Posted by Richard Crowley on 11/05/05 00:21

"Suitcase-Face" wrote ...
>I know this sounds nuts, but since just about every consumer TV out
> there - analog direct-view, HD Direct-view, LCD/Plasma/DLP, whatever is
> over-driven in some fashion, would it be reasonable to use a broadcast
> monitor as the head of a home entertainment system??
>
> Even though the largest monitor is only 20", at least you'd be
> guaranteed a D6500 calibrated picture out of the box, right? None of
> the red-push, or Contrast and sharpness driven into the high heavens,
> as with a consumer set.
>
> Or, is there a do-it-yourself procedure to getting a consumer set to
> within striking distance of the picture offered by a studio monitor?

Many people use pro monitors for home viewing.
The biggest obstacle, as you have observed, is that pro
monitors are not availble in the larger sizes (without costing
more than your house.)

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