MORE CRT MONITOR QUESTIONS

[Tony]

BVM series allows multiple input cards such as HD, Standard def SDI, component and composite. You can also you a probe to set up the monitor.

PVM series allows composite, component analog HD and SD, and one optional slot for either SD SDI or HD SDI but not both together. No probe for setting up.

I have noticed shielding on both bvm and pvm series sucks.

So in a nutshell the pvm series is alot bang for the buck minus some of the high end multi card options.

Tony Salgado

[Keicol]

I just bought the 20L5 and the kona 2 expecting to get 24p playback but only seem to manage 1080 60i, could that be because I’m using the kona 2’s Y Pb Pr componet out to the monitor and don’t have the HD SDI card installed? Thanks, Keith

[Jim Blokland]

Hey Tony:

In your opinion, is there any great difference in the tubes themselves between the series? Sounds like you’re saying that practically, there’s not a noticeable difference.

Also, Keicol, it’s my understanding that you need the 20L5/1 model to be able to monitor true 24P.

Best, JIM.

[Marc Rolph]

Let me know this. If you get the PVM, and add the HD-SDI card, won’t SD-SDI still work with this, as well as HD.

If I monitor out of a Kona 2 from the SDI, hook it up to a PVM’s HD-SDI card, won’t the monitor automatically detect SD or HD?

I too am trying to decide between the PVM20 or BVM14.

Marc Rolph
Producer/Director
Mississippi State University

[Jeremy Garchow]

i don’t think so. Sony will soak you for the HD-SDI card for bunch of dough, and they’ll rinse you down again with sd sdi card. i don’t think both the sd and hd cards can fit in the monitor at the same time, but i could be wrong on that.

[Tony]

Marc,

The option slot for HD-SDI or standard def SDI only allows the following.

(1) standard def sdi card which takes up one slot or (1) HD-SDI card which takes up the two slots.

If you look at the back of the monitor in the option slots you will notice there is only one set of connectors so even if you had two standard def SDI cards you would not gain anything.

FYI the standard def SDI card has two inputs which allow an A an B SDI input.

The BVM series monitors allow for multiple format cards such as HD-SDI, HD analog, SD-SDI, NTSC, YRB analog. The beauty of these monitors is you can switch from format to format via the keypad. Plus they have a reticle generator which can be adjusted individually for every single format input. This feature is great when shooting 16×9 but you need to protect for 4×3 and monitor in letterbox mode as well as 4×3.

I use the BVM series for in the field HD work where I need to monitor HD-SDI as well as downconverted SDI and NTSC feeds but only want to use one monitor and switch between inputs.

Of course there is one hell of a price difference for such a luxury.

Tony Salgado

[Michael Lindsay]

I would recomend paying the money and getting a BVMD monitor. They can be setup properly and if you make money out of moving pictures it is important to remove doubt. I bought a BVMD 20 and only regret I couln’t justify the 24″ BVMD. A BVMD 24 say great things to your clients.

If you ever get a chance to look at the serial no on a BVMD 24 or 30 it is interesting to note how low the serial numbers are. It makes you realise why they are so expensive.

regards

Michael Lindsay