HDLink Pro 2K Monitors

[Kristian Lam]

Hi Liam,

The Apple 30″ Cinema Display.

regards

Kristian Lam
Blackmagic Design

[Margus Voll]

Hi.

You should look also Dell 30″

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Margus

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[Jimmy Brunger]

Yep, exactly same screen as in the Apple’s but alot cheaper and with extra inputs/outputs.

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[Bob Zelin]

I agree here too – the Dell 30″ is spectacular, and has lots more features than the Apple.

Bob Zelin

[Lav Bodnaruk]

What about HP’s 30-inch LP3065 LCD?
Does that compare to either two mentioned already?

I am in the market for one two and am looking at the Dell.

Lav

[Margus Voll]

Hi.

I guess Bob has really good experience there if HP is
similar at all compared two first ones 🙂

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[Jimmy Brunger]

Not sure about the HPs…see if you can find any reviews?..but the Dell’s have the same screen as Apples, so if you like the apples it makes 100% sense to go for a Dell instead. They have a Mac setting aswell, so no probs there.

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[Liam Stephens]

Ok so the day has arrived i have the Kona3, the 2x 2.8 Quad Core, Dell 30″ and the HD Link Pro. Only issue is I can’t get the Dell monitor to view 2k images. I can put HD 1920×1080 on there but not 2k. When i can get it to show a 2k image it is just interference. Any ideas???
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[Liam Stephens]

OK so maybe a little more info is called for! I’m using FCP6 my sequence is 2048×1556.

So after a lot of experimenting if i change my sequence to 2048×1080 it seems i can monitor 2k but it is only 2048×1080 at 23.98. The monitor will not read however 2048×1080 at 24.

Another big issue is the picture does no fill the screen. It fills around 2/3rds of the screen which is not aesthetically pleasing to clients.

Is the 30″ apple going to fix these issues?

[Kristian Lam]

Hi,

If I’m not wrong, the Kona 3 is not capable of sending out a full 2K 3 Gb/s signal required by the HDLink Pro. That is, 2048×1556. Basically, you’re dealing with 2 devices with different signal formats here. I don’t think getting the Apple 30″ will help in this instance.

regards

Kristian Lam
Blackmagic Design