Re: Which monitor?

I thought the BVM 14G5E was out of production about 3-4 yeaars ago when they began making the BVM-D series. Still it could have been old stock and sitting on the shelf and thus is 3/4 year old. Even still, it is a nice monitor.

I had one and recently replaced it with a BVM-D14H5U. It had 1 option slot and was 800 lines (4:3) while the BVM 14F5E had 2 option slots and was 800 lines (4:3) and the BVM 14E5E had 3 or 4 option slots and 900 lines at 4:3. You kind of felt like you were getting your money's worth when you first lifted it up and tried to install it in a rack. The BVM's were made in Japan and weigh about 10 - 15lbs. more than the newer BVM-D's which are made in China. I don't know that there is a quality difference because of the weight loss (the D-series are easier to install) and look as great on sd but this was something that surprised me when I first lifted up a BVM-D series. I suppose it's just progress, everything gets smaller, faster and hopefully cheaper and better!

You can't go wrong with a Sony BVM monitor.

I'm not familiar with the jvc but I just looked at the specs though. It has composite and s-video and 1 opt. slot if you want to add component (A or D). It has pal and ntsc built in. (Judging from this and the price it is not nearly in the same class)

The Sony has looping component standard and one slot to add many other options. You need to add a card for ntsc. Let me know if you need any option cards, I have some brand new ones around here.

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