How to connect monitor to computer

Patryk Rebisz wrote on 11/12/2010, 1:17 PM
I have this JVC monitor:
http://www.broadandbetter.tv/index.php/monitors/163-broadcast-monitor-jvc-tm-h150c.html

That i usually connect to Vegas through firewire camcorder. Now i would like to take the camcorder out of the equation... Any idea on how to connect the computer to the monitor bypassing the camera (and without codec, gamma shift)?

Comments

Jay Gladwell wrote on 11/12/2010, 1:40 PM

I could be wrong, but I don't think you can. It's going to require a camera or deck of some sort.

PerroneFord wrote on 11/12/2010, 1:44 PM
http://www.matrox.com/video/en/products/pc/mxo2_family/mxo2_mini/

http://www.blackmagic-design.com/products/decklink/

http://www.aja.com/products/kona/konalhe/

http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/389736-REG/JVC_BRHD50U_BR_HD50U_Compact_HDV_DV_Video.html

Tom Pauncz wrote on 11/12/2010, 1:45 PM
You'll need some sort of digital to analog converter.

ADVC110 would work with f/w in and S-vid out to your monitor, or a far more expensive solution would be, as Jay said, a deck or one of the i/o cards like AJA or Black Magic Design.

Tom
Patryk Rebisz wrote on 11/12/2010, 2:10 PM
So to simplify it. I need firewire out of computer, converter with firewire in and analog out, yes?
baysidebas wrote on 11/12/2010, 2:13 PM
Yes, I've been using an ADVC-300 for exactly that purpose for a couple of years, no complaints.
Tom Pauncz wrote on 11/12/2010, 2:16 PM
Patryk,

That would likely be the cheapest solution.

If not f/w out of computer, then a card that does that. For example:

I use a BMD Decklink Studio card to be able to monitor from the Vegas t/l to an HD TV. The card simultaneously downconverts and thus I have my SD SONY monitor showing the output at the same time - letterboxed....

Tom
Patryk Rebisz wrote on 11/12/2010, 2:21 PM
At close to $300 all those solutions seem a bit pricey, any cheaper way?
Cooldraft wrote on 11/12/2010, 2:22 PM
Just save the money (if it is an issue) and hide the camera and connect monitor to it. I have three throwaways for capture and this.. SD though.

One of the cards/boxes will do the same.Although the IO box that I work on MAC with gives professional tweaks, but I can't think what you would use those for ccoming from Vegas.
baysidebas wrote on 11/12/2010, 6:54 PM
In my case, the ADVC-300 was bought for capturing analog tapes (it's bidirectional) and it does a great job with that. As an output converter, that was a bonus I didn;t even contemplate when I bought it.
Patryk Rebisz wrote on 11/12/2010, 7:13 PM
It seems the cheapest converter i can find is ADVC55.

Will that work?
Former user wrote on 11/12/2010, 7:20 PM
I believe the ADVC55 is for capture only, it does not have any outputs so it will not work for monitoring.

Dave T2
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musicvid10 wrote on 11/12/2010, 8:34 PM
For the kind of money others are talking about here, why not get a great new monitor?
Prices are dropping like a rock right now.
PerroneFord wrote on 11/12/2010, 10:11 PM
He's still gotta connect it. Whether it's via HDMI, SDI, or some other means. But you don't get something for nothing.
Anthony J C wrote on 11/13/2010, 5:46 AM
But the JVC is a great monitor, it is a CRT with real blacks and whites, so stick with it.