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Monitor Issues
I recently bought an HP LCD monitor and have noticed artifacting and pixel issues. My old crappy CRT displayed none of this. Are my setting not correct? Seems like this shouldn’t be this way. Final Cut images look darker as well but when I adjust gamma, it looks unnatural and blown-out. Anyone have advice?
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What I have found with LCDs is the best contrast ratio is the best way to go…you will pay for it, but you get a much better image for preview and playback. I am guessing you did not pay too much and the monitor that you have is a low contrast ratio.
I edit with two Samsung monitors that I paid over I think $400 each for 3-4 years ago…but they give incredible images for editing and some preview.
You cannot beat an NTSC monitor for color correction issues and playback. I use a Sony PVM-14L2 for standard and high def. scaled down via my Kona2/KBox.
If you are playing back HD or HDV…you will get the “jitters” which is inherit in this type of footage when viewing back on LCD just like viewing film transfers.
Hope this helps some.
Tim Baker
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Christopher,
Why did you choose that particular monitor? You simply cannot buy monitors based on price, supposed specs, or any considerations other than what your eyeballs tell you. And, if you’re using an LCD monitor as a “client monitor,” very, very few will yield satisfactory results — most are simply too slow or too darn ugly.
DRW
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