11-01-06: Dawgbyte
Tvad - I've worked for ABC (in NYC & Hollywood), channel 11 in NYC, CNN and several multimedia/post production companies in NYC, LA and ATL with full blown recording and editing studio departments.
And what brand of video monitors were used?
Dawbyte, my credits are comprised entirely of network television production, and although I've never worked at a TV station except as a college intern, I'm sure the buying decision has much to do with what you say.
Is your point to discredit my example of the use of Sony and Panasonic by NBC, CBS and ABC simply as a matter of discussion and debate? Surely, you are not suggesting that Sony or Panasonic displays shouldn't be near the top of a buyer's list?
I've never seen Hitachi, Philips, Pioneer, GE, Sanyo, Sansui, LG, Daewoo or Samsung in the production or post production facilities at any of the Big Three networks in Hollywood. Is it because Sony and Panasonic gave their products away in sweetheart deals, or is it because they are leading innovators of video production and post production equipment? Perhaps it's a mixture of both.
As I say, the buyer should buy what he/she likes, and feel free to throw out my observation entirely.
Cripes, this isn't life or death.