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October 12th, 2005, 06:56 AM | #1 |
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Recommended 19" CRT monitor...?
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Please advise me on a good quality 19'' CRT monitor. I need to edit SD footage from my XL2 using PrePro . I will also use this monitor for Photoshop. Thanks! Ido |
October 12th, 2005, 07:15 AM | #2 | |
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Keep in mind, a 19 inch CRT is going to put out some heat.
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October 12th, 2005, 09:39 AM | #3 |
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I'd highly recommend a Mitsubishi Diamondtron based monitor. We have a 19" CRT Gateway VX920 with a Mitsubishi Diamondtron tube purchased with a Gateway computer back in 2001, and all I can say is that it is one superb monitor. Later that year Consumer Reports gave it the highest rating among the 19" CRT monitors they tested. I agree with them. ;-)
I've seen the LaCie Electron22blue CRTs recommended for graphics/image editing. From what I've read the series III were better than the newer series IV. Check out the monitor reviews on these sites. http://www.caddigest.com/subjects/re...splays/CRT.HTM http://www.pcmag.com/category2/0,1874,1638857,00.asp http://graphics.tomshardware.com/display/index.html |
October 12th, 2005, 10:02 AM | #4 |
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I don't know if you would be interested in a 21" CRT, but I think these days you could get a good bargain on one, especially if it was used. If you are interested, I have a list of the best 21" CRTs I developed after a good amount of research back when I was shopping for one not too long ago.
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October 12th, 2005, 04:11 PM | #6 |
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I am actually looking for both a desplay monitor and a video reference monitor.
Thanks again for all of you. |
October 12th, 2005, 06:14 PM | #7 |
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For video monitoring, any TV will be A LOT better than even the best computer monitors.
Just any TV will let you see: overscan interlace, interlace flicker artifacts any some other things. Colors probably won't be accurate on just any TV... you'll probably need a broadcast monitor for that (about $500 upwards). On the other hand, your editing program probably messes up the colors of your video image (i.e. Vegas does this unless you use a secondary display for video preview). Anyways, just any TV hooked up to your system (use a DV camera or deck on firewire preview) is a lot better than nothing. 2- Do try to calibrate your consumer TV according to the instructions at www.videouniversity.com/tvbars2.htm If you use the Lee's filter swatchbook for the blue gel trick, it won't work as good as having blue gun/only on your monitor. Try to disable flesh tone correction if you can figure out what menu setting it is. |
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Personally, I'd say you can't go wrong with NEC.
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