NEC 30 inch LCD monitor with interesting specs... at DVinfo.net

Andy Wilkinson · January 17th, 2008, 05:43 AM

...for those of you in NTSC land and with deep pockets! Specs in the engadget link.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/n...nguists-scowl/

And for those of you with pockets like mine (sans holes!) there's always this 24 inch Dell monitor.

http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/d...nd-everything/

Zack Birlew · January 17th, 2008, 10:47 AM

Good grief! $2200!? May as well be using production LCD's for that price. The Gateway 30" seems to be a much more cost effective unit, I could see the NEC being the top end of the 30" displays for those that can afford it.

Jon Fairhurst · January 17th, 2008, 01:27 PM

For video editing, I like Sharp's GP1:
http://www.sharpusa.com/products/Mod...8,1834,00.html

It's 1080p, dot for dot.

I'm using the 37-inch version.

There's also the newer GP3:
http://gear.ign.com/articles/844/844917p1.html

The deep red model looks really nice, but I'd get black for editing.

Disclaimer: I work for Sharp Labs of America. But I really do use the 37-inch GP1 for editing, and I really do like and recommend it. Just make sure to set the brightness as needed for video or computer use to get proper black levels, depending on your usage. The 37 is probably overkill for personal editing. The 32 would do the trick for most users.

David Parks · January 17th, 2008, 02:21 PM

This is a monitor for serious color grading.

Jon Fairhurst · January 17th, 2008, 02:36 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by David Parks

This is a monitor for serious color grading.

Agreed. The Sharp GP1 & GP3 LCDs are good for editing and for seeing how the picture will look on a TV, rather than a computer monitor. But it is not built for advanced color grading.

Allan Black · January 17th, 2008, 04:49 PM

Check out the Eizos....just amazing.

http://www.imagescience.com.au/EizoM...oMonitors.html

Don Blish · January 17th, 2008, 07:02 PM

Lets see....2560 across divided by the often used cinema aspect ratio of 2.35:1 is just about 1080 tall. So those really wide screen movies of BluRay would be dot for dot vertically and stretched just a bit horizontally.

David Moody · January 18th, 2008, 08:59 AM

That price is a bargain compared to medical grade monitors.

I wonder how it compares to the Dell 3008?

January 17th, 2008, 05:43 AM	#1
Andy Wilkinson Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: Cambridge UK Posts: 2,853	NEC 30 inch LCD monitor with interesting specs... ...for those of you in NTSC land and with deep pockets! Specs in the engadget link. http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/n...nguists-scowl/ And for those of you with pockets like mine (sans holes!) there's always this 24 inch Dell monitor. http://www.engadget.com/2008/01/17/d...nd-everything/ __________________ Andy K Wilkinson - https://www.shootingimage.co.uk Cambridge (UK) Corporate Video Production

January 17th, 2008, 10:47 AM	#2
Zack Birlew Major Player Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Las Vegas, NV Posts: 613	Good grief! $2200!? May as well be using production LCD's for that price. The Gateway 30" seems to be a much more cost effective unit, I could see the NEC being the top end of the 30" displays for those that can afford it. __________________ "Babs Do or Babs Do not, there is no try." - Zack Birlew www.BabsDoProductions.com

January 17th, 2008, 01:27 PM	#3
Jon Fairhurst Inner Circle Join Date: May 2006 Location: Camas, WA, USA Posts: 5,513	For video editing, I like Sharp's GP1: http://www.sharpusa.com/products/Mod...8,1834,00.html It's 1080p, dot for dot. I'm using the 37-inch version. There's also the newer GP3: http://gear.ign.com/articles/844/844917p1.html The deep red model looks really nice, but I'd get black for editing. Disclaimer: I work for Sharp Labs of America. But I really do use the 37-inch GP1 for editing, and I really do like and recommend it. Just make sure to set the brightness as needed for video or computer use to get proper black levels, depending on your usage. The 37 is probably overkill for personal editing. The 32 would do the trick for most users. __________________ Jon Fairhurst

January 17th, 2008, 02:21 PM	#4
David Parks Major Player Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: Houston Posts: 789	This is a monitor for serious color grading. __________________ David Parks: DP/Editor: Jacobs Aerospace at NASA Johnson Space Center https://www.youtube.com/user/JacobsESCG

January 17th, 2008, 04:49 PM	#6
Allan Black Inner Circle Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Sydney. Posts: 2,928	Check out the Eizos....just amazing. http://www.imagescience.com.au/EizoM...oMonitors.html

January 17th, 2008, 07:02 PM	#7
Don Blish Major Player Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: Portland OR Posts: 227	Lets see....2560 across divided by the often used cinema aspect ratio of 2.35:1 is just about 1080 tall. So those really wide screen movies of BluRay would be dot for dot vertically and stretched just a bit horizontally.

January 18th, 2008, 08:59 AM	#8
David Moody Regular Crew Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 86	That price is a bargain compared to medical grade monitors. I wonder how it compares to the Dell 3008?