Creative COW SIGN IN :: SPONSORS :: ABOUT US :: CONTACT US
FORUMS: listlist (w/ descriptions)archivetagssearchhall of famerecent posts

FCP Finishing Monitors

Cow Forums : Broadcast Video
VIEW POSTS   •   ADD A NEW POST   •   SEARCH   •   CHANGE FORUM
Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index   •   Read entire thread


FCP Finishing Monitors
by Dan APPEL on Aug 21, 2008 at 8:02:51 pm

I have a very small production company editing on a MacPro 8-core FCP system with Kona 3 card. Most of what we are doing right now is DVCPRO-HD downconverted to SD Letterbox for cable network delivery on Digibeta, but I suspect the show we're currently producing will soon deliver in HD.

I have been renting, but wish to purchase a finishing video monitor, but see there is an impossibly vast range to choose from. In the past, I have rented the Sony BVM multiformat monitor to finish some HD work, but that monitor is way to expensive to purchase.

I have been looking at the following LCD monitors:

Sony LMD-2050WHD 20" (w/HD-SDI kit)
Panasonic BT-LH2600W
JVC DT-V24L1DU

They all seem to be in the right price-range (under $4k), but wondering if anyone has any opinions about them. Can an LCD monitor really be trusted for decent/accurate color correction? I see that the LEAST expensive one -- the JVC -- seems to be the only one that bills itself as having full native 1920x1080 resolution. Is this some smoke-and-mirrors thing (like Panasonic's upconverting of 720p to 1080 on its older cameras)?

I have also heard good things about eCinema, but their monitors apparently won't be out until late-Fall.

Any thoughts? Other suggestions? A more price-friendly CRT?

Any help much appreciated!






Respond to this post   •   Return to posts index   •   Read entire thread


Current Message Thread:


Related Tags:
Monitors



Note: If you are a registered user please click here to login before posting.

Your post will not be accepted if your name and email address are not registered in our database. Click here if you do not have an account.

Name
E-Mail Address
Subject
E-Mail me when someone responds
Just This Message   Entire Thread   None  

Message:



Note: The following are HTML characters and may cause parts of your post to disappear if not used correctly: < > &
To include any portion of the post in your response, highlight the desired text and hit the "Q" key. Read more...



Add your message signature


 


Note: By clicking "Post Direct" button above, you are agreeing to the Creative Cow's Code of Conduct.



FORUMSTUTORIALSMAGAZINETRAININGVIDEOS - REELSPODCASTSEVENTSSERVICESNEWSLETTERNEWSBLOGS

© CreativeCOW.net All rights are reserved.

[Top]