I have been shopping around for RGB monitors and wanted to ask for other's experiences. I would prefer to get a bigger monitor like the NEC XM29, or a larger Sony BVM, but most of the monitors I have come across locally and on ebay are usually 20" or under. How difficult is it to find larger monitors, and how expensive do they tend to be? If they are too rare and expensive, I may just get a smaller Sony PVM.
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True, I think location really dictates what's out there. I have no problem finding monitors here but I think it's because of all the old people in FL and the medical offices because of them. Start with something smaller and wait till something bigger and better comes up. XM29s are hard to find so don't hold your breath for one though.
I rock a 14" PVM and its fine for a single player setup. That said, if I could find a 20" with low hours on it, I'd snap it up in a sec!
The low hours part is a pretty big problem in addition to availability, 20" don't mean shit (at least not to me) if its burnt.
The low hours part is a pretty big problem in addition to availability, 20" don't mean shit (at least not to me) if its burnt.
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I wouldn't worry too much about the size. I have a 13" PVM on my desk, and a 20" BVM-20F1U in front of my "gaming" chair (just an Ikea POANG swivel rocker). Honestly, I really like both of them. It really just all depends on how far away you sit, and where your eye-level is.
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In the PVM club that's all we worry about. Free scotch and coke for anyone with one bigger than 20".
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Still waiting for dat XM29 hook up...
I might have something for you in the near future
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It's not the motion of the ocean; It's the size of the CRT.
I think what is being said about low hours is the important part. I've seen the same model CRTs from roughly the same time look worlds apart. You have to understand a majority of these monitors were being used in broadcast settings. So watch out for time codes, color bars, stuff like that.
Hell, I'm burning color bars as we speak into a 9" panasonic bt-s901y on my desk. Haha.
I think what is being said about low hours is the important part. I've seen the same model CRTs from roughly the same time look worlds apart. You have to understand a majority of these monitors were being used in broadcast settings. So watch out for time codes, color bars, stuff like that.
Hell, I'm burning color bars as we speak into a 9" panasonic bt-s901y on my desk. Haha.
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I might have something for you in the near future
I will await further news with bated breath.Is this an RGB monitor?: http://www.kijiji.ca/v-camera-camcorder-lens/city-of-toronto/panasonic-ct-2010-yc-broadcast-20-inch-monitor/1002599619
The price is right. Another local wants $200 for a 20" Sony PVM.
The price is right. Another local wants $200 for a 20" Sony PVM.
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I don't know what to look for in other monitors. The other one I'm considering is a Sony PVM-20S1WU. Anyone know about that one?
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What you're looking for is any model PVM with low hours, late manufacture date, and RGB inputs. Here is a picture to give you an idea:
See the inputs that are R/R-Y,G/Y, B/B-Y? Those are RGB and component inputs. Meaning they can do either or. Some monitors (mostly older pvms) can only do RGB and not component.
The inputs that just say video, like the one you posted before, is just low-quality composite video (like the yellow plugs on consumer TV's). Keep in mind you can still get a nice picture out of s-video in a pinch (line C on the picture) out of PVMs too.
RGB is still the best though, and what makes these monitors desirable.
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