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  • 23″ Luma Monitor?

    Posted by Chip Whiting on January 18, 2006 at 6:36 am

    Has anyone used this? I am curently trying to research production monitors that include a “blue only” mode so you can calibrate the monitor with bars. The Luma Series have the “blue only” button, but they are only 1280 x 768. Is there a comparable broadcast monitor that is 1920 x 1200, has the “blue only” mode and doesn’t cost $15,000.

    Chip Whiting
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    Glenn Chan replied 20 years, 4 months ago 3 Members · 2 Replies
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  • Walter Biscardi

    January 18, 2006 at 11:14 am

    Several people I know have tested the Luma series and have proclaimed it “not yet ready for prime time.” The blacks are supposedly not very good on these monitors and though Sony claims SMTPE-C Phosphor color reproduction, these folks would not color correct on them.

    The Panasonic BT-LH1700 flat panel looks amazing, but I have not gotten it into the shop yet for a side by side with my PVM20L5/1 yet. But based on what I’ve heard from a D.P. that tested it in the field, the colors were outstanding on it and very true to final color.

    This is the one area that I will be looking at very closely at NAB in April. Hopefully we will get some sort of guidance at this show as to what will be considered “broadcast standard” for LCD’s. For CRT’s it’s SMPTE-C Phosphors. We’re not sure what the LCD standard is yet.

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  • Glenn Chan

    January 18, 2006 at 10:59 pm

    Many standards for color reproduction define colors using chromaticity co-ordinates. The SMPTE C, EBU (like the EBU phosphors), and 709 standards all define red, green, and blue as specific chromaticity co-ordinates.

    Eventually everyone is supposed to move to 709, which is a compromise between SMPTE C and EBU. I believe very little work is colored with for the 709 chromaticity co-orderinates (i.e. you can’t even buy a CRT monitor with 709 chromaticity coordinates).

    Charles Poynton’s book has information on things like this.

    2- Of the companies producing ‘broadcast-grade’ LCDs, I’ve heard of:
    sony
    panasonic
    ecinemasys
    cinetal

    Most or all of these products have been demo’ed at trade shows already.

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