Re: Sony Monitors with X-Brite
- From: "MarkČ" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net>
- Date: Tue, 11 Apr 2006 00:06:36 -0700
babalooixnay@xxxxxxxxxxx wrote:
Skip M wrote:
it doesn't seem to be as sensitive
to off axis viewing, and the colors and contrast are excellent.
That's a real plus. My biggest concern I think is the exposed
surface. It looked to me as though much of the clarity and contrast
were being gained by a very highly polished exterior surface almost
as if the polishing is somehow acting like a partially silvered
mirror and reflecting back into the screen, that would be quite
simple so you're right to put "technology" in quotes. I've seen my
LCD screens deteriorate over time using even the best cleaning cloths
and techniques. Have you noticed any degradation of the X-Brite
aspect over time. I know that's hard to do without putting a new one
next to it but a subjective answer would be fine. I ask because I've
recently compard two identical notebook screens with one being
heavily used but only a little over six months old and there was
noticeable degradation especially at lower brightness settings. The
older had been cleaned with only water and a correct cloth and then
not very often. Thanks.
If its any encouragement, I just purshased the IDENTICAL monitor to the 20
inch LCD I've had for nearly three years, and there was NO difference. In
fact, both monitors are set to well below their brightest levels during
calibration. Most LCDs are capable of being set FAR too bright, and tend to
be set way too bright at their default settings.
As you compare various monitors, don't forget that deep blacks often look
great UNTIL...you realize you are missing some shadow detail that isn't
really supposed to be black at all. I remember looking at Panasonic TVs
some years ago...when they used to brag about their "deep black" screens.
Since our eyes are naturally drawn to high-contrast images, their screens
looked great at first...until I realized that what was "black" on the
Panasonic TV was really supposed to be a *near-black grey! The Panasonic
was clipping the shadows in order to present a contrasty image. :(
The settings of most LCD monitors you see in the stores are WAY WAY off.
Almost every single one is set far too bright (because their makers
understand that customers are drawn to bright things). It isn't until you
really take time and care to make proper adjustments that you can really see
whether the quality is there or not. This includes video card driver
settings too...which means you can't REALLY know for sure what you'll get
until you get it home and on your system. --This is why I never buy from
stores that have a restocking fee. :)
Even worse...many stores don't even feed the proper (native) resolution to
all screens! This makes it absolutely impossible to judge
quality/rendition/sharpness, etc. Further still is whether it's set up with
DVI or a standard VGA connector. My monitor looks very average-to-bad with
the VGA connector, but looks fantastic with the DVI. --Most stores feed
monitors via the VGA connection and completely ignore the far superior DVI
option that many monitors offer.
My 2 cents...
:) -Mark
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