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Reader Mail time:

Can the JVC DT-V1910CGU monitor handle the 24p output of the Panasonic HVX200 camera? The info on the JVC website says that the monitor can handle 1080/24psF, but would the DT-V1910CG also be able to support the 24p output of the HVX200 in 1080 and/or 720 modes?


Great question - short answer YES.

The DVCPRO HD spec is built around video framerates like 23.976, 29.97, and 59.94, all of which are supported by that JVC 19" broadcast CRT I've been talking about. There may be other monitors worth considering, but this is what we bought and have been using at the color correction business with good results.

Let's break down that question piece by piece:

1080p mode on HVX200:

It'll be 23.976 1920x1080 analog component output, with 3:2 pulldown added to make 1080i60 playback (59.94 really). Assuming you have the RGB/component board installed in the JVC (a few hundred bucks), you could plug the camera directly into the monitor and it'd play that content at HD res just fine.

If you're pulling that footage into the computer over FireWire or USB 2.0, and you have a BlackMagic or AJA HD card, you can play the footage out of the computer into the monitor just fine as well. If you remove 3:2 pulldown to get back to 1080p23.976p, the monitor will play it at 48Hz (no 3:2 pulldown, just double buffering the progressive frame to reduce but not eliminate flicker). The BlackMagic DeckLink HD stuff can add 3:2 pulldown on the fly to displays that don't support 23.976p, I'm not in a place to double check whether our AJA Kona2 does that as well.

720 mode on HVX200:

If FireWire ingested, you've got 24p (23.976) or 30p (29.97) or 60p (59.94). Again, the BMD cards will add 3:2 or 2:1 pulldown on the fly as needed, the Kona stuff will as well.

So no problems there - either captured, or plugged directly into the monitor from the camera, all formats will play on that JVC just fine that the Panasonic HVX200 can shoot. No kidding, a very good fit, and not a bad price at all, considering all it will do.