Totally OT: Best HD reference monitor under $3K?

[Jeremy Garchow]

Can’t go wrong with the Flanders.

[Shane Ross]

Just over $3k…but a great monitor:

https://www.shopfsi.com/FSI-10bit-17-Inch-Native-HD-Broadcast-Monitor-p/cm-170w.htm

Shane
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[Bret Williams]

As long as you’re going SDI. Their component input is pretty fuzzy, and they don’t have real HDMI, they have 8 bit DVI. They have a lot of cool features like audio meters and TC in screen, but only via SDI ( although I found that their website says the features are across all inputs.

Once I got the ultrastudio express with SDI I was extremely happy with my LM-2140W. And they keep updating the firmware too. A little bummed I couldn’t use my blu-ray or cabletv with the DVI input because even with a converter, consumer HDMI devices require some sort of decryption signal stuff.

There’s really hardly any competition in this class and price range.

[Bernhard G.]

What’s about a

HP Dreamcolor 2480zx
+ BMD HDLinkPro3D

both together under USD 3000.-
and 10bit calibrated.

Best regards,
Bernhard

[Eric Santiago]

Flanders for studio.
Ive been using a Del U2711 a few times as a ref.
Not bad but no Flanders.

[Mark Raudonis]

https://pro.sony.com/bbsc/ssr/cat-monitors/cat-oledmonitors/product-PVM2541/

MSRP is $6,100 but they can be had for less.

We’ve got a bunch of these. I really like them!

mark

[Jeremy Garchow]

Just in case you needed a monitor for just over double $3k. 😀

If you are going to Dreamcolor route (I have one, and love it), use the AJA HDP2 over the Blackmagic as you will have more format options.

Cheers.

Jeremy

[Lance Bachelder]

I also have a Dreamcolor and it’s pretty great – though the extra 2 grand for the OLED Sony would be worth it in my opinion.

Lance Bachelder
Writer, Editor, Director
Irvine, California

[Herb Sevush]

Thank you everyone for your suggestions. I ended up going with the Flanders 2140; for the price with all it’s tools, scopes, audio pass through for accurate sync it seems to be all the monitor I need.

Herb Sevush
Zebra Productions
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[Bernhard G.]

Hello,

I feed my Dreamcolor with the HDLinkPro3D;
what additional format options does HDP2 offer?

Best regards,
Bernhard