Best LCD grading monitor on the planet

[Dan Graetz]

The new JVCs are CMS capable and have custom gamma options. The CMS controls wouldn't be anything near what a Barco or similar would have - but it's enough to get it close enough.

I spent a few hours trolling through posts on avsforum where all the home theater videophiles hang out. They're into some pretty hardcore calibration - way over and above any of the broadcast calibration tips I've found so far. They use color probes like the GreTagMacbeth units, in combination with custom test patterns etc.

The JVCs are inherently Rec.709 so I'm not sure if that will limit options for log grading RED footage?

 

[Allan Stallard]

Concerning the HP Dreamcolor if you look deeper on the interweb , concerning the dithering, it was discussed that it had been resolved with firmware updates a while ago. An associate of mine bought one after reading all the hubbabaloo and decided to go for it. It's seen lots of 4K r3d files and shows no signs of dithering.

Just trying to help. I'm buying one myself in a couple weeks.

I also know that you wouldn't be alone in grading with one and I have heard that anyone who has one loves it.

Oh yeah, it doesn't cost 10k. My friend bought one for 2K.

So if price is a consideration...

 

[Andrae Palmer]

Allan,

Thanks for the update. So it is a true 30 bit display after all.

 

[Curran Giddens]

Concerning the HP Dreamcolor if you look deeper on the interweb , concerning the dithering, it was discussed that it had been resolved with firmware updates a while ago.

http://h20000.www2.hp.com/bizsuppor...EnvOID=1093&swLang=13&taskId=135&mode=4&idx=0

Yeah, Firmware version TR133.SL063.BL167 Rev. A (1 Oct 2008) fixes the problem. You will need to run the firmware update with Windows.

 

[Allan Stallard]

Allan,

Thanks for the update. So it is a true 30 bit display after all.

Well, I wouldn't say myself how many bits it is. I'm saying the dithering issue has been resolved.. in example the post above.

 

[M Most]

The new JVCs are CMS capable and have custom gamma options. The CMS controls wouldn't be anything near what a Barco or similar would have - but it's enough to get it close enough.

If you are talking about the RS20, that would be true. For the RS1, it isn't.

 

[Michael Lindsay]

Hi

Our BVM-D (HD CRT sony) is getting a little long in the tooth... what would be fantastic is a group buy on Barco's RHDM-2301. I suspect they will not be priced for a 'Red like' sales numbers. So maybe the price could be adjusted through high sales numbers?

Even the Sony 23" revison would be interesting...

Any thoughts?

Michael L

 

[GlennChan]

I'm not that impressed by the RHDM-2301 and the Sony BVM-L230... they don't look significantly better than other monitors a fraction of their cost (e.g. eCinema FX, JVC's 24" DT). The high-priced LCDs still suffer from limited blacks... you can't have good color if the blacks are raised.

Whereas there are other monitors that will come out (or are currently shipping?) that will be noticeably better than the Barco and Sony BVM-L230. eCinema's DPX monitor does the best blacks I have ever seen; field emission technologies is building a plant (their prototype looked good... we'll see what they ship). Or right now you should be able to get a ~40" monitor... clients will definitely see the difference between that and a smaller monitor.

2- If anything, eCinema looks like they have the most Red-like pricing.

As far as clients go, their 40" monitor ($6k) would likely look better than Sony's or Barco's >$20k+ 23" monitors. The top 40" panels also have a slightly better contrast ratio than the top smaller panels.

*Do your own homework and demo monitors before buying them to check for any weird artifacts or defects.