Re: LCD Monitors for Color Correction

There are NO GOOD LCDs right now! Get used to it.

We have seen and tested them all.

Off axis sucks on every single one.

Blacks suck on every single one. (Except for the VERY expensive eCinema which isn't shipping yet)

The overly expensive Sony BVM CRT is a joke when it comes to blacks also.

Currently, the professional plasmas do a better job of black and off axis than ANY LCD! Unfortunately, the smallest size they come in is 42".

SED technology (and it's sister FED) is the best hope for the future, but it is still a few years away.

So what you are left with is getting used to the LCD monitor for correction. Get used to washed out blacks. Get used to sitting dead nuts center when you work. Get used to SD footage looking like crap.

Once you get over that, the JVC is the best deal of the lower end monitors. If you want to waste bigger bucks, go with the Sony BVM LCDs.

Personally, I can't get used to the LCDs. I'm milking my CRTs for every last bit of breath. I recently re-tubed all my monitors before Sony runs out of tubes.

Terence Curren
www.alphadogs.tv
www.digitalservicestation.com
Burbank,Ca