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I'm an amateur trying to put together what is probably the ultimate budget setup for a HD grading system, given that the new 24" Dreamcolor has a sub 1000USD price!
Historically there has been a problem getting the Dreamcolor engine to function with decklink HDMI outputs due to the output not being 4:4:4 RGB. I'm curious if the Black Magic SDI to HDMI mini converter will convert the YCbCr 4:2:2 output of the Decklink card to the 4:4:4 output needed by the Dreamcolor?
If it can, and assuming the 295 price of the mini-converter is accurate, the roughly 600 dollar price of the new DreamColor, and the 300 for the decklink, this'd equate to a simple HD grading system at a 1500 USD cost at most.
If it in fact does not work then my next option, based on the budget, would be a Panasonic TH-42BT300U plasma. Not a future-proof display to be sure, but I do know it can faithfully reproduce 709 enough for my needs. However, I'm worried about the ABL issues inherent to plasma technology effecting the grade. I know it has a monitor function that theoretically turns off the ABL at the expense of large amount of brightness. Can this display hit 100nits with the monitor mode enabled?
Thanks!
Historically there has been a problem getting the Dreamcolor engine to function with decklink HDMI outputs due to the output not being 4:4:4 RGB. I'm curious if the Black Magic SDI to HDMI mini converter will convert the YCbCr 4:2:2 output of the Decklink card to the 4:4:4 output needed by the Dreamcolor?
If it can, and assuming the 295 price of the mini-converter is accurate, the roughly 600 dollar price of the new DreamColor, and the 300 for the decklink, this'd equate to a simple HD grading system at a 1500 USD cost at most.
If it in fact does not work then my next option, based on the budget, would be a Panasonic TH-42BT300U plasma. Not a future-proof display to be sure, but I do know it can faithfully reproduce 709 enough for my needs. However, I'm worried about the ABL issues inherent to plasma technology effecting the grade. I know it has a monitor function that theoretically turns off the ABL at the expense of large amount of brightness. Can this display hit 100nits with the monitor mode enabled?
Thanks!