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Monitor for Color Grading
I’m struggling finding myself a decent monitoring. I’m doing more and more color grading and after effect work and so far I’m using my old CRT Sony Trinitron 19″ monitor for referencing. I want to spend few bucks on a new monitor but I’m getting lost. Do I get a flatscreen computer monitor or a flatscreen TV monitor or a better CRT monitor.
So far, what I’ve found, and I find the most intriguing for the money I can spend (max 1000euros) is the Lacie 324 ( https://www.lacie.com/products/product.htm?pid=11034 ) but it has NTSC gamut!? Whereas I’m in PAL land and the projects I do are either standard DV def or HD 720p or 1080i. It’s also on the expensive side compared to what I can afford.
I was also thinking about getting myself the Blackmagic Intensity Pro (https://www.dv.com/reviews/reviews_item.php?articleId=196603506 ) to add a HDMI output.
Well, if anyone can help me shed a little light, it would be much appreciated.
Best regards.
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5 Replies
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Slightly over your budget, but possibly one of the best professional monitors for color grading is the JVC DT-V24L 1U. Price is around $ 2000 and has all the features and connections for good color grading, is NTSC and PAL capable, full HD (1920×1080) and lots of other features. 24″ is a good size without overdoing it.
Harm Millaard
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Thanks.
There also seems to be a “little brother”: JVC DT-V20L1U 20″ for 1000$ at bhphoto. What do you think?
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It depends on whether full HD resolution and a larger size is worth the extra money. If that is not the case, the 20″ model looks very attractive.
Harm Millaard
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Well it does state that “the LCD can also be switched to 1:1 ratio, which partially shows the signal in its original native resolution.”
That should do it, or what do you think?
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It does, but then you have to scroll to see the other parts, like setting the program monitor to 100% instead of fit.
Harm Millaard
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