BenQ XL2411Z

Arthaei

Arthaei

Arthaei

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Hi guys just picked this new monitor up from oc along with a new machine. I'm happy with it's performance in games, but outside in normal use it just seems insanely bright to be honest!! Has anyone else got the same monitor and has any idea how I'd calibrate it or tweak the settings to sort things out a bit?

Many thanks!
 
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Right I've found the most ideal setting at the moment is the brightness on 100 on the monitor itself, Standard mode with 2x low blue light, 50 contrast and gamma 5. I've then turned down brightness on Nividia's settings from 50 to 40 and the same with contrast.

Still seems crazy bright but games do look good.
 
If you alter brightness and contrast at a graphics card level you will crush the contrast ratio of the panel and lose grey tones too. You're much better turning the brightness setting on the monitor down which simply controls the backlight intensity, without impacting contrast ratio, gamma or anything else. I'd suggest restoring everything to defaults on graphics card and monitor and just turning the brightness on the monitor down. The default contrast setting on the monitor should be optimum too by the way
 
Turn brightness down or use the light boost trick, also I'de recommend contrast 100 as it gives the colours so much more instead of the default washed up looking. Also does your monitor run with the new flash player? I can't use flash player on videos like youtube or streams etc on twitch as it freezes my monitor on a black screen and also crashes my PC...
 
hi, I set up three of these up yesterday and they are working fine - really nice package, however the graphics card isnt recognizing them as 120hz+ only as 60hz...

Im running these as a triple screen set up from a 780gtx.

ta
 
mrlizard said:
hi, I set up three of these up yesterday and they are working fine - really nice package, however the graphics card isnt recognizing them as 120hz+ only as 60hz...

Im running these as a triple screen set up from a 780gtx.

ta
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Have you installed the Monitor drivers? and are you using the dvi-d cable(s) supplied?
 
mrlizard said:
hi, I set up three of these up yesterday and they are working fine - really nice package, however the graphics card isnt recognizing them as 120hz+ only as 60hz...

Im running these as a triple screen set up from a 780gtx.

ta
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How have you connected them up?
 
i have 2 set up as DVI-D using seperate cables to the ones supplied as didnt realise they came with any, and one using a display port adapter to DVI-D, the PC is running in 6108x 1080p

Not installed any drivers - have i managed to be that stupid?? :s
 
mrlizard said:
i have 2 set up as DVI-D using seperate cables to the ones supplied as didnt realise they came with any, and one using a display port adapter to DVI-D, the PC is running in 6108x 1080p

Not installed any drivers - have i managed to be that stupid?? :s
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No extra drivers are required. Are you using Dual-Link DVI cables? Try connecting each monitor individually and seeing if you can get a 120Hz+ resolution first as that will help diagnose cable issues. Also note that most DP to DVI adaptors only support single link transfer and will not work at 120Hz+.
 
the DVI cables are dual link cables - how do i get more hz out of the display port one?

The monitor has a display port 'in' i think but i assumed that I had to use the same connectors...? the graphics card has 2xdvi-d and 1 hdmi and 1 display port...
 
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