Tim, as usual you're right on target - thanks.
I don't get to post as much as I'd like but saw this thread and thought I'd share what I've been testing in the Adobe lab. We've been testing an NVIDIA card with their SDI daughter card attached and it works excellent for all editing modes. The SDI port basically thinks it's the 2nd DVI port and you use the same method of setting up the 2nd display ( Settings>Sequence Settings>Playback>1920x1080)
The great thing about this setup is that there are no other drivers but the standard NVIDIA drivers. You get all of the benefits from Mercury HW GPU mode.100% Adobe Native.
Recently, we've added the RED Rocket to the Mix to see if we can get FULL quality @ 2K and it works perfectly. 4K works at FULL but appears to drop a frame here and there and we are continuing to hunt that down. It may have something to do with the various SDI displays only supporting 1920x1080 and NVIDIA card combo.
Note* you can't use the RED Rocket SDI ports as they are not designed for apps like Premiere or others to output to. They are specific to RED.
The only barrier for most will be the cost of the SDI daughter card - not cheap, but it works great.Setup is a bit weird as the control panel settings are not intuitive. Once you do it once, it's easy.
I will say that for most people, using a DVI to HDMI or Displayport to HDMI cable attached to a $1,000.00+ flatscreen TV will give excellent results for the $$. This also uses 100% Adobe Native and GPU. I recommend this HDMI setup for most users. I recommend spending at least 1,000.00 for this type of display , the cheaper ones are quite soft and non-consistant color.
Lastley - The HP DreamColor display has a unique advantage over other Displayport monitors when using version 5.02 or higher (yes, we're still at work on more goodness), it provides 10bit color to the DreamColor and once you see the quality , you'll be hooked. This is a great confidence monitor setup for the $$. No expensive SDI (just an expensive but gorgeous display)
my 2 cents,
DKH
http://tv.adobe.com/show/davtechtable
