Category Archives: Monitors

Powered By Ikan – Behind The Scenes With Red Feather

What do you get when you combine Jeeps, horses, bandits, a plane, and explosions…an action movie? No, actually you would get the scenes of a promo video that we at Ikan got to experience. A couple of weeks ago, we got a chance to go behind the scenes with Red Feather while they were shooting […]

Ikan in the Ministry: Video Equipment for Churches

When you think of video equipment and lighting, the first thing that usually comes to mind is a movie set. However, there are many places other than a movie set that rely on good video equipment. One place that depends on great audio and video equipment is a church. What kind of production equipment does […]

IBC 2016: Gimbals, Light Panels, and More

Earlier this month, we packed our bags and traveled to Amsterdam for IBC 2016, an annual conference for the electronic media and entertainment industry. This year, we had a team of four attend and work the Ikan booth. After about a 9 hour flight from Houston to Amsterdam, we arrived jetlagged, but ready to set up […]

Want To Go Behind The Scenes of Sports Broadcasting?

The official start of the fall season is just around the corner. You know what that means: cooler weather, sweaters, football, and for some, pumpkin spice everything. One thing that many Houstonians and Texans in general are excited about is football. This football season is extra special because Houston will be hosting Super Bowl LI, […]

Shooting A 4K Film? Try these Monitors and Filters

Are you filming in 4K? Even if you aren’t, you might as well be prepared for it. As everything starts moving towards 4K, you’ll need to invest in equipment that is compatible with it. Once display equipment, such as your TVs and projectors, catch up to cameras and other equipment used to capture footage, you’ll […]

BON Monitors Now Exclusively Available through Ikan

We are now the exclusive distributor in North America (excluding Canada) for Bon’s entire line of broadcast, field, high brightness, and recordable monitors as well as other video accessories. Bon, a world-renowned South Korean monitor manufacturer, is known for their image quality and reliability, as well as packing each monitor with loads of industry-leading features that […]

DH5 – 5″ Full HD HDMI Monitor

Amazing image quality in a small and affordable package — this is the Ikan DH5 Monitor. Featuring a super-sharp, full HD, IPS LCD panel. Its diminutive size makes it ideal for lightweight rigs and cameras. Plus, the DH5 is packed with the standard monitor software package as well as histogram and audio level meters. To […]

VL5e – 5″ HDMI Field Monitor – VIDEO

  Slim, lightweight and affordable, the VL5e is a 5″ ultra-portable, on-camera monitor. Its slender build allows it to fit in any camera bag and, at less than half a pound, is ideal for handheld rigs. But don’t mistake its compact size for lack of capacity – it has tons of software features to help […]

VX9w – 9″ Full HD Plus 3G-SDI Monitor w/ Scopes

The Ikan VX9w monitor produces dazzling imagery with its Full HD-Plus IPS screen. The monitor is loaded with all the features professionals need to get the right shot every time. The fully aluminum chassis with Gorilla Glass ensures that it can survive the daily rigors of the most demanding sets. It packs 2,304,000 pixels in its […]

Alex Buono in the West Coast!

Alex Buono has been in the west coast on his Visual Storytelling 2 tour using ikan monitors for his demonstrations. He’s visited quite a few cities, but there might still be a chance to catch the tour in your city! Visit vs2.mzed.com to register!