Can anyone here who has a digital LCD screen monitor recommend an awesome digital LCD to me? I've looked into the brands - Dell, Samsung, NEC, Viewsonic and some others. Viewsonic seems to have smaller LCDs which are excellent, but I'm looking for something that handles at least 2560x1600 Res (Dell 30 inch 3007WFP) that has at least 800:1 contrast, 500+ cd/m2 brightness level and professional connections (BNC, RCA, S-Video, Dual-DVI) and is = or > 30 inches. Samsung seems to be a great brand, but I haven't seen their monitors yet.

Also, if anyone in the LA area knows of a great store that has LCD monitors on display from higher end brands - NEC, Samsung and the like, that would be super.

I know that it is mostly individual tastes and preferences when choosing a monitor, but thought it wouldn't hurt to put this up for suggestions.

Many thanks!

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I have 2 dell 24"ers that work great. Although you're not going to find monitors smaller than 30" that can resolve 2560x1600. The dells will do 1920x1200, which is 1080p high def with a few pixels to spare.

Thanks, I had to edit the greater than sign. I meant to get a monitor greater or equal to 30 inches. I work at a Post House that does special FX and they have a lot fo Dells, but I compared them to a samsung setup similar to the Dells, the the Samsung was better. These were 24 inch, but not cinedisplay, which I prefer.

800:1 contrast and 500 cd/sq. m are lies as far as specifications. Manufacturers always make these up. Look for reasonable response times (9 ms should be widespread now).

What do you mean by cinedisplay? A non-standard aspect ratio? Not recommended, IMO.

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What do you mean by cinedisplay? A non-standard aspect ratio? Not recommended, IMO.

By Cinedisplay, I mean widescreen. So why no widescreen? I've edited on them before, and if the final image goes to a TV.HD monitor, everything should be kosher. Let me know what you think Evan.

I'm going to see about the response times and also I heard any screens handling up to 96 hz for response is good for video editing. I think that is a different measurement, but I'll look into the ms response times. I'm hoping to handle DV, HDV and HD as well as intense graphics - on my LCD.

They're fine in that sense but I don't think most people work with HD only. The extra real estate is not entirely wasted with 4:3 stuff but it's not necessary either. I personally like a 'tall' screen so I can show more of the timeline.

They also aren't as good for gaming

I've got some pretty minor stuff to add, I suppose!

I enjoy Samsung everything! I started out with their jazz just about when the started making a huge push in the electronic relm again. My entire home entertainment unit is Samsung everything. My render TV is Samsung, too.
I don't have much expiereance with their line up in regards to PC monitors, but if it's anything like the rest of their catalouge... it's terrific.

Why doesn't this forum have a spell checker tool?

I also wanted to add my two cents in regards to the 16:9 monitor debacle!
I love widescreen monitors for editing and doning other mundane stuff-- that being said though, I do not like what they can do for Photoshop. In regards to such a program, I work with a lot of files that are comic book sized, personally. This means they're longer than they are wider.
I understand you're doing this with 3D though, which has suites similar to editing programs (last time I checked in; 4 years ago). If this is still the case, I'd highly advocate using a device for 3D creation.