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LCD Field Monitor
I’m looking to buy a small LCD monitor which I can use in the field for either when I’m editing or when I’m shooting. It’s not for critical applications. It will usually be in a hotel room for client revue for corporate projects. I need it to be portable, one that can fit in a bag for carry-on.
I was looking into the Sony LMD-1410 but have heard mixed revues but I’ve also found the Sharp Aquos LC-13B8U-S which has good revues and is half the price.
Will either of these give me a good enough picture. I know the Sony has some way of handling interlace images but does it work? Unfortunately I can’t check out either of these to see for myself. When I check out the Sharp at the local Circuit City, it’s usually fed with a crappy signal.
Thanks in advance,
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I have been in the video business since 1978, and in all these years, I cannot recall a monitor that has looked worse than the Sony LMD-1410.
It is hard to believe that Sony has the balls to stick their name on this piece of crap, that makes a worse picture than a TV that you can get at WalMart. 640×480 Max resolution in all it’s standard def only, LCD glory. The last one I put in was as a QC monitor on a VHS dub rack – it’s not even acceptable for that type of application, least not as a critical edit monitor. I cannot begin to tell you of my dis-satisfaction – my first test ever with this monitor was with a NTSC color bar generator, and I thought “hey, this is pretty damn good” – then I saw an actual image – from various sources, including Beta, Dig Beta, FCP/AJA outputs, and VHS.
CRAP !Bob Zelin
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We’ve had decent success wih Marshall monitors. Unfortunately, it only goes to 10 (sorry for the Spinal Tap reference…). If all you are doing is showing clients your video stuck to the tape, I suppose it would be good. If your showing them how good your video is, find a Sony 8044Q monitor on ebay…
Jon
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I’ve used the Aquos 12E1UW (speakers are on the bottom so it’s smaller and easier to pack) as part of an editing system for Candids video. I also have a blue chip (Sony) that I can look through and adjust the screen for color with SMPTE bars (Aquos is a non blue screen monitor.)
I found it just barely acceptable. I was able to be relatively confident in the color I was seeing, but the 640×480 resolution lacked the detail I felt I needed. (You could miss a lens flair if you weren
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