NAB is nearly upon us and Marshall have released details of some great looking new LCD monitors that will sit nicely with those of you using DSLRs or other small video cameras. Arriving in 3 sizes (5.6″, 7″ and 9″) they all share most features except that the 7 and 9 get a handy HDMI pass through feature that allows you to pass on the HDMI signal from your DSLR and send it to a second monitor for a director of focus puller for example. Perhaps the biggest news about these new LCDs though is a new system that allows you to add additional modular inputs or outputs to the back of the screen. This allows you to configure any of them with HD_SDI inputs. They also feature LEMO connectors for hooking into the power systems of larger cameras like the Arri Alexa or a RED setup. All in all these are by far the most feature packed LCDs we’ve seen on the market. The 7″ in particular seems to hit many nails on the head, and with expandability of the new modular system it should last some time before getting outdated too.
New Marshall LCD Monitors Make An Appearance at NAB
I’ve previously covered information on these new LCD monitors right HERE but here at NAB Marshall had prototype units on display. The casing design may change slightly , there are very much proto builds but the functionality of them was all in place. I think these will be the go-to monitors for HDSLR shooting when they hit production at the end of May. HDMI loop-through is great and the modular output allows HDSDI and even HDMI to HDSDI conversion using existing modules from Marshall’s range. The user configurable nobs and buttons mean that you can select all your favorite functions …