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Posted by Steve Guidry on 10/05/78 11:37
Listen to David. He knows what he's talking about.
I'd also warn you against what most producers consider "broadcast" grade
Sony's : any Sony monitor model that starts with PVM is _NOT_ a
broadcast grade monitor. It's a "Professional" grade monitor. Broadcast
Sony's start with BVM. They are rare in production houses, because of the
cost - - a BVM-14F5U 13" analog SD monitor is $4899.00 on the B&H web
site. SDI is an added option, but I couldn't figure out which one was the
right one. They're several thousand more.
To elaborate on David's analysis, Sony PVM monitors tend to crush the
blacks, and add horizontal enhancement with no way to remove it to judge the
quality of the underlying picture. Those adjustments are probably available
by taking the cover off, and knowing where to tweak, but they are not
available to the user.
Broadcast Ike's, on the other hand, have lots of adjustments you don't get
on PVM's, like background, gain, scan size, horizontal and vertical
centering, multiple filter settings like trap or comb, the ability to add an
adjustable amount of aperture (horizontal enhancement) to the picture, and
others. BVM's Probably have these as well, but my experience has been with
the Ike TM 9 series.
More if there's other questions . . .
Steve
"David McCall" <david.mccall@comcast.net> wrote in message
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> <mrwizzer@comcast.net> wrote in message
> news:1137431625.397373.136440@g43g2000cwa.googlegroups.com...
> > Up to now I've been using a portable TV for referencing my video apart
> > from my computer monitor. I figure it's long past due I got a
> > respectable broadcast reference monitor.
> >
> > Can anyone give an affordable suggestion for such?
> >
> > Thanks,
> >
> I guess it depends on your definition of affordable.
>
> There are 2 features that you expect on a monitor used for
> judging video.
>
> One is an under-scan function that allows you to see all of
> the way to the edge of the frame (most monitors and TVs
> overscan, which hides the edges). The other is called
> blue check and is used to help you calibrate your monitor
> to the color bars so you know what you are looking at.
>
> Most NLEs let you see the edges, so that is less of an issue
> when editing than it once was. Blue check can be accomplished
> by looking through a blue filter, although it is not the best way.
> There may be inexpensive monitors or TVs that are useable,
> but I don't have any information on that. People used to claim
> that the monitor used with the Amigas was good for this. I'm
> not sure I agree.
>
> I personally like, and trust, Ikegami monitors. They don't hold up
> in bright light though, so they aren't great in the field.
>
> Sony makes nice monitors, but be careful. Most Sony monitors
> are designed to "look good". You can miss important errors if
> the monitor covers them up. Sony does make production monitors,
> but they are more expensive.
>
> JVC makes usable production monitors. They used to look a little
> green to my eye, but that may have changed.
>
> Panasonic makes monitors too, but I've never trusted them much.
>
> Another consideration is tubes VS LCDs. If you want to know what
> your picture really looks like, you need to use a tube. LCDs look too
> different when view from various angles, so they can not be trusted.
> There are professional LCDs that claim to be usable, but they are
> very expensive.
>
> David
>
>
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