Computer monitor setup - Setting up an LCD monitor on a PC

[Colin]

Does anyone have any good advice for setting up an LCD monitor on a PC? I have fiddled about with contrast, brightness, digital vibrance etc. but cannot seem to get the right balance.

I have Googled but most articles want to sell me an application to do it. I have also tried Adobe Gamma and whilst this improves things, its not the answer for me.

 

[harry]

Re: Computer monitor setup

Hi Colin,

I'm not sure if this link would be of any help.

 

[BradM]

Colin, this is a bit of a dumb question- Have you loaded the proper drivers on your computer? I do know that can make/break the view.

 

[Colin]

Brad, no such thing as a dumb question with computers! Yes, I have the latest driver and have spent a bit of time today meddling with the settings. I have got it much better now but I remember years ago having a setup programme that allowed the user to set brightness and contrast etc.

 

[qcman]

A big factor in achieving a good picture with lcd is the connection. An analog connection with LCD does not work well ( did not for me ) so if you have a digital video out use that.

 

[Jim Wynne]

Colin, this is a bit of a dumb question- Have you loaded the proper drivers on your computer? I do know that can make/break the view.

In addition to having the corrrect/latest video driver (for the video card, or onboard video), LCD monitors have a "native" resolution. If you use anything else, the output will be poor. For example, on my laptop it's 1280x800, and on my 15" desktop LCD it's 1024x768.

 

[Colin]

The picture quality is fine, its just the calibration that's the issue. I have it to somewhere near now but I thought it should be easier than it was.

 

[Jim Wynne]

The picture quality is fine, its just the calibration that's the issue. I have it to somewhere near now but I thought it should be easier than it was.

It would have helped if you had said you were having issues with color calibration in the beginning . Sometimes it's an uphill battle with a low-quality LCD monitor. There is some information you might find helpful here.

 

[qcman]

I had the same issues as you until I changed the connection from analog to the digital.