[Renee Bergan]

Like i said before i’m usually quite clear when posting, i did not think that my request would be confused for video LCD/plasma displays…duh, of course…i see the wrongs of my ways.

thank you all for your advice both for computer monitor displays as well as others.

I’ve done some research and need to ask a hair more bit of advice.

First, comparing the Dell 2408 with 2409, it seems the only difference is the connectivity with the 2408 offering more: a display port, component & composite video, s-video, and a 2nd dvi port. The price difference for these additional features is $170. Now we’re talking to a person that’s been using, gulp (i’m embarrassed to say) antiquated crt computer displays with either vga or dvi connections to he Mac Dual 2 Ghz Power PC G5 and editing in FCP with only the SD format. As i anticipate moving into the HDV and possibly true HD world, how would these additional connections make a difference? (Please forgive me for my ignorance here) Again my work is almost solely based around documentaries (hence why my budget is so modest).

I do have an older stand alone video monitor (panasonic bt-s1360) which i’m not sure how will work with HDV/HD if at all (it does not support video shot in 16 x 9), so I need to upgrade a video monitor as well. From my understanding, to have a computer display monitor also act as a true video display monitor with broadcast specs, it seems you got to lay down the bigger bucks ($3k+) as some suggested in this thread. Again, since my budgets are meagor and i have a very modest editing suite, I like the affordable panasonic plasma option. However i did glance at the Matrox MXO or MXO2, etc. If i got something like that down the road, can i turn these dell computer flat screen displays into true video monitors or am i totally missing something here? Again forgive me for any ignorance here…

and thanks again for all the support. i look forward to your kind replies!!!

renée

[Renee Bergan]

david,

i’m fully aware of all you pointed out and dont’ really need a lesson in this, i’ve been in this industry several years and know how these forums work. to my demise, i suppose, i did not consider that “non computer” LCD monitors/plasmas would be part of the equation here or else i would have been more specific. I thought for once my request was fairly simple and did not need the usual specs (what platform i’m working on yada yada).

i fully understand that there are hundreds of monitors out there which is why i’ve asked several times what specs i should take into consideration when choosing…an answer i have still yet to received despite all the conversation..

thank you everyone for the suggestions on brands, Dell, and others. what i would still like to know is what resolution, contrast and other specs i should be considering. is it just the more the better?

[Renee Bergan]

I thought by my saying i needed it for my editing system made my needs apparent. guess not!

yes need it for my computer. thanks for your thoughts on your displays….when considering, what should i be concerned about re: resolution, contrast, etc….

[Renee Bergan]

when you are saying an I/O what exactly are you speaking of here? like a S-video connection? forgive me for my ignorance. since i’ve been using a standard video monitor in the past i’ve not had the need for my computer monitor to serve the same purpose. but i’m not opposed to the idea.

as far as specs i’m assuming the higher the better?

[Renee Bergan]

I have regular tv monitor set up through my deck so use that as a broadcast reference. If there are true video monitors that can also be used as my computer monitor, i’m not aware of that, but i’m terribly behind the times in technical upkeep…

i do documentaries, so my budget is not large….
I’m mostly looking at larger monitors (over 20 inches) or 2 smaller monitors i could use as one.

Does this help?

[Renee Bergan]

i’m a dope…and forgot to test out trashing my prefs before putting this out to the list…that worked. thanks for all your help!

[Renee Bergan]

yup….like i said…50G

[Renee Bergan]

Juliane, i’m in need too.

the link you mentioned no longer works.

pls sent to me via http://www.yousendit.com

renee@renegadepix.net

thanks!

[Renee Bergan]

Alexander, i’m in need too.

pls sent to me via http://www.yousendit.com

renee@renegadepix.net

thanks!

[Renee Bergan]

HI,

I”m one of many that needs the 5.1.4 updater. Can someone who has it contact me pls?

info@renegadepix.net
thanks!