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LCD or CRT Broadcast monitors
hello I have been looking into LCD reference monitors. Mostly the Cin-Tel dual-link RGB models.
I have heard that even the 15k Cin-tel have problems in the black because it still is just using LCD technology.
Now that CRTs are dead are we buying 15,000 LCD\’s with bad blacks or are we waiting for another technology jump?
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CRT reference monitors are still the best by far, in my opinion. The problem for most people is that they are very expensive for a good one with sdi input. If you have pretty ‘big time’ clients viewing your work on it, I would invest the few thousand dollars in one. Its going to show your work in the very best light possible. Making your good paying clients feel that much better with what you have done for them.
If your like me, I dont have major clients into my studio to view my work in person much at all. I STILL need a reference monitor to help
determine ntsc color issues along with vibration and flicker problems
my 2 30inch lcd’s wont show. (this is all concerning over the air broadcast work of course) I don’t trust LCD’s for this. They are the most affordable option, so if your budget is low, you gotta do what you gotta do.My choice, which is not perfect, is Plasma. I am looking at a 42inch Panasonic (which I researched as one of the very best in its class)
With great blacks and 1080 capabilities. I can mount it on the wall
right above my computer lcd’s. I\you would need to calibrate the colors a bit to work with the reds on some plasmas. But Ive found that to be minor. fyi- that highly rated plasma still falls under 1k
in price.Last thing I will say in my broadcast experience that I have run acrossis that there are many that feel viewing your work on a very “average” quality tv monitor is the best way to reasonably assess how your work will be viewed in someones living room after its gone through its conversions to get there. A lot to think about. Ive chosen the middle ground on this using a Blackmagic Decklink HD Extreme card with every output you could ever need including hdmi which works well with a plasma setup like I am prepping. I see getting an HD professional display when the prices get closer to 1-2k and not 4-5k.
hope this helps some, given that I am in the middle of deciding on this very issue right now….
SuperNova
Animation & Visual Effects
Scott Novasic
Los Angeles Ca
web:https://web.mac.com/finaleffects
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