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inputs for a video monitor
I’m interested in purchasing a used Panasonic Proline 13″ CRT Color Video Monitor CT-1386Y. Does anyone know if this model is halfway decent?
Also, I have no idea what cables I need to run from my system to the BNC input on the monitor; I actually don’t even know where they would plug into…. my graphics card? Do I need some sort of breakout box or intermediary hardware to make this work?thanks for any advice
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It really depends on what you are editing. If you are working professionally, that probably won’t do for very long, as these are basically television monitors. Ideally you would want to get a broadcast monitor. If you are only working in standard def, then you can probably find one used for under $400.00. You just need something you can calibrate, with a blue only function, underscan, etc.
As for the connection, most standard def monitors will at least accept composite (BNC or RCA), either one you can get an adapter at your local video store, and SVideo. The better ones will accept component.
On the computer side, whether you buy this TV;) or a real monitor, you will at least need a firewire output (IEEE 1394 card on a PC) and a way to convert that to composite, either by plugging it in to your camcorder / DVCAM deck, or through a third party converter. The graphic card output option isn’t usually much of an option. So you will need a firewire card ($25.00) a firewire cable ($10.00), a way to convert the signal to composite (if you don’t own a camera or deck, that’ll run you around $250.00 for a Canopus box, and then an RCA to RCA video cable, with a possible BNC to RCA adapter.
Vince
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go to markertek.com – they sell several video monitors with a firewire input
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To watch your timeline (full screen video) thru “any” video monitor (LCD being my prefered) you only need a graphic card with TV out and set at your desktop as “clone”.
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To watch your timeline (full screen video) thru “any” video monitor (LCD being my prefered) you only need a graphic card with TV out and set at your desktop as “clone”. Thru your camera is another way but you will have to leave on at all times.
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TV is not really any good for a video preview though 🙁
Vince
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Hummm, So, I’m doing this bad for over 20 years?
My thinking is to watch the video in the same media the client will watch it. If it looks good on my TV sure in the client too
No complains so far…
In very rare occasions I have to adjust colors or contrast…
This is the importance of having a color VF in the camera. -
I’m sorry, I meant “TV out” (as in graphics card TV out). And those are, in general, truly awful.
Although, a TV really isn’t a perfect solution either.
For one thing, TV’s aren’t meant to be calibrated. The blue gel solution only goes so far…
I find it very difficult to do scene color correction, or skin tone adjustment on a TV monitor.
Maybe it’s just the cheap TVs I’ve tried, but I find that I would have to try to calibrate the thing every 10 minutes to get consistent results, and that’s discounting the “jittery” part of staying in front of it for days.
And last, but not least, I don’t see myself rolling the entertainment center in the field 😉
Cheers
Vince
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