Re: LHi & DreamColor

All the problems I reported here seem to have been fixed at this point. I'm getting smooth playback from my 1080i material, and viewing in 709. So, no need for the Gefen box with this footage. I'm not planning on using the DreamColor for NTSC, so I wouldn't need the box for that.

I did find the Gefen on-line for as low as $1109, so even if you add that to the equation, this monitor costs around $2K less than the Grade-1 FSI. Only about 5% of my work is color-grading; I mostly do editing, motion graphics, sound design/mixing, and DVD authoring in my home office.

I'd like to see it up against the FSI. My previous HD monitoring rig was the MXO and 23" Apple Cinema Display, and the LHi with the DreamColor is more responsive to edit with, the picture looks much nicer, and my system freaks out less when switching applications. The only negative at this point is that the LHi card seems to be causing FCP to crash fairly often (say once an hour). I save often.

MacPro (Harpertown - Early 2008) 2x4 3GHz; 32G RAM all the same brand; 10.5.6; QT 7.5.5; FCS2 / FCP 6.0.5; Kona LHi in PCI slot 3; Primary display: 30" ACD; Secondary: HP LP2480zx DreamColor via HDMI to LHi and DVI to MacPro.