Ray--thanks for posting.

When you select Windows Secondary display as the external preview monitor, does the preview window fill the screen, or is it the same "Full" size as in Vegas' own preview window? In my case, it is the latter, but I want to see a full screen preview.

The only way I can see a full-screen preview on an external moniotor is when I select the Firewire DV device as my external monitor, and then connect a DV-to-Analog converter to the Firewire port, with an analog monitor connected to its output.

Am I missing something?

Thanks!

LBPSlava

I'm listening real hard to this one . .. ears open . .

Yes there are displays that have firewire ports, Sony at least make them. The cost of the firewire option would buy you a high end firewire to analogue converter though.
I still use a CRT for SD external monitoring as it's the only way to really check for field order stuff ups and I've had several of those over the last few years. The other nice thing about this old Sony clunker is multiple inputs and PAL/NTSC/SECAM indication.
For HD things change dramatically. I just cannot afford a glass monitor nor the technician to tune it every day so the Dell 2407 is used as a Secondary Display and for the money cannot be beat. It's certainly not a good monitor for video work though. Eizo have a better unit at around 3 times the price and beyond that I think you're into serious money territory. You can then get into LCD broadcast monitors with options like battery power, scopes and HD-SDI inputs
To answer your question about image size, from memory yes you can scale the display to fill the screen although I think from memory some of the functionality might rely on your graphics card and its drivers.
I guess in the end it comes down to what you can afford and what you want to use it for. No matter what, spending the time to calibrate any monitor is time well spent. Must add Spyder to shopping list.

Bob.

Ecinemasys and some other manufacturers have 1920x1080 HD broadcast monitors for the <$5k pricepoint. LCD monitors are getting better and coming down in price. Apparently the DPX line from Ecinemasys ($25k ballpark) has better than CRT black level.