Re: 16:9 Studio Monitor Options?

You will always see a little bit of the "interlacing problem" on the LMD-2050W. The 2030 is a bit more pronounced, as it's lower end on the chain. Remember these monitors are progressive, so they have to process an interlaced signal into progressive, and then in the case of standard definition, up-scale it to the panel resolution. The LMD-2050W has better software than the 2030. It's not perfect, but we've been getting good results on ours (the 2050W) which is hooked up to a Decklink card. We're not doing anything different than using their output presets. I'm sure you've done this, but output color bars and calibrate the monitor to them so that you're all setup. We haven't seen any bad color tearing. It makes me wonder if you haven't calibrated it to bars.

To me still, nothing compares to a good reference CRT. That's why we've stocked up here before they started to stop selling them. You can find great deals on eBay, and JVC still has new standard and multi-definition CRTs available.

The Sony LMD series is pretty good...I'll stop there at pretty good. The 2050W and larger models do a great job.

I'll tell you what though, I was extremely impressed with the new Master Series models that they released to replace their master CRT series. They were exact match for match against the CRTs to my eyes...I just can't affort $24,000 for the 24 inch model. Sony finally figured it out...but the price point is just nuts right now. I hope the LED technology and software from the new Master LCDs makes it's way down into the LMD series in a couple of years...Sony will corner the market for professional LCDs at that point.

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