Rich Rosen
August 14th, 2002, 12:06 PM
I just bought a Sony PVM-14M2U on Ebay. Maybe a mistake, but the deed is done. There's a guy in California who charges $200 + $50 shipping to "set-up" new and used monitors. He told me he adjusts things like color temperature and black level (I think) that cannot be done by a "user" such as myself. As part of his service he makes sure the decoder for s-video etc. is in spec. I might not have relayed exactly what he does, but you get the idea.
Finally, to the questions.....
1. How can I determine if the monitor "needs" a professional setup.
2. Is there a way to determine the electronic wear and tear on it when I get it?
2. Is there a setup DVD that I can buy that will get me close enough? I shoot mini-DV only.
3. Should I just spend the $250 (bringing the cost of the used PVM-14M2U to $850 and let him bring it up to spec.
4. Should I just set bars, etc. myself and forget the above?
Thanks so much...
Finally, to the questions.....
1. How can I determine if the monitor "needs" a professional setup.
2. Is there a way to determine the electronic wear and tear on it when I get it?
2. Is there a setup DVD that I can buy that will get me close enough? I shoot mini-DV only.
3. Should I just spend the $250 (bringing the cost of the used PVM-14M2U to $850 and let him bring it up to spec.
4. Should I just set bars, etc. myself and forget the above?
Thanks so much...