Premium Members Tony Reyes Posted May 30, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 30, 2012 I have now realized that I need a cheap return monitor. Is their a particular brand or size that you have found that works well? Same with prompter. I have been told that both of these can be regular old composite. For example I see 4.3 inch monitors on Amazon for $35. I don't care about quality. I really just need to see what is in program. Is there a particular reason I should stray away from going ultra cheap? I'd kind of like to spend my dollars on other gear right now. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Afton Grant Posted May 31, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I don't do much live stuff, so I don't have any myself, but a friend here in NYC does and recently bought a couple monitors off of Ebay for $20 each. Quality was actually not that bad. Hard to go wrong at that price too. I did some mods to them to make them plug nicely into his rig. I don't remember the brand (if there even was one), but I bet if you searched Ebay, you'd find them. Or just try the ones from Amazon. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Daniel Erbeck Posted May 31, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 I use the Ikan 3.5 inch lcd SD monitor. Great size and relatively cheap. B&H has them Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rob Vuona SOC Posted May 31, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Go with the 4.3". But buy two or three, it will break Modify the cable to plug into your rig Tiffen has a great return monitor bracket that adjust to different monitor rods , see the Phantom•V As far as the return monitor go with the 7" analog again modify the cables to fit your rig and then make a mounting bracket to attach to the top handle of the camera allowing the monitor to sit just above the lens Hope that helps Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Daniel Erbeck Posted May 31, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Im currently in the process of fabricating a bracket that can recieve a 1/4-20 screw and would slide and attach on to the cameras eyepiece mount. Combine that with a small bogan arm that has a 1/4-20 on it and you'll be able to achieve the placement of the prompter monitor where Rob said. If anyone's interested let me know. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Osvaldo Silvera SOC Posted May 31, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 This bracket works for most Sony and Panasonic broadcast cameras. Not made for a Monitor specifically but easy to drill the plate for one, and you can slide it side to side. http://www.steadicamforum.com/index.php?showtopic=14939&st=0&p=70546&fromsearch=1entry70546 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Tony Reyes Posted May 31, 2012 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Thanks everyone for the replies. I ended up going with the ultra cheap 4.3" from Amazon. I'm planning on powering it from the D-tap by my battery. I'm getting the idea that the quality of the prompter basically doesn't matter : ) The plan now is to power it from one of the Hirose connectors on my Master sled. Has anyone else done this with a Master sled? John Perry recommended this one for a prompter: http://xenarc.com/product/700yv.html Don't know if it's worth spending $300 on this or just buying a cheap $80 7". It'd be nice to be able to buy some inexpensive equipment for once! : ) Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Mark Schlicher Posted May 31, 2012 Premium Members Report Share Posted May 31, 2012 Lots of the cheapie monitors have narrow ranges of acceptable voltages (and poor documentation.) So there's a chance of blowing up a "12V" monitor with an unregulated 14.4V (up to 16V right off the charger) from a p-tap. This goes for your prompter as well as the return monitor. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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