Any cheap wireless monitors?

[Christoffer Glans]

As I'm mostly directing rather than doing cinematography, are there any cheap directors monitors that can be wireless? Or solutions for using an iPad? Just a simple HDMI or SDI transmitter that could be attached to the camera and send video to a small handheld monitor.

 

[James Bendkowski]

The Nyrius Aries Pro tends to be the cheapest go-to wireless HDMI
I've got the Prime (as I can't get the Pro in the UK) and it's decent enough; the pro has a better range. Definitely worth it considering everything else is at least double the price

 

[Matthew Quinn]

I started with an AC7 OLED with a paralinx attached to it. I still use it sometimes (sold the paralinx) It was good for 1-2 people to look at. But I started noticing the monitor became a tool that everyone on set could use, (H&MU, Script supervisor, Art Dept) I started using bigger monitors after that and i still feel crowded sometimes. My Osee 15 " is perfect for small gigs enough screen for 4-5 people to view and it has V-mount power and wireless reciever mounted on it. Granted we have to put it on a c-stand, but it works really well. When we do 2 camera set ups or a bigger crew we go for 21" flanders scientific. Its brighter and larger. the Osee cost me $1000 with flightcase and V-mount. The Flanders was closer to $3000

if you are looking for portable lightweight I would look at the new SMALLHD 7" series of monitors, they actually JUST released a cheaper version that's slightly less bright than the 702 high brite. I think the sdi version is lkike $800 HDMI only is $700.

 

[Björn Benckert]

Best bang for buck option now is the new cube. it makes a little Wifi network and you can easily stream to a few iPads without to much lag. We use the bolt on a Directors monitor, a atomos samuraj. That cage got a mac airport built in and also the cube so so director screen get picture from the the bolt with zero lag and from there the signals ships via the cube to hand held iOS. But again that second last version of cube the new one is tons better as I understand. But works well for what we do.