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best monitor/LCD for colors/contrast etc?
I have been buying, testing and returning monitors lately (yeah, it sucks). Using this site https://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/
I have been experimenting to try and find the best monitor to use with compositing and NLE’s.
Right now I have a CRT and a LCD monitor. The CRT consistently out performs the LCD for contrast, colors and pure black/white. So, is it impossible to find a LCD that will perform like a CRT for use with AE. I know that cost is always an issue, but I wonder what other Professionals that use AE are working with when it comes to 20-32 inch LCD’s. -
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Do you mean as a reference monitor or a computer GUI monitor?
CRT is still king in the ref monitor market (unless you have £15k+ to spend on a new LED one from Barco or similar)
Otherwise for GUI I’d go for a Dell Ultrasharp or Apple ACD (they both use the same screens but Dells are cheaper) or maybe wait a month or two and see if Apple bring out their new LED backlit ACD line?)
Ref/Grading monitor wise I’d maybe try the JVC ones or TV Logic..
AE7 Pro – Nucleo – Mocha v1.2.3 – PS CS3 – FCP 5.1.4
MacPro Quad 3GHz / ATI 1900XT / 8GB RAM / OSX 10.4.11
30″ ACD / Decklink SP / SONY PVM-20M4E/ Wacom Intuos 3 A4 / XServe / United Digital RAID
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Production Studio CS2 – Combustion 3 – Mocha v1.0.1
Win XP Pro 32 / Intel Core2Quad Q6600 / 2GB RAM / NVidia Quadro570 / DeckLink Pro / Roland DS-5s / Sony BVM-20G1E / 2 x Dell 2007FP / Wacom Intuos 3 A4 / 320GB boot/800GB RAID-0 -
Yes, as a reference monitor or all over monitor.
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Get a reference monitor.
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I think I am going to upgrade to a 28 inch monitor as my main and use my CRT as a reference monitor for now, that seems to be the best solution.
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Are we on the same page here…..what do you class as a reference monitor and what it’s used for? When you say CRT, do you mean a CRT computer monitor (VGA, etc) , a CRT consumer TV, or a professional grade SDI/component monitor?
If you’re doing broadcast work you should definitely go for the latter so you can see EXACTLY how it will look when broadcast. If it’s corporate stuff then you might get away with a consumer TV via composite cable.
AE7 Pro – Nucleo – Mocha v1.2.3 – PS CS3 – FCP 5.1.4
MacPro Quad 3GHz / ATI 1900XT / 8GB RAM / OSX 10.4.11
30″ ACD / Decklink SP / SONY PVM-20M4E/ Wacom Intuos 3 A4 / XServe / United Digital RAID
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Production Studio CS2 – Combustion 3 – Mocha v1.0.1
Win XP Pro 32 / Intel Core2Quad Q6600 / 2GB RAM / NVidia Quadro570 / DeckLink Pro / Roland DS-5s / Sony BVM-20G1E / 2 x Dell 2007FP / Wacom Intuos 3 A4 / 320GB boot/800GB RAID-0 -
It is a CRT computer monitor that just happens to be a really good one at that. Right now money is always the factor in getting something really good – so I am going to stick with the CRT as a reference monitor. Thanks for the reply.
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