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Are these still useful? ADVC-100 and JVC Monitor…
Hi there,
I have what is probably a very obvious question.
I have an Canopus ADVC-100 and a JVC TM-H1750C video monitor that I used to use for video monitor about 6 years ago – connected to a Mac.
I’m going to be doing some editing work again in FCP (have a new Mac Pro). The material will be in HD, shot on Sony EX1. I am wondering if these two items above would still be usable for monitoring, or if I should sell them?
Note I won’t be doing any more work on DV, nor will I have a need to digitize old VHS etc. – so the only reason for keeping them is if they were still useful for monitoring.
Many thanks!
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4 Replies
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[Shane O'Brien] “Canopus ADVC-100” not for HD.
[Shane O'Brien] “JVC TM-H1750C”you would need video card or box that can downconvert the HD to SD and if the picture was still good it would be fine as an external monitor. I believe every HD card/device offers down conversion. I’m a firm believer in having a CRT monitor in an editing suite. I edit all HD footage and I would not go without mine. I get work fixing and identifying peoples field order problems, without a CRT there is no way of knowing if there is a problem with that. This is also used for proofing my DVDs.
But there is not a big market for SD equipment so if you sell them get ready to give them away.
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Those won’t help with monitoring HD material. But, they may be useful to pick up field order issues with interlaced footage.
John
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They are still selling well on ebay, last time I looked. You may be done with converting analog SD sources to DV, but plenty of other people are just getting started, archiving old analog and DV stuff.
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I had put both items up for sale… no interest on the monitor, but lots on the converter (so Mark is right). Anyhow, thanks for comments. I will sell the converter and perhaps hold onto the monitor unless I get a decent offer.
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