Premium Members Gary Litwin Posted August 3, 2015 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Hi Chris, Just back from a vaca and wanted to follow up on your post above. First, really glad you are finding the viewability in sunlight to be exceptional :-) Your suggestions on further firmware upgrades are really really appreciated. I think that offering a better zoom / "punch in" function is a great idea, as well as the ability to black out the space that is not in use outside the safe area markers. And centering the battery mount......I have suggested all to our team to get it going. One thing I wanted to mention is that the SDI signal input does loop out via SDI too, just like the other signals do. Anyways, thanks again for the support and your thoughts. I think we are going to offer a special next month where the BVB07 and BVB09 will be $1995 each (for SC forum members only). Best, Gary Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peder Torp Mathisen Posted August 3, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 3, 2015 Hi Gary! Do you have any new pics of the updated monitor? Would love to see the monitor from all sides. Peder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Gary Litwin Posted August 6, 2015 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Hi Peder, Sorry about the delayed response...just now saw your request for updated pix. I just went down to production and took these of a brand new unit. If you have any questions, please call or email me any time... Best, Gary 949-465-9911 gary@bolandcom.com Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Peder Torp Mathisen Posted August 6, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 6, 2015 Great, thanks! Just answered your mail. Peder Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Sanjay Sami Posted August 7, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted August 7, 2015 Looks great Gary ! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Gary Litwin Posted September 1, 2015 Author Premium Members Report Share Posted September 1, 2015 Hi everyone, I just wanted to remind forum members that we are running a 1 month special package for September. Your choice of the BVB07 or BVB09, the stand/yoke, the protective / removeable cover glass, and a PTap power cable....$1995 for forum members only. Thank you again for all of the support and positive feedback ... And ...good news...we're back in stock now :-) 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rob Vuona SOC Posted September 2, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 2, 2015 Back again with a few solid days of operating in direct sunlight. My review is biased because my preferences are specific and I'm sure they are different than yours. Firstly I should mention Gary Litwin's awesome costumer service, and how well priced this monitor is. Customer service from Boland has been great. The price of this monitor is incredible at under $2500. Perhaps more important than customer service is the functionality of the monitor, and this monitor functions exceptionally. The Boland BVB07 is viewable at all angles in direct sunlight. Enough said, viewability is almost priceless. Here are a few cons. I am more than happy to live with them, because as I stated above I can see the monitor from any viewing angle, in any situation. These are also fixes that can be implemented in future models The build of the monitor is less than desirable. The monitor is too light at under 2 pounds. The AB plate on the back is off center. I don't mount batteries back there often, maybe for some ballast when flying a heavier camera up top. However if a battery is mounted, don't expect to achieve dynamic balance. The shell doesn't seem as durable as the CNC machined aluminum on other monitors. If the materials used were heavier, all of the above quirks would not exist. I'd be willing to pay the extra money for this. Here are things that can be fixed with firmware. Still not a big deal to me, but would be nice to have an update for soon. There is no option to shade or black out the areas outside of the frame markers. The custom marker function works fine, but it would be nice to adjust top, bottom, left, and right independently. I'd also like the option to move the center crosshair around. The digital level is completely useless. I would gladly pay the extra money to have a useable level on this monitor. Like Alan mentioned, maybe make it compatible with Tiffen's digital level unit? The Boland lacks custom zoom/aspect ratio. When you take composite video from a camcorder or DSLR you will not be able to fill the entire display with the proper aspect ratio. Either leave it smaller or look at a stretched image. The video signal will not pass through. This monitor will cross convert from SDI - HDMI and the other way, but it will not loop through from SDI to SDI or HDMI to HDMI. No anamorphic desqueeze. Enough with the cons, this monitor does have a lot of great functions. It does everything you'd want it to, plus more. All the standard features are there. Image flip, zoom, peaking, false color, scopes, ect.. There are a lot of things I cannot cover with my review. I can't speak for the tally signal or scopes, I don't use them. While this isn't a perfect monitor, I can see it in midday desert locations and that's enough for me. I am more than happy with my purchase and I would make the purchase again if I had to. I likely will when I decide to invest in a director's monitor. Go get yourself a Boland BVB07, at under $2500 it is well worth the investment. This is my favorite monitor on the market and I've used quite a few. -Chris Loh Hi Chris, Thanks for the review, you said you have used quit a few different monitors, have you used the small HD DP-7 Daybright ? If so how does the new Boland compare ? Thanks Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members James Baldanza SOC Posted September 3, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 Is it possible to make an offset plate for the Anton Bauer plate so it does line up balanced on the back of the monitor? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted September 3, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 3, 2015 James, I can help with that project if we can get enough people to do a run. The plates would probably only be $35-$50 each if we can get at least 10 people to commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members James Baldanza SOC Posted September 4, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Great, I'm in. Anybody else? James, I can help with that project if we can get enough people to do a run. The plates would probably only be $35-$50 each if we can get at least 10 people to commit. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chris Freilich Posted September 4, 2015 Report Share Posted September 4, 2015 Yes, me too. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Alan Rencher Posted September 5, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 5, 2015 Great. We have four spoken for, anyone else can reply here or email me: alan@mediablackout.net. Once I get 10 people, I'll get the orders placed, and more people means a better price. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Michael Desiderio Posted September 16, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Are you guys using the yoke provided and mounting it directly to a 1/4" single bolt? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Chris Loh Posted September 16, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 16, 2015 Hi Chris, Thanks for the review, you said you have used quit a few different monitors, have you used the small HD DP-7 Daybright ? If so how does the new Boland compare ? Thanks The Boland has a far better screen.. I wish I compared them side by side the other week, I had a DP7 HB with me. I'm not sure if I like the menu's any better on the Boland vs the DP7, but I would chose the Boland again over the SmallHD any day. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Premium Members Rob Vuona SOC Posted September 17, 2015 Premium Members Report Share Posted September 17, 2015 The Boland has a far better screen.. I wish I compared them side by side the other week, I had a DP7 HB with me. I'm not sure if I like the menu's any better on the Boland vs the DP7, but I would chose the Boland again over the SmallHD any day. Thanks Chris Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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