Which monitor best for HDV editing?
by kent beeson
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Jan 4, 2008 at 1:03:17 am
Hello
Wondered if anyone has the BenQ FP241W 24" monitor? I'm thinking of getting two of those or 2 x Apple 23" displays... Anyone with experience or thoughts on this? I'll be editing mostly HDV with some DVcam stuff on occasion and want no dead pixel issues, less eye strain, reliability. Also the BenQ's have HDMI input - what is that and why would I need it? I don't think the Apples have it(?)
Re: Which monitor best for HDV editing? by Harry Pallenberg on Jan 4, 2008 at 5:29:48 pm
Not sure about the BenQ... but I've been using Dell 24inchers for at least a year - cheaper than apple - and the have a TON of inputs (no HDMI but the newer Dells might).
HDMI (High-Definition Multimedia Interface) is often called the poor man's HD-SDI. Some prosumer HDV camera have it and can send the signal to a Blackmagic card to capture at better (easier to edit) compressions than HDV. All the new big HDTV's have it, my HD cable box has it.
Thanks,
Harry.
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Re: Which monitor best for HDV editing? by Michael Palmer on Jan 5, 2008 at 1:37:33 am
This monitor is a bargain in terms of price. I believe you will see a noticeable difference viewing from an HD (HDMI) digital signal.
Depending on the control you have to properly setup and calibrate this monitor is the unknown. We use a new JVC DT-V24L1DLCD and we found that you need to view straight on with this monitor and no more than 20 degrees to one side to see the proper detail. If not the image will wash out, night and day difference. If you get this monitor please report your findings.
Re: Which monitor best for HDV editing? by Michael Palmer on Jan 5, 2008 at 3:52:19 am
I have never used the 23" ACD as a monitor for viewing HD, because I don't have the an MXO box. I have the AJA LHe card and view to the JVC, you can use a Black Magic Intensity card (HDMI) to view to this monitor.
Re: Which monitor best for HDV editing? by Tim Kolb on Jan 5, 2008 at 1:24:15 pm
All LCDs have narrow optimal viewing angles. They may differ between LCD panels, but not nearly as much as some manufacturers would have you believe as there simply aren't that many variations in the core technology.
A CRT or Plasma will have a wider optimal viewing angle as they are using phosphors to emit light at the surface of the screen. An LCD has a backlight that is always on and the "liquid crystals" (The "L-C" in LCD) act as valves letting light out, effectively 'transmitting' or passing the light. These 'valve' structures have some Z depth, it's very small of course, but nonetheless there.
If you think in terms of putting an egg crate on a light or looking through vertical blinds that are open as you walk off-axis with the center of the window, this is a reasonable metaphor for this effect.
