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Live From NAB:  An LCD Monitor You Can Actually See Outdoors

Anyone that has tried to view an LCD monitor in direct sunlight knows that just can’t be done, right?  Well, get ready to change your tune.  While wandering in a sun-blinded haze, I almost tripped over the C-stand holding the Nebtek NEB100HDS LCD Onboard Camera Monitor.  Once my eyes adjusted, I could barely believe what I was looking at - an LCD monitor, being hit directly by the blazing Nevada sun, with a very viewable, colorful image.  One of the things I am looking for at NAB 2009 is an LCD monitor with integrated vectorscope and waveform monitors, and while the Nebtek doesn’t have that exactly, it does feature a really cool “false color” exposure meter.  Basically, once you trigger the “false color” mode, everything on the monitor changes color to reflect it’s brightness - 10% IRE is blue, 50% is brown, 100% is orange, and over 100% is bright red (there are 12 steps and colors in all.)  While that isn’t exactly what I am looking for, I can certainly see the appeal.  The monitor will accept HD-SDI, component and composite analog video inputs, and the list price will be in the $3000 range.    You can learn more at the Nebtek website.

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