Steve Komninakidis
June 8th, 2005, 12:15 PM
Hello all,
I have recently purchased my XL2. I am now in search of a very good 7'' LCD monitor to put on the accessory shoe of the camera.
Here comes the mixup:
I have found several monitors and read several threads in here on the subject.
One I found is from www.b-hague.co.uk. It is the LCM 7010 Pro. It's specifications seem great (16:9, 1.152.000 pixels arranged as 2400x480, PAL/NTSC, can be powered with rechargeable batteries pack provided by the same site).
The other one I found is the all time classic Nebtek NEB70LI (16:9, powered with rechargeable Canon batteries, PAL/NTSC, with a strange resolution of 234x480x3 - 336.960 pixels).
My first question: why the 3 numbers in its resolution? As far as I know, the resolution has 2 numbers. Horizontal x Vertical.
My problem is that I want to use the monitor not just to frame my shots, but to have the best possible picture through it. The Nebtek is well known but I fear that it has a true resolution of 1440 x 234 (as most monitors in this category do). I have no means to test it and look at the picture it produces, but from my little experience I fear that the 234 pixels Vertical resolution is very little.
On the other hand, the LCM 7010 Pro monitor has an astounding resolution but as I have also no means of checking it out, I am a little bit reluctant to buy a monitor that I have never ever heard of it's brand again.
What shall I do? Go for the well known (or a similar well known that you will propose to me, or go for the "hi-resolution" one that I don't even know of?
Please help me, I need to buy one as soon as possible and I am completely lost with all the technical details.
Thank you all in advance, hoping to see a lot of replies soon! :-)
stevekom
I have recently purchased my XL2. I am now in search of a very good 7'' LCD monitor to put on the accessory shoe of the camera.
Here comes the mixup:
I have found several monitors and read several threads in here on the subject.
One I found is from www.b-hague.co.uk. It is the LCM 7010 Pro. It's specifications seem great (16:9, 1.152.000 pixels arranged as 2400x480, PAL/NTSC, can be powered with rechargeable batteries pack provided by the same site).
The other one I found is the all time classic Nebtek NEB70LI (16:9, powered with rechargeable Canon batteries, PAL/NTSC, with a strange resolution of 234x480x3 - 336.960 pixels).
My first question: why the 3 numbers in its resolution? As far as I know, the resolution has 2 numbers. Horizontal x Vertical.
My problem is that I want to use the monitor not just to frame my shots, but to have the best possible picture through it. The Nebtek is well known but I fear that it has a true resolution of 1440 x 234 (as most monitors in this category do). I have no means to test it and look at the picture it produces, but from my little experience I fear that the 234 pixels Vertical resolution is very little.
On the other hand, the LCM 7010 Pro monitor has an astounding resolution but as I have also no means of checking it out, I am a little bit reluctant to buy a monitor that I have never ever heard of it's brand again.
What shall I do? Go for the well known (or a similar well known that you will propose to me, or go for the "hi-resolution" one that I don't even know of?
Please help me, I need to buy one as soon as possible and I am completely lost with all the technical details.
Thank you all in advance, hoping to see a lot of replies soon! :-)
stevekom