The colours aren't as accurate as cameras built-in LCD's (anyone have a monitor calibration method, pls?) Next, I paired the monitor with the Panasonic AF-100 on a studio shoot. The piece was lit high contrast with many, many shadows shot @ 400 ISO. The monitor showed pixelated 'noise' in the image but when I looked at the studio monitor it was clean, clean. So the monitor has trouble reproducing blacks.

Really I would only recommend this monitor for framing and focus. Of course pair this with the Panasonic cameras as they put out 1080i during recording which is crucial for focus pulling. Or.. wait till Canon gets their act together. The monitor came with a case with divided foam, sunhood, HDMI-HDMI mini cable, Sony battery plate (you'll have to buy a battery, d/w they are cheap). For the cheap price it's a good start :)

Where to get?

Our deals, as usual, have best prices - http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/717/special-deals-led-lighting-and-lcd-camera-monitors

http://www.ebay.com/sch/Monitors-/80053/i.html?_fcid=168&gbr=1&_nkw=2560%20monitor&_clu=2&_sop=15

This monitors based on different variations of LG 27" IPS panel (used in Apple Cinema display) are already quite known on various forums.
Different firms are making them, plus panels and electronics are also different.

Most use DVI-D Dual, but active DP to DVI-D Dual converters exist, if you need them.

Can be good option, especially if you need 2-3 monitors.

Main features:

• 1280x800 Resolution IPS LCD Screen
• HDMI in & out, HDMI Loop Through
• Very compact and sturdy design
• Check Field ( Mono / R / G / B )
• Peaking with red outline
• False Color with adjustable under luminance & over luminance warning
• Clip Guides with adjustable threshold
• Aspect Ratio ( FULL / 16:9 / 4:3 )
• User-Defined Image Ratio ( H-Start / H-Size / V-Star / V-Size )
• DSLR Scaling ( FULL Screen / 16:9 / 3:2 / None )
• Movable Pixel-To-Pixel ( Left / Right / Up / Down Movable)
• Side-By-Side Freeze Frame ( Window 1: 16:9 Mode / Windows 2: 4:3 Mode )
• Guides ( 4:3 & 16:9 Framing Safe Area)
• 5 User-Defined Groups
• Under Scan

• 5 kinds DV Battery Plate for choice:

  1. NWNP-F960 ( SONY “L” Type Series ) - default now
  2. NWLP-E6 ( Canon 5D )
  3. NWD54s ( Panasonic “D54” Series )
  4. NWBP945 ( Canon “900” Series )
  5. NWEN-EL15 (Nikon D700 / D800)

• Comes with sunshade, protective bag, small ball head and battery plate

Deal price: $329, already include shippping to US/Canada/Western Europe

Send me personal message (on the left column at http://www.personal-view.com/talks/profile/1/Vitaliy_Kiselev ) if you want to purchase monitor.

Check http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/5590/1280x800-ips-7-neway-cl76ho-x-and-cl76sdi-monitors-amazing#Item_125

For feedback on their other monitor, CT700 uses same IPS panel and has same features except inputs, buttons and tally system.

Main features:

• 1280x800 Resolution IPS LCD Screen
• HDMI in & out, HDMI Loop Through
• YPBPR in & out
• Video in & out
• Check Field ( Mono / R / G / B )
• Peaking with red outline
• False Color with adjustable under luminance & over luminance warning
• Clip Guides with adjustable threshold
• Aspect Ratio ( FULL / 16:9 / 4:3 )
• User-Defined Image Ratio ( H-Start / H-Size / V-Star / V-Size )
• DSLR Scaling ( FULL Screen / 16:9 / 3:2 / None )
• Tally System
• Movable Pixel-To-Pixel ( Left / Right / Up / Down Movable)
• Side-By-Side Freeze Frame ( Window 1: 16:9 Mode / Windows 2: 4:3 Mode )
• Guides ( 4:3 & 16:9 Framing Safe Area)
• 5 User-Defined Groups
• Under Scan
• 4 kinds DV Battery Plate for choice:
  1. NWNP-F960 ( SONY “L” Type Series ) - default
  2. NWLP-E6 ( Canon 5D )
  3. NWD54s ( Panasonic “D54” Series )
  4. NWBP945 ( Canon “900” Series )

Deal price: $379 (available for forum members only), include free shippping, ask in PM for regions
CL76SDI version with 3G-SDI input and output is avaibable for $699

Send me personal message (on the left column at http://www.personal-view.com/talks/profile/1/Vitaliy_Kiselev ) if you want to purchase monitor.

It has version with HDMI Inout, and version that also has HDMI output.

Features:

1. Peaking for focus assist
2. 5D II Camera Mode
3. Earphone Eack and Built-in Speaker
4. Image Flip(U/D,L/R)
5. Brightness, Contrast Ratio, Tint, Saturation and Color Temperature
6. Check Field Modes: Red, Green, Blue, Monochrome and Color
7. Underscan/Overscan
8. Center Marker, Screen Markers(80%,85%,90%,93%,96%)

Specs:

• Panel resolution - 1280*800
• Brightness - 350cd/cm2
• Contrast - 500:1
• Input Voltage - DC 6~24V
• Power Consumption - ≤7W
• Size - 146mm100mm46mm
• Weight - 260g or 340g with sun shade
• Inputs - HDMI, Video Composite, Audio
• Output - HDMI (with model with it!)

Monitor is available on deals

http://www.personal-view.com/talks/discussion/717/special-deals-lighting-fresnels-evfs-monitors/p1

I appreciatte any help in this search.

http://www.feelworld.cn/en/productlist.asp?sendid=41

Manufacturer state that it has some sort of peaking.

With input and output only - $229 http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-HD-7-LCD-Field-1080P-Camera-Monitor-SLR-HDMI-In-Out-YPrPb-Peaking-Filter-/180850977834?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

One with input only - $209 http://www.ebay.com/itm/7-LCD-Field-1080P-HD-Camera-Monitor-HDMI-YPrPb-Peaking-Filter-Focus-Assist-/180850973375?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0

Specifications (all recording parts for 7Q only):

• 7.7″ OLED, 1280×800, RGB 8-Bit
• Waveform, Zebras, Histogram, Vectorscope, Focus Assist, False Color, Timecode Display and Audio Level Meters, and 1:1 Pixel mode.
• SDI Video I/O
• HDMI Video I/O (up to 1080p60 422 8-bit)
• HD/2K RGB 444 8/10/12-Bit up to 60p/60psf
• HD/2K YCC 422 8/10-Bit Up to 120p, QHD/4K 422 up to 30fps
• ARRIRAW (16:9) 12-bit up to 60fps, ARRIRAW (4:3) 12-bit up to 48fps
• Canon Raw QHD/4K 10-bit up to 60fps
• LUT Support (ARRI, Canon, Sony)
• High-Speed (120fps) and Simultaneous RAW + Proxy (DNxHD-36) mode
• Record File Formats: DNxHD, Uncompressed, HD/2K Raw, Canon Raw, ARRIRAW
• SDI record trigger (ARRI, Canon, Panasonic, Red, Sony)
• 2-Channel Embedded Audio (48KHz, 24-bit)
• Odyssey7Q support 8 channels
• 2.5″ server grade SSD in 240/480/960 GB sizes
• compatible with off the shelf USB 3.0 and Thunderbolt adapters
• 540 grams cast-magnesium case
• 200 x 155 x 25 mm)

More information at: http://www.convergent-design.com/Products/Odyssey7.aspx

• The monitor must not be to big, as he will have it right in front of him (some times right on his lap). If the monitor is to big, it would be to bulky and it would be to exhausting for the eyes always looking from side to side.

• Full HD 1920x1080 is a good thing when judging focus. Using a GH2 with FM2 or Moon, the picture is recorded at a very high level of detail and resolution. Being off focus on the main subject is annoying.

BUT...most of the monitors are either big (>19") or not full HD. Most of the monitors advertised for cameras/DSLRs are even only 1024x600 (which is 16:9 SD resolution, not HD!). Or they are very expensive.

Today I stumbled over this monitor:

http://www.ebay.de/itm/40cm-15-6-LED-FULL-HD-TV-FERNSEHER-DVB-T-PVR-VIDEO-RECORDER-USB-HDMI-220-12V-/380584100436?pt=DE_TV_Martin&hash=item589c948254#ht_13302wt_1141

Which looks quite good for the task I need it for. The biggest downside is probably the 25W power consumption - I will need a big battery mounted to the backside.

What do you think? Any better options?

Dell Ultrasharp U2913WM

Price: $599

http://www.amazon.com/Dell-UltraSharp-U2913WM-Exchange-Warranty/dp/B00AAZ470Y/

Reviews:

• http://www.tftcentral.co.uk/reviews/dell_u2913wm.htm

LG 29EA93

Price: from $658

• http://www.ebay.com/itm/New-LG-29EA93-29-IPS-Panorama-Wide-Monitor-21-9-2560x1080-Multitasking-/251224732186
• http://www.amazon.com/Original-LG-29EA93-Panorama-Monitor/dp/B00AFR5HVU/

Reviews:

• http://hardware-review24.com/load/displays/lg_29ea93_ultrawide_display/8-1-0-196

The D7 specs:

• 1280 x 800 IPS panel
• Aluminum case with 4 reinforced 1/4 20tpi threads
• HDMI loopthru / 3G SDI loopthru
• Peaking
• False Colour
• Pixel to Pixel
• Supported Inputs: 1080p 24, 25, 30, 50, 60p / 720p 30p, 50i, 60i

• 4 adjustable function buttons and scrolling menu wheel

• list price = $1099.99

Ikan D5w:

Model: D5w
Features
1280 x 800 HD panel
Waveform, Vector Scope, & RGB Parade
False color with adjustable under luminance and over luminance warning
Clip guide with adjustable threshold
Peaking with red outline
DSLR Scaling
Video Inputs
HD-SDI
HDMI

Actually I'm looking forward to get the TV Logic 7" but it seems to have only SDI loopthru. So this one would be better with lower price.

Links:

http://www.smallhd.com

I currently edit in Adobe CS6 on a PC laptop with a less than stellar screen (one of those ones that looks kinda washed out). I often will connect the Laptop to a 62" HDTV or a 42" HDTV to edit as well. So I've basically just been exporting footage and viewing on a variety of screens...and adjusting as necessary.

My only guess is that a properly calibrated monitor can be defined as one that somehow sits in the middle/average of what all the different audience members screens are?

All advice is much appreciated.

http://www.samsung.com/us/computer/monitors/LS23MUQHB/ZA

any thoughts on this? looks pretty crazy, designed for gamer's, was wondering if anybody has used one for editing?

Key things here:

• Modern panels techs : LCD, Plasma, OLEDs
• Digital processing
• Connection options required (analog, DVI, HDMI, DP, etc)
• Calibration
• Wide Gamut and issues related to it

Links collection:

• http://www.maximumpc.com/article/features/display_myths_shattered
• http://www.displaymate.com/LCD_Plasma_ShootOut.htm
• http://www.displaymate.com/ShootOut_Part_2.htm

I am currently using an old 15" LCD monitor as my preview device, which is not very accurate. I do not have the need for a real studio monitor. what bothers me about this solution is the black level.

Today, still all TVs start with black at 16 of 255 shades as opposed to 0 of 255 shades in a PC monitor. (This is my understanding, correct me if I am wrong) At least, What looks grey on a PC monitor is often times still black on a TV.

I was thinking about getting a small 1080p TV as a monitor, but maybe you have better suggestions.

I am looking for a small Monitor for my working space (maybe around 20") that has TV black levels. Or would you suggest changing that in the graphics card config...?

Looking into market it seems like prices on 30" monitor improved, as you can get many models now for under $700.

Price: from $585 shipped

http://www.ebay.com/itm/CROSSOVER-30Q5-Pro-30-Pivot-Monitor-2560x1600-LG-S-IPS-16-10-Widescreen-Monitor-/251166388139

All similar 30" monitors:

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_sacat=0&_from=R40&_nkw=30%202560%20monitor&_sop=15

Accordingly to the last response I got from V. Kiselev in this forum was that it hasn't been fixed. Then, accurate focus is the biggest issue I have been encountering with the GH2, specially for run and gun type of shooting. I'm hoping that the GH3 doesn't have this issue.

For location work, the usual 6 meter range is close enough from camera to headphones, but the mic and transmitter may be further away from the camera.

Look for at at least 10 meter headphones on Ebay

Transmitters often come cheaply and with better range. I got a 12V, 10 meter model for $12.00. Look on Ebay too.

Transmitters and headphones can be bought together as a set. Of course, several crew members can receive the same sound via phones.

This is just one more example of domestic equipment which has improved (for in-car DVDs) so much that in can trickle-up to pro applications. Of course, if you're like me you'll find domestic uses as well. (Think kids, peace at home, long drives...)

There are some domestic and car appliances (eg NextBase) which already include IR transmitters. Almost all seem to share the standard stereo IR transmission frequencies of Right: 2.8 MHz. Left: 2.3 MHz.

You can get IR receivers, too. The old Sony 6V IFT-R10 also comes with good quality composite video as well as line-level audio suitable for monitoring. Maybe somebody has experience with camera-mounted IR receivers for audio signal input.

The VGA shooting mode under MANUAL MOVIE MODE is gone after I connect my GH2 to a monitor via HDMI. Other options are gone too and the only ones left are FSH and FH. Is this a limitation of HDMI output? Or is there a hack to enable other manual modes?

Thanks!

I was just wondering which methods some of you may have to make markings on your display (or even external monitor) for guidance for framing cinema aspect ratio?

The Guide lines sadly can not have two horizontal bars as far as i know of.. I was hoping the hack would introduce some type of marking somewhere down the line- but since that does not seem to be possible, lets hear your method :)

Thanks guys

http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_nkw=lilliput+9.7%22+monitor&_sacat=21162&_odkw=lilliput+9.7%22+hdmi+monitor&_sop=15&_osacat=21162

Not really cheap, with $400 price, low resolution screen, and with quite a weight.

Reson why we see it is that 9.7" IPS screens are very cheap now. They are made for tablets (now, mostly Chinese).