VeeshanVault

Since getting a second 24" monitor, I've been obsessed with matching the colors, contrast, gamma, etc of both monitors to be as close as possible.

I found this image to be great for gamma and brightness.

I'm posting three pictures. The original, one with too much gamma/brightness, and one too dark.

In the original (first post, you shouldn't see her left eye (just on the verge of being visible) but should see the strand of hair on the left side of her face. You should also just barely make out the shape of the left side of her face.

The second picture shows the hidden features of the picture, her left eye and a lot more hair.

The last darkened picture results in most of heir hair being too dark to see.

Kind if a nice picture test (instead of color bars, etc) to see if you gamma/brightness is set well. Interesting note. On the Dell 2405, if I look at an angle, I can make out her left eye but with the Acer 24" inch, I can't. I think that's actually a telling sign that the newer Acer handles viewing angles a little better as the picture remains unchanged with extreme viewing angles.

Image one: Original:



Image two: washed out to reveal details




Image three: darkened

It's best to adjust to neutral (as close to 6500k as possible) using test patterns.

Using a single image to adjust will likely just result in frustration when viewing the next source (video, game, other images).

I use a light meter and colorimeter to adjust my displays using professional software and DVD's as the souce.

A quick google search tuned up a long list of various dispaly test and calibration software. I'm not vouching for any of them.. just throwing them out there...

http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_monitor.html

Midgen wrote:It's best to adjust to neutral (as close to 6500k as possible) using test patterns.

Using a single image to adjust will likely just result in frustration when viewing the next source (video, game, other images).

I use a light meter and colorimeter to adjust my displays using professional software and DVD's as the souce.

A quick google search tuned up a long list of various dispaly test and calibration software. I'm not vouching for any of them.. just throwing them out there...

http://www.benchmarkhq.ru/english.html?/be_monitor.html

So how did this picture look on your monitor?

Yes, you don't want to adjust your monitor based on this picture : )

There's lots of monitor adjusting sites out there to help as you've linked.

On this cheesy old compaq armada.. not so good =p.

You'll probably get them close, but I doub't you'll ever get those two monitors to look exactly the same in all aspects.

Fun trying though. =)