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monitor hd on a WEAK bdget
so many questions… stepping into hd very slowly… water is cold for now… proud owner of a kona lhe with b/o box… now since i have switch to the hvx 200 and the firestore i know the lhe is not necessarily needed for capture but to monitor from my fcp timeline… this is inhouse stuff
if i strictly use the apple cinema display for monitoring is this taxing the system in a big way?
is there a decent monitor out there that i could run the component, out of the lhe, to… and have some reasonable picture to work with? (will be using 720p for now, 1080i in the future)
any suggestions or links would be most appreciated
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That’s easy https://www.visualapex.com/plasma/Plasma_details.asp?VA=Panasonic&chPartNumber=TH-42PH10UK
“No job is worth doing more than once…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles -
Nice! Thanks o’ton… this lhe should have no problem driving a 720p signal to that nice plasma… right?
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No problem whatsoever, and it scales 1080i beautifully too. I use the previous generation of the same monitor with my LH and many others use these too. At NAB almost every booth was using these or the 50″ models to show their HD wares.
Keep in mind, the monitor needs a mount, either on-wall or table top, as it comes with neither.
“No job is worth doing more than once…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles -
[David Roth Weiss] “No problem whatsoever, and it scales 1080i beautifully too. I use the previous generation of the same monitor with my LH and many others use these too. At NAB almost every booth was using these or the 50″ models to show their HD wares.
Keep in mind, the monitor needs a mount, either on-wall or table top, as it comes with neither.”
And it may or may not come standard with BNC inputs. I’ve noticed a few vendors selling this with RCA Component inputs which is also an option. Be sure it has the BNC inputs.
Panasonic plasmas are simply the best in the business right now and you can’t beat these prices. I have two units here. might look at http://www.bhphoto.com and see if its cheaper there.
Walter Biscardi, Jr.
https://www.biscardicreative.com
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hey the water seems a little warmer now… any opinions on the matrox mxo?
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[walter biscardi] “And it may or may not come standard with BNC inputs. I’ve noticed a few vendors selling this with RCA Component inputs which is also an option. Be sure it has the BNC inputs.”
VisualApex sells the BNC model and even gives all buyers free RCA to BNC converters in case they have the opposite issue — i.e using a consumer compenent cable.
“No job is worth doing more than once…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles -
the Matrox MXO is an excellent device for OUTPUT ONLY. I urge you to purchase a product that you can input from, as well as output – like an AJA Kona LHe, Kona 3, or I/O HD (and Blackmagic is good too).
As for the monitors, if $1000 is too much money for you, the Dell 2407WFP is around $600, has RCA HD Y Pb Pr inputs, and works if you are on a tight budget. No, it is not as good as the Panasonic, but it works just fine, and many people use it.
Bob Zelin
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Yes, the MXO is output only, but it does turn the ACD and Dell monitors into broadcast quality monitors. Hooking the Kona LH to the Plasma or Dell 2407 won’t. It will get you a very decent client monitor, but not color correctable. MXO/Apple or Dell will. And if you capture via firewire (DVCPRO HD, HDV, XDCAM) you don’t REALLY need a card that captures. Although capturing HDV as DVCPRO HD is a fine thing, and any of them to ProRes is a plus.
BUT…you already have the Kona LH so the point is moot. For client monitoring, both the Dell and the Panasonic plasma are fine (I have both and both look great!). But when it comes time to color correct, if you are doing it, look for an HD LCD broadcast monitor that connects to your Kona. No need to go and get the MXO when you have a card.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
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[Shane Ross] “Yes, the MXO is output only, but it does turn the ACD and Dell monitors into broadcast quality monitors. Hooking the Kona LH to the Plasma or Dell 2407 won’t.”
Shane,
Can you explain this please? Inquiring minds want to know…
“No job is worth doing more than once…”
David Roth Weiss
Director/Editor/Post-production Supervisor
David Weiss Productions, Inc.
Los Angeles -
Can I explain how the MXO makes the Apple Cinema Display into a color correction monitor? How it works with the Dell 2405 as well? Or explain why the Kona LH cannot? Or both?
Don’t you read my blog? Shame David…click on Underdog…that will get you there. I have a couple articles on this, I’ll just link to them now:
https://lfhd.blogspot.com/2007/03/matrox-mxo-part-2.html
Basically the MXO takes the YUV, Audio and TC information via the DVI port and can then output that SDI, Component, composite…or via DVI, converted in a way that makes the ACD or Dell display colors like you’d see on a regular HD LCD, and not a computer monitor. What makes this box even better, is that it offers a Pro Amp that give you control over Saturation, Hue, Brightness and Contrast…AND gives you a blue only option so that you can properly set up bars. I got the image on my ACD to be VERY CLOSE to what I saw on my HD CRT. I mean VERY close.
Shane
Littlefrog Post
http://www.lfhd.net
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