As promised - HD field monitor for Z1U (pics inside)

Steven White · April 10th, 2005, 11:49 AM

"Hello, my name is Wile E. Coyote, certified Genius"

<holds up genius card>

Conclusion:
Shannon W. Rawls may or may not be a genius, but he can at least watch Looney Tunes, which means he's got taste :P

Nice monitor Shannon!

-Steve

Shannon Rawls · April 10th, 2005, 01:02 PM

Ha, thanks Ben, 'preciate it. *smile*

I'm actually quite the dummy. I'm just smart enough to hang around smart people, like you and everyone else here at DVINFO....so I blend in. *smile*

Yo...I didn't know you were in the ATL!!! I got producing partners in and from the durrty. I'll hit you privately. And now I'm intrigued to peep your movie! *smile*

- Shannon W. Rawls

Christopher C. Murphy · April 10th, 2005, 02:16 PM

I've always kept a piece of advice very close to me. Someone I met early on was very successful and he said, "If you want to be successful...spend time with successful people." That is great advice.

Unfortunately, people that end up on drugs don't listen to that advice enough. If they "changed their playgrounds and playmates" they'd succeed. (Someone I know is in AA and that's a saying they use and I actually used it myself when I was a teenager. I'm not in AA though, so I don't know what other good advice they give...lol.) Spend time with good people that are achievers and you'll learn everything you need from them at some point!

Ben Buie · April 10th, 2005, 04:34 PM

<<<-- Originally posted by Shannon Rawls : Ha, thanks Ben, 'preciate it. *smile*

I'm actually quite the dummy. I'm just smart enough to hang around smart people, like you and everyone else here at DVINFO....so I blend in. *smile*

Yo...I didn't know you were in the ATL!!! I got producing partners in and from the durrty. I'll hit you privately. And now I'm intrigued to peep your movie! *smile*

- Shannon W. Rawls -->>>

Cool, email is enabled on my profile now, look forward to talking to you.

By the way, the HD version of OOWU will be available by paid-BitTorrent in a day or two. Worked out a deal with Prodigem.com, we are pretty excited about this. We plan on making it cheap, like $5 - $7 to download the whole thing (not a rental, download to keep and play as much as you want). No DRM or any crap like that. Anyway, I'm interested to see how the whole BitTorrent thing works out (for a 3GB file no less).

Ben

Andrew Lock · April 10th, 2005, 04:51 PM

Hi Shannon,

Out of interest, how did you fix the monitor to the stand ?

Shannon Rawls · December 22nd, 2005, 08:51 AM

Andre, I used Velcro.

Ok..about 10 months later...This monitor is still excellent. Sorry about the photos not working. The url changed from BEOUT.COM to CINEMAHILL.COM but I can't modify the original post.

Enjoy.

- ShannonRawls.com

Steve Madsen · December 29th, 2005, 09:28 PM

Good info, thanks Shannon...it seems to be a good dual purpose monitor you've got there. Can you tell me how you power your 19" Dell in the field? I'm new to the game and haven't come across the (possibly obvious) solution for this.

Shannon Rawls · December 30th, 2005, 02:12 AM

Steve,

Always remember....

In modern day movie-making

There's always AC power!

*smile*

- ShannonRawls.com

Steve Madsen · December 30th, 2005, 05:14 PM

Gotcha Shannon - thanks

Boyd Ostroff · December 30th, 2005, 06:23 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Steve Madsen

Can you tell me how you power your 19" Dell in the field?

I'm not familiar with the Dell monitor, but I have a Sony 17" widescreen LCD. Awhile ago I got an APC universal notebook battery, which can be set to anything between 15 and 24 volts and includes a whole bunch of adaptor plugs to fit different brands. It turns out that one of these plugs fit my Sony monitor, and when I correctly set the battery voltage it will power the screen. Haven't used it long enough to know how long it will run, but this is one possible solution to powering LCD screens:

http://www.apcc.com/resource/include...base_sku=UPB80

Steve Madsen · December 30th, 2005, 09:47 PM

Thanks for the feedback Boyd. Obviously powering this type of monitor is a little more complicated. I think I'll look at an external monitor when I'm ready to start generating an income.

April 10th, 2005, 02:16 PM	#18
Christopher C. Murphy Trustee Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Boston, MA Posts: 1,707	I've always kept a piece of advice very close to me. Someone I met early on was very successful and he said, "If you want to be successful...spend time with successful people." That is great advice. Unfortunately, people that end up on drugs don't listen to that advice enough. If they "changed their playgrounds and playmates" they'd succeed. (Someone I know is in AA and that's a saying they use and I actually used it myself when I was a teenager. I'm not in AA though, so I don't know what other good advice they give...lol.) Spend time with good people that are achievers and you'll learn everything you need from them at some point! __________________ Christopher C. Murphy Director, Producer, Writer

April 10th, 2005, 04:34 PM	#19
Ben Buie Regular Crew Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Atlanta, GA Posts: 184	<<<-- Originally posted by Shannon Rawls : Ha, thanks Ben, 'preciate it. smile I'm actually quite the dummy. I'm just smart enough to hang around smart people, like you and everyone else here at DVINFO....so I blend in. smile Yo...I didn't know you were in the ATL!!! I got producing partners in and from the durrty. I'll hit you privately. And now I'm intrigued to peep your movie! smile - Shannon W. Rawls -->>> Cool, email is enabled on my profile now, look forward to talking to you. By the way, the HD version of OOWU will be available by paid-BitTorrent in a day or two. Worked out a deal with Prodigem.com, we are pretty excited about this. We plan on making it cheap, like $5 - $7 to download the whole thing (not a rental, download to keep and play as much as you want). No DRM or any crap like that. Anyway, I'm interested to see how the whole BitTorrent thing works out (for a 3GB file no less). Ben __________________ Ben Buie, Producer "On Our Way Up" - Shot Completely in HDV http://www.onourwayup.com HD Articles and Reviews at HDSource! http://hdsource.highlydef.com

December 22nd, 2005, 08:51 AM	#21
Shannon Rawls Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 853	Andre, I used Velcro. Ok..about 10 months later...This monitor is still excellent. Sorry about the photos not working. The url changed from BEOUT.COM to CINEMAHILL.COM but I can't modify the original post. Enjoy. - ShannonRawls.com __________________ Shannon W. Rawls ~ Motion Picture Producer & huge advocate of Digital Acquisition.

December 30th, 2005, 02:12 AM	#23
Shannon Rawls Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 853	Steve, Always remember.... In modern day movie-making There's always AC power! smile - ShannonRawls.com __________________ Shannon W. Rawls ~ Motion Picture Producer & huge advocate of Digital Acquisition.

April 10th, 2005, 11:49 AM	#16
Steven White Major Player Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Canada Posts: 547	"Hello, my name is Wile E. Coyote, certified Genius" <holds up genius card> Conclusion: Shannon W. Rawls may or may not be a genius, but he can at least watch Looney Tunes, which means he's got taste :P Nice monitor Shannon! -Steve

April 10th, 2005, 01:02 PM	#17
Shannon Rawls Major Player Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Los Angeles, California Posts: 853	Ha, thanks Ben, 'preciate it. smile I'm actually quite the dummy. I'm just smart enough to hang around smart people, like you and everyone else here at DVINFO....so I blend in. smile Yo...I didn't know you were in the ATL!!! I got producing partners in and from the durrty. I'll hit you privately. And now I'm intrigued to peep your movie! smile - Shannon W. Rawls

April 10th, 2005, 04:51 PM	#20
Andrew Lock New Boot Join Date: May 2004 Posts: 20	Hi Shannon, Out of interest, how did you fix the monitor to the stand ?

December 29th, 2005, 09:28 PM	#22
Steve Madsen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 111	Good info, thanks Shannon...it seems to be a good dual purpose monitor you've got there. Can you tell me how you power your 19" Dell in the field? I'm new to the game and haven't come across the (possibly obvious) solution for this.

December 30th, 2005, 05:14 PM	#24
Steve Madsen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 111	Gotcha Shannon - thanks

December 30th, 2005, 09:47 PM	#26
Steve Madsen Regular Crew Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Brisbane, Australia Posts: 111	Thanks for the feedback Boyd. Obviously powering this type of monitor is a little more complicated. I think I'll look at an external monitor when I'm ready to start generating an income.