Setup/calibration of a new monitor without a hardware calibrator?

nails666

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So now I've got my lovely new BenQ XL2730Z and I want to get it setup picture wise as well as I can but I don't have any proper hardware calibration equipment so I was wondering what the best way to go about it is?
Obviously I know I'm not going to get a full colour calibration but are there any good methods (test patterns, videos, websites maybe) for getting the basics right that I can do myself or is it best to just fiddle with the settings until I get it looking nice?
I know in the owners thread for this monitor several people have posted their settings so I'll give those a try first, just curious how other people go about getting their screens setup?

Thanks,

Ross
 
could try the tests here for some by-eye calibration: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

of try other people's recommended settings as you';ve said. I will have a review online at TFTCentral within a couple of weeks so you may also want to try the recommended OSD settings and their calibrated ICC profile from that review then :)
 
Thanks for that, yes I'm very eagerly awaiting both yours and PCMs review of this monitor. I've still only had a little time to use it but I'm very impressed so far.
 
nails666 said:
Thanks for that, yes I'm very eagerly awaiting both yours and PCMs review of this monitor. I've still only had a little time to use it but I'm very impressed so far.
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Good to hear you're enjoying it so far. With this sort of monitor there is a lot to be said for setting things up to your own taste. Usually with BenQ XL Series monitors the 'Standard' mode is best with one of the higher 'Gamma' settings. (3-5). Oh and of course a considerable knock-down in brightness. ;)
 
For what it's worth from my testing so far you definitely want to switch to the standard mode for desktop use. Far more accurate than the default FPS1 mode. In standard mode the default gamma setting is actually fine; giving you 2.2 gamma average. The only things which really need correcting in that mode are the brightness (turn it down to whatever is comfortable) and the colour temp which is about 500k too cool. Will sort out some recommended osd settings for the review once done
 
Thanks guys, I've gone through those test images now and got it setup as best I can. Had some trouble on the contrast and gamma tests though so I'll definitely be interested to see what settings you come up with in your reviews.
 
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