Do you pass all these calibration tests?

Merlin5 · 30 Oct 2009 at 14:30

I think I've got my display set up pretty nice now, yet I find it incredibly difficult to get it so that it passes all these calibration tests. If I get the display set to pass test 1, then a few tests later I have to change settings to pass but which messes up the settings for earlier tests. How do you get on with these images, would be interesting to know if you pass them all or whether you just go by what looks nice to you?

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

Wrekriem · 30 Oct 2009 at 14:50

Interesting site, a good way to benchmark monitors. I tend to follow my own eye when it comes to my screen though, if it looks good to me and doesn't hurt my eyes after hours of use. I'm happy!

Merlin5 · 30 Oct 2009 at 15:15

Wrekriem said:
Interesting site, a good way to benchmark monitors. I tend to follow my own eye when it comes to my screen though, if it looks good to me and doesn't hurt my eyes after hours of use. I'm happy!

I agree, I've gone with what looks good to me, though the tests helped a bit. I find if I get all the black squares to be visible on the black level image, then the bottom most patterns on the white saturation image disappear, and vice versa. I reckon it would take me MONTHS, if I could do it at all, to get everything the way it's intended, lol.

jbs · 30 Oct 2009 at 19:46

Indeed an interesting site, although I have just seen how bad my current screen is!

3t3P · 31 Oct 2009 at 00:09

I used it and now my screen looks wayyy better

Rroff · 31 Oct 2009 at 00:44

Mine did pretty well... some issues with the sharpness but I prefer these settings - and obviously some viewing angle issues being a TN and all... but the color, gamma, brightness, etc. calibration is all spot on.

setter · 31 Oct 2009 at 01:34

Tried it on my 2nd rig, which im currently on (viewsonic 20" vx2025), seems ok. Ill try it on my benq fp241w to see how it fares. The benq tends to be extremely bright at default settings, but still a fantastic lcd, most of the 24" screens nowadays tend to be tn panel garbage, the fp241w cost me £430.00 a few years ago, its been a bargain.

alex24 · 31 Oct 2009 at 01:42

Just a quickie - used to be able to access the menu on my Samsung SM226BW monitor, but now the source button only works and the other buttons just change the brightness. Has it been locked? I don't know how to unlock the OSD menu, any help appreciated.

alex24 · 31 Oct 2009 at 02:50

alexhull24 said:
Just a quickie - used to be able to access the menu on my Samsung SM226BW monitor, but now the source button only works and the other buttons just change the brightness. Has it been locked? I don't know how to unlock the OSD menu, any help appreciated.

OK, loaded the magic tune software and I can change it with that, though I'm sure I used to have an OSD!

My monitor is passable but not very good according to that site. I have to turn off my response time acceleration as it causes ghosting, and you can really tell the response time drops in the appropriate test.

Toastor · 1 Nov 2009 at 13:40

That's a great calibration resource, many thanks for linking it!

I use an entry level Pantone Huey calibration device on my monitor but never knew what level of accuracy it was giving. I'm very pleased to say that all tests on this website were spot-on!