What will you choose?

Hi guys

So next step for me is to definitely find a broadcast monitoring solution. I know it is always the same question!
so i try to make it fast!
The fact is that i have 3 ways for almost the same price!

1- new pana bt300U and may be calibration
2- Calibration and a standard Pana pro
3- Fsi 24'' but only 24'' !!

What will you choose?
I will trust you as i can not see by myself one of these solutions before buying it

best regards!

Bernard

What he said.

I'd prefer accurate colors rather than size in the first place. Whenever you can afford the extra boxes, cables and a large TV, go for it, but use the FSI as the monitor.

I'll chip in with a 3rd: we have the FSI as our main monitor, with a 2 year old panny pro plasma set up for client monitoring.

http://www.dirtyrobber.com

There is always just a debate between LCD and Plazma displays. Nobody is asking them selfs why the bigest and the best, let's say it that way, colorist are still working on old CRTs, is the new Sony BVM OLED finally replacing BVM-D line of 32" and 24" CRTs, how they were called back in the days digital cinema CRTs?
I had an opportunity to se old BVM and new LCD same ambient same source, it is a big difference!

Here is a Sony promo video about it:
http://vimeo.com/28860170

Yes, and you can get used CRT for similar price you are spending on LCDs, plazma etc... It is just eBay digging ;)

P.S.: I work on a 24" JVC LCD (very very bad monitor) and a old 12" CRT. The CRT is first to look, level out the contrast, than I look on LCD and adjust the colors.

Color grade reel: http://vimeo.com/15480583
Cofounder of http://nuframe.si postproduction

I like my calibrated Panny 11-UK and will get a 300 series when I can. I generally do not like LCD's and feel like I would rather deal with the Plasma issues than use a LCD.

-Rob-

Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.com

MAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.

Margus I agree! This is old equipment and we all want to move up on new tech. I admit LCD and plasma options are great when you are doing broadcast, blu ray, home viewing stuff. You see on same tech like people watching at home. But what about the DCP and film print. Even in Rec709 if you compare the blacks, they are not reproducing in same way on any of the technologies.

I have seen and tested a bit Sony's OLEDs. They are great, specially in dark room, what I prefer for film work. But still I can not decide if it is so much better than LCD it just doesn't feel the same like CRT comparing to projector.

OK let go back watching in my LCD :(

Color grade reel: http://vimeo.com/15480583
Cofounder of http://nuframe.si postproduction

One thing i do not like about T series was 3g was 422 ?

Correct me if i'm wrong ?

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Margus

http://iconstudios.eu

I really like having one monitor for me & clients which I suppose is why I like my Plasma as it does not have off axis viewing issues like a LCD. D24's and D32's (especially) are just going away and Sony is not making more tubes. I am pretty psyched about the 300 series Panasonic Plasmas as step up from the 11Uk I have.

I also feel that grading a picture for projection on a direct view panel is not the right way to do things (I have done it) and having a calibrated DLP projector and a Panel is the way to go.

-Rob-

Robert Houllahan
Director / Colorist
Cinelab Inc.
http://www.cinelab.com

MAHC-PRO 6-Core 3X GTX285 20Tb SAS Wave Panel Panny 11UK SDI Plasma.