Marshall vs Laptop at DVinfo.net

Daniel Monahan · October 9th, 2006, 04:35 PM

Which would work better for monitoring HD footage in the field?

An on-camera marshal lcd or a 17" powerbook(anti-glare)?

Thanks,
Daniel

Carlos E. Martinez · October 18th, 2006, 03:09 PM

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Originally Posted by Daniel Monahan

Which would work better for monitoring HD footage in the field?

An on-camera marshal lcd or a 17" powerbook(anti-glare)?

An HD capable monitor, with component inputs, might be the best type. Probably Marshal has such model, likely expensive.

Peter Ferling · October 19th, 2006, 04:55 AM

High rez LCD's are expensive. It also depends on the final destination of your project. If your going to a compressed solution that's only intended for playback on PC's, then a laptop would suffice. Otherwise, you'd need to rent a good quality monitor for broadcast.

Serious magic has DVRack 2, and it does HD, and has a the tools that will allow you to color correct or adjust your laptop monitor to match the HD spec. They have a 10 day trial. However, the trial is fussy and prematurely expired on me.

October 9th, 2006, 04:35 PM	#1
Daniel Monahan New Boot Join Date: Sep 2006 Location: Carlsbad, CA Posts: 24	Marshall vs Laptop Which would work better for monitoring HD footage in the field? An on-camera marshal lcd or a 17" powerbook(anti-glare)? Thanks, Daniel

October 19th, 2006, 04:55 AM	#3
Peter Ferling Trustee Join Date: May 2005 Location: Wyomissing, PA Posts: 1,141 Images: 57	High rez LCD's are expensive. It also depends on the final destination of your project. If your going to a compressed solution that's only intended for playback on PC's, then a laptop would suffice. Otherwise, you'd need to rent a good quality monitor for broadcast. Serious magic has DVRack 2, and it does HD, and has a the tools that will allow you to color correct or adjust your laptop monitor to match the HD spec. They have a 10 day trial. However, the trial is fussy and prematurely expired on me.