True monitors have considerably higher resolution than
standard TVs in the smaller sizes, unfortunately, and
you will see more detail in a good consumer 27" than in
a good 20", and more detail in a good 20" than in a good
13". It is hard to judge sharpness and noise on the
smaller consumer TVs while editing...

On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 17:40:20 GMT, RJ wrote:

>IMHO, it's hard to beat a 13" Sony Trinitron, and even a 9" will do a
>great job as a near field viewing monitor.
>
>We use the Sony PVM1340 & 1910 monitors in our studio. I use the 1340
>for all of my viewing and we have the 1910 setup for the client. These
>are a bit more money, but offer greater connectivity & setup choices.
>However, I think a Sony consumer set in a similar size, offers as nice a
>picture.

>Neuman - Ruether wrote:
>> On Tue, 29 Jan 2002 07:30:03 GMT, "mr. smith"
>> wrote:

>> >I want to start off with a decent consumer TV for monitoring since I will
>> >mostly be
>> >doing wedding videos. what basic features should I look for and does
>> >anybody recommend any particular brand/model?

>> I assume you want a 20" or smaller - and few of these these
>> days have "S" inputs, unfortunately... Also, select the
>> TV for monitoring from among demo models so that you can
>> see the particular sample in operation, and when you find a
>> good one (relatively free of convergence, distortion, focus,
>> and color problems), take THAT particular sample, and
>> ***not*** a new one in a box. Otherwise, most models can be
>> good/bad for monitoring use for wedding videos...;-)