LCD Monitor Problem

[LordOfNoldor]

First of all I'm a newbie and since this is my first message I want to
say hello to everyone.
I got an lcd monitor as a present which is Dell E156FPb. I was a CRT
monitor user and I have to say I'm not satisfied with the visual
quality of this lcd. I tried monitor calibration tools but couldn't get
the comfortable view from it. There's no gamma control in OSD menu
(only brightness and contrast) and the monitor is using analog cable to
connect. My graphics card is Nvidia 7600GS, I've also tried tweaking
from graphic cards but my problem persists. The colours are much better
than the crt monitor but the problem is contrast, brightness and gamma.

I can't balance them(I think). I was wondering if there is anyone using
this monitor and could give me an advice or perhaps telling me the
optimal settings for these. Or maybe someone having any suggestions?
Please don't tell me to buy an hardware calibrator because they're too
expensive=)
Thanks in advance

P.S My English may not be so good, I tried me best...

 

[philo]

First of all I'm a newbie and since this is my first message I want to
say hello to everyone.
I got an lcd monitor as a present which is Dell E156FPb. I was a CRT
monitor user and I have to say I'm not satisfied with the visual
quality of this lcd. I tried monitor calibration tools but couldn't get
the comfortable view from it. There's no gamma control in OSD menu
(only brightness and contrast) and the monitor is using analog cable to
connect. My graphics card is Nvidia 7600GS, I've also tried tweaking
from graphic cards but my problem persists. The colours are much better
than the crt monitor but the problem is contrast, brightness and gamma.

Did the monitor come with a "drivers" CD?
If so, install them

 

[LordOfNoldor]

philo yazdi:

Did the monitor come with a "drivers" CD?
If so, install them

I have installed them but there was no change in display

 

[LordOfNoldor]

So anyone can help?

 

[CBFalconer]

So anyone can help?

With what?

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[Noozer]

So anyone can help?

http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php

 

[LordOfNoldor]

CBFalconer yazdi:

With what?

Are you joking or what? Read the first post

 

[CBFalconer]

CBFalconer yazdi:

Are you joking or what? Read the first post

No, I am not joking. Read the following sig. (the portion after
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[LordOfNoldor]

CBFalconer yazdi:

No, I am not joking. Read the following sig. (the portion after
the "-- " marker) and the referenced URLs. Then read the following
references also:

Some informative links:
<http://www.catb.org/~esr/faqs/smart-questions.html>
<http://www.caliburn.nl/topposting.html>
<http://www.netmeister.org/news/learn2quote.html>
<http://cfaj.freeshell.org/google/> (taming google)
<http://members.fortunecity.com/nnqweb/> (newusers)

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Ok I got your point now. I am a newbie and I think that is obvious from
my posts. Thank you for your support.

 

[CBFalconer]

CBFalconer yazdi: .... snip on quoting etc. ...

Ok I got your point now. I am a newbie and I think that is obvious
from my posts. Thank you for your support.

Much better. You still need to learn to snip.

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<http://www.cs.auckland.ac.nz/~pgut001/pubs/vista_cost.txt>

"A man who is right every time is not likely to do very much."
-- Francis Crick, co-discover of DNA
"There is nothing more amazing than stupidity in action."
-- Thomas Matthews

 

[kony]

First of all I'm a newbie and since this is my first message I want to
say hello to everyone.
I got an lcd monitor as a present which is Dell E156FPb. I was a CRT
monitor user and I have to say I'm not satisfied with the visual
quality of this lcd. I tried monitor calibration tools but couldn't get
the comfortable view from it. There's no gamma control in OSD menu
(only brightness and contrast) and the monitor is using analog cable to
connect. My graphics card is Nvidia 7600GS, I've also tried tweaking
from graphic cards but my problem persists. The colours are much better
than the crt monitor but the problem is contrast, brightness and gamma.

I can't balance them(I think). I was wondering if there is anyone using
this monitor and could give me an advice or perhaps telling me the
optimal settings for these. Or maybe someone having any suggestions?
Please don't tell me to buy an hardware calibrator because they're too
expensive=)
Thanks in advance

P.S My English may not be so good, I tried me best...

Some LCDs can't be tweaked well enough to offer good
greyscale perceptions, let alone the lower contrast than a
good CRT. The specific use of the monitor may determine if
this is really a problem.

Do you have the latest video driver for the 7600GS? It
might offer more settings than an old driver, though I
would've thought any driver shipping with one would be new
enough to offer all available settings.

You are a bit vague only telling us the problem is contrast,
brightness and gamma. What is the exact goal you can't
reach? Due to the particular type of panel the LCD used, it
may be that you will never get close to a true black unless
all the other colors are far too dark. Similarly there may
be some kind of flaws with your CRT (just different flaws),
that you get used to over time.

Are you using a good image to try to balance them, something
not with a lot of colors but with a lot of shades (greyscale
images are usually better for this purpose). Even then,
ultimately it can be a choice of whether to emphasize more
the perception of all grey scales or to go (towards) maximum
contrast. Your particular monitor may simply lack the range
you want for your uses.