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Do you think 24" lcd is too small for mobile work. I was considering buying two 24" lcd's and mounting them on my tripods with the speakers left and right to display slide shows and my logo. I was going with this setup because I usually work alone and feel a 24" is lightweight.
 
Posted Mon 16 Nov 09 @ 8:49 am
I've been considering the same thing, many times my projector is overkill or just a hassle to get setup in the space available.
Prices are lower up to 24" but I'm afraid this would be too small (just my initial thoughts). 30" screen would still be managable for one person to move and setup but the price gets quite a bit higher.
I'm currently trying to get my hands on some store displays at the local Sears, my father-in-law manages the electronics department so I'm hoping he can help me do some testing.
 
TDBennett wrote :
I've been considering the same thing, many times my projector is overkill or just a hassle to get setup in the space available.
Prices are lower up to 24" but I'm afraid this would be too small (just my initial thoughts). 30" screen would still be managable for one person to move and setup but the price gets quite a bit higher.
I'm currently trying to get my hands on some store displays at the local Sears, my father-in-law manages the electronics department so I'm hoping he can help me do some testing.


I feel your pain, I have a projector and its difficult to setup in some places, too much hassle with positioning and distance. besides most customers dont give a damn about your equipment. the projectors giveoff so much light that it kills the room and people start staring instead of dancing. in my opinion 24" is not too much out there but just enough eye candy. if they need to see closer they will stand and move close to get a good look at something.
 
It depends on the gig... If you watch my last gig log on YouTube you can see that I was using my 7' screen and projector, but the gig log previous to that you can see I used a 22" (YES 22"!) screen. It just depends on the gig an how much room you have to work with.


www.youtube.com/rudedog66
 
Get the biggest monitor that YOU can handle. You have to be able to get it in and out of your vehicle. Get it up a flight of stairs, and onto a tripod or truss. I picked two 37 inch Vizios, because that is what I could handle at the time. I went to Sams and lifted the box first. If you can't get your arms around the box, forget it. I purchased these $800.00 monitors as refurbished for $500.00, from Buy.com. Now if you always have help, you don't have to worry about this. On the other hand, when I did my daughters wedding (my setup, I didn't play), I found out how small these monitors were in a large room. Technology has shrunk the size, and I can now lift 47 inch monitors. So, now I am trying to talk myself into buying them. The size of the room does matter, but are you gonna buy different size monitors? You don't buy different size speakers. If the room is small, I only use one. I have also found that 50lb is a good limit, because that's 100lb on a truss that has a 200lb limit. You will also have to lift this above your shoulders, and I don't have a problem. I have also discovered that they fit on a tripod very well. I am using the tripods that came with the truss. You need two people if you use a truss.
 
Like "A Man and His Music" stated "Get the biggest monitor that YOU can handle." That said, I started off with a 32" because it was cheap at the time and was perfect for testing the waters. The 32" was too small for my taste and was difficult to see at a distance in the venues that I perform. 40" is acceptable, but a 50" would be better. After that, the 32" was transferred to my bedroom and my smaller 26" was moved to the guest bedroom. I now use a 40" LCD TV (weight is 32 lbs). Regarding carrying and mounting are a breeze at 32 lbs. Most speakers are heavier. You can see how I mount my TV:

http://www.virtualdj.com/homepage/kamakuakane/blogs/1507/Video_Display_Mount.html

I am now investigating the use of a lexan screen/projector, if not then I will upgrade to a 50" LCD (55 lbs) next summer.
 
Man.....It all depends on your roadies dude.
 
ok, i've got a benq PB7100/7220 projector that was in part payment for a job i recently did, transpires it has a shadow on one quarter of left hand side, picture still shows through and other three quarters are good quality, someone has told me it could be the light tunnel collapsing.

anyone got a similar one they don't use and want to dump on me or if not anyone wants the one i got just let me know, by the way the bulb has just short of five hundred hours left on it.
 
kamakuakane wrote :
Like \"A Man and His Music\" stated \"Get the biggest monitor that YOU can handle.\" That said, I started off with a 32\" because it was cheap at the time and was perfect for testing the waters. The 32\" was too small for my taste and was difficult to see at a distance in the venues that I perform. 40\" is acceptable, but a 50\" would be better. After that, the 32\" was transferred to my bedroom and my smaller 26\" was moved to the guest bedroom. I now use a 40\" LCD TV (weight is 32 lbs). Regarding carrying and mounting are a breeze at 32 lbs. Most speakers are heavier. You can see how I mount my TV:

http://www.virtualdj.com/homepage/kamakuakane/blogs/1507/Video_Display_Mount.html

I am now investigating the use of a lexan screen/projector, if not then I will upgrade to a 50\" LCD (55 lbs) next summer.


Thanks to kamakuakane mine looks like this.....37 inch
 
I use a 37" LCD and its pretty easy to handle. I think 22" is a bit small, I think 2 40's would look sick mounted on speaker poles.
 

There are 2 ways I saw that aren´t a 24" screen. One, use short distance projectors (you need 5ft to use them with 60" video projection) also you can use LED projectors smaller and could be use in any speaker stand or where ever you want. Those give you less inches video projection, but are cool and easy to setup and don't mess you lighting effects.

;-)
 
For Karaoke monitors I generally use a 20" LCD mounted on a stand and a 15" for back up - done it this way for years. We just built a rig for a client that uses 2 22" Rack mount framed LCD on speaker stands and a case with 2 more 22" with angle adjustment for front and rear of house.

VJing I have always used rear screens the smallest is a custom 4' x 3' (58") but generally it is either 2 6 x 8 screens or 1 or 2 10.5 x 14. We have a pair of 9x12 as well as the massive 12x16 and 15x20 which takes a crew of 3 my size to set up.

I'm considering using 2 32" LCD's for mobile gigs as an addon but may just go the route we used to go to entice customers to upgrading to the larger screens and video: Using a small projector as a light fixture aimed a at wall or ceiling. Hmm
 


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