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I been looking at a bigger monitor to complete our editing suite. So far we´ve been using a 9″ CRT from JVC, which doubles as location monitor. While it gives excellent colours, it is rather small, and does not have the full resolution.
So I did some research, and came up with the JVC TM-H150CG. For good prices in the US, there is of course B&H Photo at 499 USD, and Provantage at 433 USD. Trouble as always when shopping from Europe is the shipping costs. Including those, the monitor would run at 717 USD and 630 USD respectively.
So there comes a bit more surfing, and there I find a friendly french site, PBS Video which have it at 420 EUR (or 540 USD), but shipping is much cheaper, totalling 612 USD. With the added benefit of getting the right plug.
Tags: editing, gear, review, technology
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5-Sep-06 at 23:57
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4-Sep-06 at 15:02
Raoul
I’m a newbie when it comes to professional video editing, but why are these CRT monitors so expensive? What makes them so special? Because when it comes to CRT computer monitors, they can’t even give them away anymore, everyone wants LCDs.
5-Sep-06 at 00:08
Martin
Hi Roul,
These are specialized CRT monitors, which are manufactured to give a reliable, accurate output. CRT monitors in general have a better colour rendition than LCD have. Also, the technology of they show pictures is different from each other.
Basically it comes down to this: if you want to be sure that what you see is correct, you do need a calibrated broadcast CRT monitor. LCD have many advantages, but they are not reliable for colour grading.
Here is one of the many articles explaining the need for CRT. And a look at this comprehensive (written by a Dr.) comparison chart should erase the last doubts.