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Very good 1080p monitor once calibrated (settings included in review)
Okay, I'm gonna keep this short and sweet. Really like the monitor a lot. Was worried at first it might be too big, but it's not. In fact I could probably go bigger. I just love the screen real estate this monitor provides. I'm rating this as a 1080p monitor and not comparing it to other higher resolution versions. For what it is, it works great.
The only reason I knocked off a star is because I have some light leakage around the bottom and top of the screen. Definitely noticeable when on an all black screen, but not for the majority of the stuff I use the monitor for. But no one else is complaining of this issue, so I may have just gotten a slightly defective one.
Anyways, when I first got the monitor, like a few other reviewers, I wasn't thrilled with the image quality so I did a makeshift calibration which improved things quite a bit. I shared these settings with one other reviewer on here and they had a similar experience, saying it really made a difference for them as well, so I will proceed to share those settings.
Quick Settings
Brightness: 38
contrast: 39
(I know these are both pretty low, but for my environment it works. If I go too high on either, it causes eye strain. But start with around these numbers, and then once you punch all the settings in you can adjust these two to your liking)
Picture
Picture Mode: Custom
Super Resolution: Off
Sharpness: 60
Black Level: High
Response Time: Middle
Overscan: Off
DFC: Off ( you want this off, otherwise you can get a lot of fluctuating with the image)
Black Stabilizer: 30 (this is another setting you can adjust to your liking)
Color Adjust
Gamma: Gamma 2
Color Temp: Custom
Red: 64
Green: 53
Blue: 73
Six Color
Everything at 50 except the following:
Red Saturation: 52
Blue Saturation: 51
Yellow Saturation: 53
Keep in mind I sit about 2 and a half feet from the monitor. I hope these settings are helpful to others or at least a good starting point. Remember, every monitor's image is slightly different (even within the same brand/model #) and every one's eyes perceive things uniquely.
June 2016 · Electronics · verified purchase