Decklink SDI card

[S. Marcotte]

Thanks for chiming in again. Indeed, I am avoiding composite, even though other posts on the subject haven’t been that forceful on the issue. I’m simply taking it for granted based on what I’ve read here and on wikipedia.

[Tristan Summers]

SDI cards cost a lot for monitors, at least a third of the cost again so if it is not listed it probably doesn’t have one installed. A good professional monitor should have component (may be listed as RGB, YUV, YCbCr etc.)

Are you looking at Standard Def only? Is it for broadcast or film?

Maybe buy a decklink and hire a monitor? Then you at least know the monitor is in good condition and you can get a better quality monitor than otherwise…

I downres my decklink HD Extreme output to Standard Def SDI and grade on a Sony Production monitor calibrated with a Sony probe. My next step is to get a new Pioneer Monitor that I can pay a trained professional to calibrate to 709 as a second colour reference…