=Barry_Green link=board=Links;num=1089947626;start=30#43 date=07/20/04 at 20:37:35]The Panasonic BT-H1390Y is the lowest-cost SMPTE-C monitor I know of. I've got one, it's very very nice, 16:9 and 4:3, PAL and NTSC, underscan, blue check, component/composite/s-video, everything you'd want in a monitor, and B&H and EVS sell 'em new at around $1150 or so.
Not portable though -- even though it's only a 13" tube, this thing weighs like 60 pounds...[/quote]
What if I want all of that stuff, but with the p-22 phosphors? What could I expect to pay?
Any decent monitors in the range of say, 3-500?
(damn, and just when I thought I had all of my accy's purchased for a while, now I want a studio reference monitor?? Whats next, Dual G5 to replace my Powerbook?)
And sorry to be working this conversation off of the field monitor topic, but who says I wouldnt lug it with me someplace one day
~Andrew
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
The JVC monitors are like that. I don't know how they are for reliability, etc., but they have some fairly inexpensive high-res CRT's that have good features but P-22. Also the lower-end Sony monitors (like the L1) are P-22. The L1 doesn't have blue check or component video, but it does most of the rest for under $500.
The JVC monitors are like that. I don't know how they are for reliability, etc., but they have some fairly inexpensive high-res CRT's that have good features but P-22. Also the lower-end Sony monitors (like the L1) are P-22. The L1 doesn't have blue check or component video, but it does most of the rest for under $500.
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Zoomforce
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Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
works great.. I actually hooked it up to my computer to check the resolution and was blown away. It does however have a funky way of doing the 4:3
works great.. I actually hooked it up to my computer to check the resolution and was blown away. It does however have a funky way of doing the 4:3
Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
Welcome to my Long assed monitor post!!!!
I'm waiting with baited breath to hear more about Jarred's LCD... My friend, who I co own the 100a with (and used to own the 100 with- sharing the cam makes it so much easielr on the wallet to upgrade) is a steadi cam operrator. He bought the 7" Panasonic for his steadi cam rig - so soon I hope to try using it with the DVX (especally for use in squeeze mode to get the correct aspect ratio), but if Jarred's LCD has 2x the resolution- that could be a real winner.
On another note- when I had my TRV-900, I found a setting that looked somewhat similar to how things looked on my sony PVM-20M4U, and once I was "eye" calibrated I could judge with the Camera's LCD how things- especuially black levels were going to look back in the edit suite. I got pretty good at it. Plus I had a hoodman that I made a custom extension for.- that really helped.
I have to try and do the same with the DVX- just get a (non glaring daylight) setting that corresponds somewhat to what I see on my PVM-20L5 monitor and make mental notes on how to judge black level, contrast, etc. That way you know what will read in the blacks and what won't- I find that is half the battle.
I think the TRV's LCD was better than the DVX- at least it seemed like it was better than my very early DVX100's LCD- I think the 100A looks better- but never compared them side by side.
If you want to see a great monitor at a reasonable price (though still $$$)
see the Sony 20L5 or 14L5. The SMPTE C phosphors look amazing and espeacially with High Def material- that monitor displays HD via analog component video input without the $3500 HDSDI sony wants to sell you!!!!
There are used 20"'s being sold at a decent price on ebay right now- it's the model sold before the "/1" update which simply added 1080 24psf framrate support. If you can live without that go for it- I just bought a second one for my home edit suite. With the 16:9 bezel it looks like a $10,000 HD monitor and I do HD sessions with it every day.
Welcome to my Long assed monitor post!!!!
I'm waiting with baited breath to hear more about Jarred's LCD... My friend, who I co own the 100a with (and used to own the 100 with- sharing the cam makes it so much easielr on the wallet to upgrade) is a steadi cam operrator. He bought the 7" Panasonic for his steadi cam rig - so soon I hope to try using it with the DVX (especally for use in squeeze mode to get the correct aspect ratio), but if Jarred's LCD has 2x the resolution- that could be a real winner.
On another note- when I had my TRV-900, I found a setting that looked somewhat similar to how things looked on my sony PVM-20M4U, and once I was "eye" calibrated I could judge with the Camera's LCD how things- especuially black levels were going to look back in the edit suite. I got pretty good at it. Plus I had a hoodman that I made a custom extension for.- that really helped.
I have to try and do the same with the DVX- just get a (non glaring daylight) setting that corresponds somewhat to what I see on my PVM-20L5 monitor and make mental notes on how to judge black level, contrast, etc. That way you know what will read in the blacks and what won't- I find that is half the battle.
I think the TRV's LCD was better than the DVX- at least it seemed like it was better than my very early DVX100's LCD- I think the 100A looks better- but never compared them side by side.
If you want to see a great monitor at a reasonable price (though still $$$)
see the Sony 20L5 or 14L5. The SMPTE C phosphors look amazing and espeacially with High Def material- that monitor displays HD via analog component video input without the $3500 HDSDI sony wants to sell you!!!!
There are used 20"'s being sold at a decent price on ebay right now- it's the model sold before the "/1" update which simply added 1080 24psf framrate support. If you can live without that go for it- I just bought a second one for my home edit suite. With the 16:9 bezel it looks like a $10,000 HD monitor and I do HD sessions with it every day.
Bischofftep
Well-known member
Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
Blue only...
Whasis? Aside from the obvious elimination of R & G, what purpose does a blue-only serve?
Thanks,
Blue only...
Whasis? Aside from the obvious elimination of R & G, what purpose does a blue-only serve?
Thanks,
Barry_Green
Moderator
Re: What's a good monitor to buy for the field?
It's extremely helpful for calibrating the monitor to the SMPTE color bars.
It's extremely helpful for calibrating the monitor to the SMPTE color bars.