I work in professional video, my company has the predecessor to this monitor (the 1700W), and it's pretty crappy. This newer model looks exactly the it, I bet besides perhaps a better screen it's mostly the same deal. The features like the vectorscope/waveform are in the 1700 already, and they didn't even bother to add HDMI, which I think should be as standard an option today as putting composite/component into past professional models has been.
I hope they improved the black levels (which sucked), but even then, it's really just too small. You don't want 42" in your face when cutting, but I'd rather go for for one of the 24" HD flatscreens that are out there, and in 1080p to boot. Consumers might be happy with 720p up to around 40" or so, but for a pro monitor, you should be able to expect full 1080p.
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I work in professional video, my company has the predecessor to this monitor (the 1700W), and it's pretty crappy. This newer model looks exactly the it, I bet besides perhaps a better screen it's mostly the same deal. The features like the vectorscope/waveform are in the 1700 already, and they didn't even bother to add HDMI, which I think should be as standard an option today as putting composite/component into past professional models has been.
I hope they improved the black levels (which sucked), but even then, it's really just too small. You don't want 42" in your face when cutting, but I'd rather go for for one of the 24" HD flatscreens that are out there, and in 1080p to boot. Consumers might be happy with 720p up to around 40" or so, but for a pro monitor, you should be able to expect full 1080p.