Napoleonbc 0 Posted March 5, 2004 Everyone knows all clients now want those sleek LCD monitors instead of the older box style monitors. Anyone have an easy and cheap way to get an LCD or any Flat Panel Display to hookup to a Windows based DVR. I'm thinking of using an ATI card with TV out, but then again I could always just use second VGA port over ethernet to the monitor. Anyone have a good solution. Damn REAL LCD monitors with composite in are expensive!!! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JKelsey 0 Posted April 17, 2004 Check these out. (I've had great success w/ the 17" version & my dealers love the price.) www.batesias.com Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AVCONSULTING 0 Posted April 17, 2004 What DVR are you using? Every PC Based DVR that I have worked with already has VGA outputs which is what your LCD would normally use. Only if you are using a DVR like a Kalatel, DM, Nuvico, etc which is an embedded style would you need a monitor with composite video input. Also as an observation I have yet to find an LCD monitor that can outperform even the lower cost tube color monitors for brightness, sharpness, and most importantly viewing angle. So unless your customer has a space problem he would be better off with a tube monitor. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted April 17, 2004 CCTV LCD Monitors in the US start at around $800 and go up, they have higher resolution than normal computer LCDs, but still not as good nor as cheap, as a CRT. However for spacesaving they can be neat. Dell has some Ultra Crisp LCDs like 19-21", not sure if these will work with CCTV or not, havent checked the specs, they are not cheap neither, but the picture is the best I have seen on any LCD yet, and as good as any CRT computer monitor (limitations like screen resolution being an issue though, have to run small). Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
JKelsey 0 Posted April 18, 2004 Just FYI: V175RUXRA 17" TFT LCD Monitor Color: Black Features: Built-in Speakers Wall Mountable $ 425.00 (via referral to the mfg from Epic Consultants) For specs, visit: http://www.batesias.com/products/V175RUXRA.html Honestly, we lined up several different makes of LCDs, & this just blew away the rest for clarity/resolution. It didn't hurt that it was also the lowest in price. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted April 18, 2004 thats a good price, Ill check it out, thanks for the link I dont know enough about LCDs to compare specs, maybe Didly can put some input in here, he seems to know this area. Either way. does it have CCTV input (composite), cant tell? Rory Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted April 18, 2004 whoops, RGB input, thats computer PC only right? though maybe with an adapter it will still do CCTV good, as its res is high? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AVCONSULTING 0 Posted April 18, 2004 If you are using an LCD with Kalatel then you'll need it with video input. An adapter can get expensive. You might want to check out the Vitek also. It has composite video input standard. http://www.vitekcctv.com/ProductDetails.asp?ProductID=118 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
rory 0 Posted April 18, 2004 yep, Kalatel has a 15" LCD 500TVL now, and a 17" LCD also. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
