Sat Mar 07, 2020 9:02 pm
I made it to my local store last week and compared the Shinobi vs the VA 12G 5" with my P2K. I didn't see any major difference in screen quality, but it was late afternoon on a rainy day. The BMVA12G monitor had hepatitis, but that's fixed with the newer firmware. Big takeaways, the noise from the BM12G's fan was clearly audible. Not loud, but there. Interesting note is that it follow the heat sinks up and is barely audible from the sides. With my shotgun mike forward and to the right, it might not be an issue. The Shinobi is lighter though less than I would have thought. I nearly bought the Shinobi right then and there. However, I've read some issue people have with focusing, so I need to go back and do some real testing. The store was about to close so I didn't have much time to check that. In the interim I've read about the upcoming Red Komodo and am interested in that. Since it's SDI only, the BMVA12G wins with both connectors since Shinobi is either or. I'm hoping to get back in the next week to do more in-depth testing maybe it will be sunny!
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