The monitor arrived with a damaged frame, and damaged metal grill on the top, besides that it powers on and works. (Dell/ Alienware is sending me a replacement with overnight shipping --- didn't know overnight meant 5 days because I still don't have it, and they took 45 minutes on the phone just to issue a return, sorry for my Dell customer service rant) I have not tried 3d vision yet, however I have tried web browsing, adobe software, Borderlands, God of war 3 via HDMI (ps3), HULU, etc.. I have not played with the settings besides making the brightness 40 (the monitor is VERY BRIGHT- not a bad thing).
I have noticed in most instances when the screen has black on top and below, like watching hulu full screen with black bar at top and bottom , or if the game is a dark game like certain parts of God of War 3 there is a white blurry bar a little smaller than half an inch on top and a smaller less noticeable blurry bar on bottom. Overall it is very noticeable and is quite annoying. I am aware this color bleeding problem is common in many LCDs but this in my opinion is terrible. I am hoping my replacement does not have that problem.
1) Is there a way to get rid of the white blur on top and bottom of the screen or a way to decrease it?
2) In the link below in the 1920X1080 Desktop Display section and the 1680X1050 section can someone please recommend a monitor that does not have the white blur problem, or just recommend the best one possible 22-24 inches? a brief explanation (differences and benefits) of 1920X1080 verse 1680X1050 displays would also be appreciated.
[b]UPDATE[/b] i have received my replacement Alienware OptXTM AW2310 3D monitor. at first i noticed a little backlight bleeding, however after using it for 2 days the backlight bleeding has seemed to almost completely go away. it is still slightly noticeable. i have not tried 3d gaming yet as i have not received my 3d vision yet, however, besides the minor backlight bleeding this monitor is amazing! So far i have used it with my laptop (nvidia 8800m gts card), borderlands, photoshop, dreamweaver, hulu videos, youtube videos, general web browsing, high definition Scientific atlanta explorer 8300HD cable box, and playstation 3 (god of war 3 and dante's inferno). with everything just mentioned this monitor works perfectly and looks great. if i had to rate this monitor out of 10 i would give it a 9 out of 10. as of now i will keep this monitor unless something with NO BACKLIGHT BLEEDING comes out in a few weeks. i will add my thoughts of the 3d vision when i get my new gaming pc with evga 480 gtx card and nvidia 3d vision.
i added a screenshot of borderlands at 1920 X 1080 resolution, i know it is kind of a dull background, but it still shows the colors nicely especially the green in my favorite gun
The monitor arrived with a damaged frame, and damaged metal grill on the top, besides that it powers on and works. (Dell/ Alienware is sending me a replacement with overnight shipping --- didn't know overnight meant 5 days because I still don't have it, and they took 45 minutes on the phone just to issue a return, sorry for my Dell customer service rant) I have not tried 3d vision yet, however I have tried web browsing, adobe software, Borderlands, God of war 3 via HDMI (ps3), HULU, etc.. I have not played with the settings besides making the brightness 40 (the monitor is VERY BRIGHT- not a bad thing).
I have noticed in most instances when the screen has black on top and below, like watching hulu full screen with black bar at top and bottom , or if the game is a dark game like certain parts of God of War 3 there is a white blurry bar a little smaller than half an inch on top and a smaller less noticeable blurry bar on bottom. Overall it is very noticeable and is quite annoying. I am aware this color bleeding problem is common in many LCDs but this in my opinion is terrible. I am hoping my replacement does not have that problem.
1) Is there a way to get rid of the white blur on top and bottom of the screen or a way to decrease it?
2) In the link below in the 1920X1080 Desktop Display section and the 1680X1050 section can someone please recommend a monitor that does not have the white blur problem, or just recommend the best one possible 22-24 inches? a brief explanation (differences and benefits) of 1920X1080 verse 1680X1050 displays would also be appreciated.
UPDATE i have received my replacement Alienware OptXTM AW2310 3D monitor. at first i noticed a little backlight bleeding, however after using it for 2 days the backlight bleeding has seemed to almost completely go away. it is still slightly noticeable. i have not tried 3d gaming yet as i have not received my 3d vision yet, however, besides the minor backlight bleeding this monitor is amazing! So far i have used it with my laptop (nvidia 8800m gts card), borderlands, photoshop, dreamweaver, hulu videos, youtube videos, general web browsing, high definition Scientific atlanta explorer 8300HD cable box, and playstation 3 (god of war 3 and dante's inferno). with everything just mentioned this monitor works perfectly and looks great. if i had to rate this monitor out of 10 i would give it a 9 out of 10. as of now i will keep this monitor unless something with NO BACKLIGHT BLEEDING comes out in a few weeks. i will add my thoughts of the 3d vision when i get my new gaming pc with evga 480 gtx card and nvidia 3d vision.
i added a screenshot of borderlands at 1920 X 1080 resolution, i know it is kind of a dull background, but it still shows the colors nicely especially the green in my favorite gun
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Display: Alienware OptX AW2310 3D monitor 23" and Nvidia 3D Vision
I have three of the alienwares, and have had to RMA two (including one of the ones I have, don't have the replacement yet). I think I'm just extremely unlucky. I almost kept the first one I had to RMA (the proximity sensing LED would sense nothingness, and flash on/off randomly. Kinda annoying having a flashing light on your monitor). The second one "locks up" for lack of a better term, if I turn it off for more than a minute it won't turn back on unless I unplug it for 10 seconds and plug it back in.
Kinda disappointing considering the coin you're dropping on these. The panels themselves have been great, no dead pixels on any of the 4 I've now seen.
They won't RMA through email, you gotta call them (at least I had to). Took about as long for me as it did for you. It helps if you keep picturing that hot Indian girl from "Outsourced". :)
As far as the overnight replacement, the first one I got was also shipped overnight. But I had to wait until they had one available to ship - so it took about 3 weeks (incidentally I Placed the order for the 3rd monitor same day as the RMA request and they both shipped at the same time, so it doesn't seem like they have extra stock held for RMA.)
I have three of the alienwares, and have had to RMA two (including one of the ones I have, don't have the replacement yet). I think I'm just extremely unlucky. I almost kept the first one I had to RMA (the proximity sensing LED would sense nothingness, and flash on/off randomly. Kinda annoying having a flashing light on your monitor). The second one "locks up" for lack of a better term, if I turn it off for more than a minute it won't turn back on unless I unplug it for 10 seconds and plug it back in.
Kinda disappointing considering the coin you're dropping on these. The panels themselves have been great, no dead pixels on any of the 4 I've now seen.
They won't RMA through email, you gotta call them (at least I had to). Took about as long for me as it did for you. It helps if you keep picturing that hot Indian girl from "Outsourced". :)
As far as the overnight replacement, the first one I got was also shipped overnight. But I had to wait until they had one available to ship - so it took about 3 weeks (incidentally I Placed the order for the 3rd monitor same day as the RMA request and they both shipped at the same time, so it doesn't seem like they have extra stock held for RMA.)
I've had the 22" viewsonic (1680x1050) for over 6 months and have not had any issues. I am planning to get two more when the 3d vision surround drivers come out.
Most people buying the monitors nowadays seem to be going 1920x1200. I am fine sacrificing a little bit of resolution to potentially be able to get better frame rates across the three monitors.
I am also waiting for the 3D TV play software as well. Running 3d vision on a 55"+ 3d HDTV will be nuts.
I've had the 22" viewsonic (1680x1050) for over 6 months and have not had any issues. I am planning to get two more when the 3d vision surround drivers come out.
Most people buying the monitors nowadays seem to be going 1920x1200. I am fine sacrificing a little bit of resolution to potentially be able to get better frame rates across the three monitors.
I am also waiting for the 3D TV play software as well. Running 3d vision on a 55"+ 3d HDTV will be nuts.
I have some back light bleeding at the top, if that is what your refering to? but as im aware this can vary panel to panel.... eg: some worse than others
And i dont think you can get rid of this problem.
Tbh just wait and see what your replacement is like, but for me when i got my 2nd screen.. due to the first one having a dead pixel.... i dont think its a bright as my first :mellow: as before hand i could only have it at 20-30 brigtness without it hurting my eyes lol.
I have some back light bleeding at the top, if that is what your refering to? but as im aware this can vary panel to panel.... eg: some worse than others
And i dont think you can get rid of this problem.
Tbh just wait and see what your replacement is like, but for me when i got my 2nd screen.. due to the first one having a dead pixel.... i dont think its a bright as my first :mellow: as before hand i could only have it at 20-30 brigtness without it hurting my eyes lol.
I got the AW2310 aswell. However, I have experienced none of the problems others have. I guess I am lucky, however, I had to be in on the first batch of these available as I ordered mine the day it was available. I have to say, my experience with this monitor has me feeling like it is the best monitor I have ever owned, picture quality wise and feature wise. Granted I never owned any expensive panels just TN fast response gaming panels and crts.
I got the AW2310 aswell. However, I have experienced none of the problems others have. I guess I am lucky, however, I had to be in on the first batch of these available as I ordered mine the day it was available. I have to say, my experience with this monitor has me feeling like it is the best monitor I have ever owned, picture quality wise and feature wise. Granted I never owned any expensive panels just TN fast response gaming panels and crts.
Hi, I must complete agree with "MistaP". The AW2310 is just flawless to me, have not expreience a single problem with it. It is definately the best monitor i have owned or seen.
The backlight bleeding is not even noticable with me.
If i were you i would stick with the Alienware decision.
1920x1080 or 1680x1050. This is pretty much a no-brainer, 1080 is the way to go, there is a huge difference with the 1080 being alot more crisp and more detailed.
I'm using the AW2310 @1080 and playing games like JC2 and L4D/2, and the amount of detail is amazing with 3D vision enabled.
Hi, I must complete agree with "MistaP". The AW2310 is just flawless to me, have not expreience a single problem with it. It is definately the best monitor i have owned or seen.
The backlight bleeding is not even noticable with me.
If i were you i would stick with the Alienware decision.
1920x1080 or 1680x1050. This is pretty much a no-brainer, 1080 is the way to go, there is a huge difference with the 1080 being alot more crisp and more detailed.
I'm using the AW2310 @1080 and playing games like JC2 and L4D/2, and the amount of detail is amazing with 3D vision enabled.
[quote name='josh6135' post='1046938' date='Apr 28 2010, 05:28 PM']I have noticed in most instances when the screen has black on top and below, like watching hulu full screen with black bar at top and bottom , or if the game is a dark game like certain parts of God of War 3 there is a white blurry bar a little smaller than half an inch on top and a smaller less noticeable blurry bar on bottom. Overall it is very noticeable and is quite annoying. I am aware this color bleeding problem is common in many LCDs but this in my opinion is terrible. I am hoping my replacement does not have that problem.
1) Is there a way to get rid of the white blur on top and bottom of the screen or a way to decrease it?
2) In the link below in the 1920X1080 Desktop Display section and the 1680X1050 section can someone please recommend a monitor that does not have the white blur problem, or just recommend the best one possible 22-24 inches? a brief explanation (differences and benefits) of 1920X1080 verse 1680X1050 displays would also be appreciated.[/quote]
As others have diagnosed, that sounds like backlight bleed mixed in with some poor black levels and viewing angles. Unfortunately, all of these flaws are more or less endemic of TN panels in general, and while some panels of the same model will have less backlight bleed than others, TN panels are notorious for having quite a bit of it at the top and bottom as you're experiencing. If you're coming from a TN panel these flaws may not seem out of the ordinary, but if you're coming from an IPS, PVA, or MVA panel then the differences are going to be quite appalling at first.
The out of the box colors/settings were horrible for me as well, low contrast, overly bright, so everything looked bleached out and dominated by the monitor's brightness. You can adjust the colors, brightness and contrast a bit, or just set it to the pre-defined Gaming Profile, which most agree seems to be the best overall color profile. Should be noted that in 3D Vision the driver takes control of the monitor's brightness/contrast via DDC and overrides any of your own settings. The whites are still a bit too cool (blue tint) imo, but overall the brightness/contrast and color spectrum is good. Also adjust for sharpness if pixels appear over-saturated, I had to reduce it down to 1 or 2 I believe. Also, try letting the monitor conditioning feature from the Menu for 30 mins or so....that seems to reduce the backlight bleed problem somewhat and also improves blacks/viewing angles a bit. Or its all just placebo and I've grown accustomed to the inferior TN IQ lol, hard to say.
Anyways, that being said, I think the trade-off is worth it if your primary focus and reason for buying this monitor is for gaming. Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.
[quote name='josh6135' post='1046938' date='Apr 28 2010, 05:28 PM']I have noticed in most instances when the screen has black on top and below, like watching hulu full screen with black bar at top and bottom , or if the game is a dark game like certain parts of God of War 3 there is a white blurry bar a little smaller than half an inch on top and a smaller less noticeable blurry bar on bottom. Overall it is very noticeable and is quite annoying. I am aware this color bleeding problem is common in many LCDs but this in my opinion is terrible. I am hoping my replacement does not have that problem.
1) Is there a way to get rid of the white blur on top and bottom of the screen or a way to decrease it?
2) In the link below in the 1920X1080 Desktop Display section and the 1680X1050 section can someone please recommend a monitor that does not have the white blur problem, or just recommend the best one possible 22-24 inches? a brief explanation (differences and benefits) of 1920X1080 verse 1680X1050 displays would also be appreciated.
As others have diagnosed, that sounds like backlight bleed mixed in with some poor black levels and viewing angles. Unfortunately, all of these flaws are more or less endemic of TN panels in general, and while some panels of the same model will have less backlight bleed than others, TN panels are notorious for having quite a bit of it at the top and bottom as you're experiencing. If you're coming from a TN panel these flaws may not seem out of the ordinary, but if you're coming from an IPS, PVA, or MVA panel then the differences are going to be quite appalling at first.
The out of the box colors/settings were horrible for me as well, low contrast, overly bright, so everything looked bleached out and dominated by the monitor's brightness. You can adjust the colors, brightness and contrast a bit, or just set it to the pre-defined Gaming Profile, which most agree seems to be the best overall color profile. Should be noted that in 3D Vision the driver takes control of the monitor's brightness/contrast via DDC and overrides any of your own settings. The whites are still a bit too cool (blue tint) imo, but overall the brightness/contrast and color spectrum is good. Also adjust for sharpness if pixels appear over-saturated, I had to reduce it down to 1 or 2 I believe. Also, try letting the monitor conditioning feature from the Menu for 30 mins or so....that seems to reduce the backlight bleed problem somewhat and also improves blacks/viewing angles a bit. Or its all just placebo and I've grown accustomed to the inferior TN IQ lol, hard to say.
Anyways, that being said, I think the trade-off is worth it if your primary focus and reason for buying this monitor is for gaming. Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.
[quote name='chiz' post='1047473' date='Apr 29 2010, 12:22 PM']Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.[/quote]
QFT! This is the whole reason I got the AW2310. 3D Vision capable was just an added bonus.
[quote name='chiz' post='1047473' date='Apr 29 2010, 12:22 PM']Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.
QFT! This is the whole reason I got the AW2310. 3D Vision capable was just an added bonus.
[quote name='MistaP' post='1047546' date='Apr 29 2010, 08:37 PM']QFT! This is the whole reason I got the AW2310. 3D Vision capable was just an added bonus.[/quote]
:blink: , the main reason i bought this monitor was for the heat sensor menu button which glow white. /w00t.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':w00t:' />
Being 120hz was a bonus /shifty.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':shifty:' />:w00t : ,
and 3D ready was a even bigger bonus /woot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
/alien.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':alien:' /> WARE /stud.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':stud:' />
[quote name='MistaP' post='1047546' date='Apr 29 2010, 08:37 PM']QFT! This is the whole reason I got the AW2310. 3D Vision capable was just an added bonus.
:blink: , the main reason i bought this monitor was for the heat sensor menu button which glow white. /w00t.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':w00t:' />
Being 120hz was a bonus /shifty.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':shifty:' />:w00t : ,
and 3D ready was a even bigger bonus /woot.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':woot:' />
/alien.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':alien:' /> WARE /stud.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt=':stud:' />
[quote name='MistaP' post='1047372' date='Apr 29 2010, 02:46 PM']I got the AW2310 aswell. However, I have experienced none of the problems others have. I guess I am lucky, however, I had to be in on the first batch of these available as I ordered mine the day it was available. I have to say, my experience with this monitor has me feeling like it is the best monitor I have ever owned, picture quality wise and feature wise. Granted I never owned any expensive panels just TN fast response gaming panels and crts.[/quote]
[quote name='MistaP' post='1047372' date='Apr 29 2010, 02:46 PM']I got the AW2310 aswell. However, I have experienced none of the problems others have. I guess I am lucky, however, I had to be in on the first batch of these available as I ordered mine the day it was available. I have to say, my experience with this monitor has me feeling like it is the best monitor I have ever owned, picture quality wise and feature wise. Granted I never owned any expensive panels just TN fast response gaming panels and crts.
Same here, no issues, very good screen.
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[quote name='chiz' post='1047473' date='Apr 29 2010, 01:22 PM']As others have diagnosed, that sounds like backlight bleed mixed in with some poor black levels and viewing angles. Unfortunately, all of these flaws are more or less endemic of TN panels in general, and while some panels of the same model will have less backlight bleed than others, TN panels are notorious for having quite a bit of it at the top and bottom as you're experiencing. If you're coming from a TN panel these flaws may not seem out of the ordinary, but if you're coming from an IPS, PVA, or MVA panel then the differences are going to be quite appalling at first.
The out of the box colors/settings were horrible for me as well, low contrast, overly bright, so everything looked bleached out and dominated by the monitor's brightness. You can adjust the colors, brightness and contrast a bit, or just set it to the pre-defined Gaming Profile, which most agree seems to be the best overall color profile. Should be noted that in 3D Vision the driver takes control of the monitor's brightness/contrast via DDC and overrides any of your own settings. The whites are still a bit too cool (blue tint) imo, but overall the brightness/contrast and color spectrum is good. Also adjust for sharpness if pixels appear over-saturated, I had to reduce it down to 1 or 2 I believe. Also, try letting the monitor conditioning feature from the Menu for 30 mins or so....that seems to reduce the backlight bleed problem somewhat and also improves blacks/viewing angles a bit. Or its all just placebo and I've grown accustomed to the inferior TN IQ lol, hard to say.
Anyways, that being said, I think the trade-off is worth it if your primary focus and reason for buying this monitor is for gaming. Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.[/quote]
i tried the monitor conditioning fro 30 minutes it did not help. hopefully my replacement model is better. other than game mode, can you recommend any other specific settings for this monitor, i am kind of a newbie when it comes to monitor settings as there seems to be a lot of them? and is it better to control the monitor through windows control panel display settings, nvidia control panel, or the monitor itself? ahhhh so many options!!! thanks for your help
[quote name='chiz' post='1047473' date='Apr 29 2010, 01:22 PM']As others have diagnosed, that sounds like backlight bleed mixed in with some poor black levels and viewing angles. Unfortunately, all of these flaws are more or less endemic of TN panels in general, and while some panels of the same model will have less backlight bleed than others, TN panels are notorious for having quite a bit of it at the top and bottom as you're experiencing. If you're coming from a TN panel these flaws may not seem out of the ordinary, but if you're coming from an IPS, PVA, or MVA panel then the differences are going to be quite appalling at first.
The out of the box colors/settings were horrible for me as well, low contrast, overly bright, so everything looked bleached out and dominated by the monitor's brightness. You can adjust the colors, brightness and contrast a bit, or just set it to the pre-defined Gaming Profile, which most agree seems to be the best overall color profile. Should be noted that in 3D Vision the driver takes control of the monitor's brightness/contrast via DDC and overrides any of your own settings. The whites are still a bit too cool (blue tint) imo, but overall the brightness/contrast and color spectrum is good. Also adjust for sharpness if pixels appear over-saturated, I had to reduce it down to 1 or 2 I believe. Also, try letting the monitor conditioning feature from the Menu for 30 mins or so....that seems to reduce the backlight bleed problem somewhat and also improves blacks/viewing angles a bit. Or its all just placebo and I've grown accustomed to the inferior TN IQ lol, hard to say.
Anyways, that being said, I think the trade-off is worth it if your primary focus and reason for buying this monitor is for gaming. Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.
i tried the monitor conditioning fro 30 minutes it did not help. hopefully my replacement model is better. other than game mode, can you recommend any other specific settings for this monitor, i am kind of a newbie when it comes to monitor settings as there seems to be a lot of them? and is it better to control the monitor through windows control panel display settings, nvidia control panel, or the monitor itself? ahhhh so many options!!! thanks for your help
CaseChassis: Silverstone Raven 2 with Case Window
Motherboard: EVGA P55 FTW
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz LGA 1156 Quad-Core Processor (8MB L3 Cache)
System Cooling: Standard Cooling
Power Supply: 750 Watt Corsair PSU
Graphics Card: Single 1536MB GDDR5 Nvidia EVGA GTX 480
Memory: 8GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz (4x 2GB) Dual Channel Memory
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[quote name='josh6135' post='1047707' date='Apr 30 2010, 01:41 AM']i tried the monitor conditioning fro 30 minutes it did not help. hopefully my replacement model is better. other than game mode, can you recommend any other specific settings for this monitor, i am kind of a newbie when it comes to monitor settings as there seems to be a lot of them? and is it better to control the monitor through windows control panel display settings, nvidia control panel, or the monitor itself? ahhhh so many options!!! thanks for your help[/quote]
Well, i'd recomend only choosing the "game" preset if you are in a game its sutible with, which is quite hard to describe but certain games really show the dynamic brightness when on this setting and well..... its distracting.
I belive the standerd settings is a good one to go for, then go into you nvidia control pannel and set the digital vibrence to roughly %60..... In my opinion it looks better then. (leave other settings defult)
I'd be intrested to to hear what others use as well.
[quote name='josh6135' post='1047707' date='Apr 30 2010, 01:41 AM']i tried the monitor conditioning fro 30 minutes it did not help. hopefully my replacement model is better. other than game mode, can you recommend any other specific settings for this monitor, i am kind of a newbie when it comes to monitor settings as there seems to be a lot of them? and is it better to control the monitor through windows control panel display settings, nvidia control panel, or the monitor itself? ahhhh so many options!!! thanks for your help
Well, i'd recomend only choosing the "game" preset if you are in a game its sutible with, which is quite hard to describe but certain games really show the dynamic brightness when on this setting and well..... its distracting.
I belive the standerd settings is a good one to go for, then go into you nvidia control pannel and set the digital vibrence to roughly %60..... In my opinion it looks better then. (leave other settings defult)
I'd be intrested to to hear what others use as well.
[quote name='josh6135' post='1047707' date='Apr 29 2010, 08:41 PM']i tried the monitor conditioning fro 30 minutes it did not help. hopefully my replacement model is better. other than game mode, can you recommend any other specific settings for this monitor, i am kind of a newbie when it comes to monitor settings as there seems to be a lot of them? and is it better to control the monitor through windows control panel display settings, nvidia control panel, or the monitor itself? ahhhh so many options!!! thanks for your help[/quote]
Ya for the backlight bleed it is what it is, it may get slightly better over time but in general, TN panels often have this problem more than other LCD technologies. As for other settings, you can try to turn brightness down and contrast up, maybe 20-30 on brightness, contrast at 50-70. Those settings really depend on your own personal preferences. For RGB, they're all set to 100 by default, so you will want to adjust each one down first, say 70, then adjust the individual colors to suit your tastes. Without a colorimeter or other color calibration method, you really just need to go by what looks good/natural to you, having a reference monitor you're used to will help with this also. The Sharpness setting also helped a lot, as the amount of pixel bleed bothered me with a high sharpness setting. Unfortunately, the RGB values aren't displayed for the presets so you can't use them as a starting point. Also, you can try loading up the INF and ICC profile on the Alienware CD and see if that helps at all.
[quote name='Adz 3000' post='1047992' date='Apr 30 2010, 10:21 AM']Well, i'd recomend only choosing the "game" preset if you are in a game its sutible with, which is quite hard to describe but certain games really show the dynamic brightness when on this setting and well..... its distracting.
I belive the standerd settings is a good one to go for, then go into you nvidia control pannel and set the digital vibrence to roughly %60..... In my opinion it looks better then. (leave other settings defult)
I'd be intrested to to hear what others use as well.[/quote]
From what I've seen, the dynamic contrast and kicks in via DDC controlled by the 3D stereo driver in 3D Vision mode regardless of what you have set for non-3D mode. I typically don't mess with Digital Vibrance and really haven't in the past as it tends to make colors oversaturated, especially on the desktop, although gamma/contrast levels may look slightly better in games.
[quote name='josh6135' post='1047707' date='Apr 29 2010, 08:41 PM']i tried the monitor conditioning fro 30 minutes it did not help. hopefully my replacement model is better. other than game mode, can you recommend any other specific settings for this monitor, i am kind of a newbie when it comes to monitor settings as there seems to be a lot of them? and is it better to control the monitor through windows control panel display settings, nvidia control panel, or the monitor itself? ahhhh so many options!!! thanks for your help
Ya for the backlight bleed it is what it is, it may get slightly better over time but in general, TN panels often have this problem more than other LCD technologies. As for other settings, you can try to turn brightness down and contrast up, maybe 20-30 on brightness, contrast at 50-70. Those settings really depend on your own personal preferences. For RGB, they're all set to 100 by default, so you will want to adjust each one down first, say 70, then adjust the individual colors to suit your tastes. Without a colorimeter or other color calibration method, you really just need to go by what looks good/natural to you, having a reference monitor you're used to will help with this also. The Sharpness setting also helped a lot, as the amount of pixel bleed bothered me with a high sharpness setting. Unfortunately, the RGB values aren't displayed for the presets so you can't use them as a starting point. Also, you can try loading up the INF and ICC profile on the Alienware CD and see if that helps at all.
[quote name='Adz 3000' post='1047992' date='Apr 30 2010, 10:21 AM']Well, i'd recomend only choosing the "game" preset if you are in a game its sutible with, which is quite hard to describe but certain games really show the dynamic brightness when on this setting and well..... its distracting.
I belive the standerd settings is a good one to go for, then go into you nvidia control pannel and set the digital vibrence to roughly %60..... In my opinion it looks better then. (leave other settings defult)
I'd be intrested to to hear what others use as well.
From what I've seen, the dynamic contrast and kicks in via DDC controlled by the 3D stereo driver in 3D Vision mode regardless of what you have set for non-3D mode. I typically don't mess with Digital Vibrance and really haven't in the past as it tends to make colors oversaturated, especially on the desktop, although gamma/contrast levels may look slightly better in games.
Any help recommending a good 3D nvidia vision ready monitor would be appreciated. I have recently purchased the 23 inch 3d ready alienware monitor.
[url="http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/products/Displays/productdetail.aspx?c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-8846"]http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/product...mp;sku=320-8846[/url]
The monitor arrived with a damaged frame, and damaged metal grill on the top, besides that it powers on and works. (Dell/ Alienware is sending me a replacement with overnight shipping --- didn't know overnight meant 5 days because I still don't have it, and they took 45 minutes on the phone just to issue a return, sorry for my Dell customer service rant) I have not tried 3d vision yet, however I have tried web browsing, adobe software, Borderlands, God of war 3 via HDMI (ps3), HULU, etc.. I have not played with the settings besides making the brightness 40 (the monitor is VERY BRIGHT- not a bad thing).
I have noticed in most instances when the screen has black on top and below, like watching hulu full screen with black bar at top and bottom , or if the game is a dark game like certain parts of God of War 3 there is a white blurry bar a little smaller than half an inch on top and a smaller less noticeable blurry bar on bottom. Overall it is very noticeable and is quite annoying. I am aware this color bleeding problem is common in many LCDs but this in my opinion is terrible. I am hoping my replacement does not have that problem.
1) Is there a way to get rid of the white blur on top and bottom of the screen or a way to decrease it?
2) In the link below in the 1920X1080 Desktop Display section and the 1680X1050 section can someone please recommend a monitor that does not have the white blur problem, or just recommend the best one possible 22-24 inches? a brief explanation (differences and benefits) of 1920X1080 verse 1680X1050 displays would also be appreciated.
[url="http://www.nvidia.com/object/3D_Vision_Requirements.html"]http://www.nvidia.com/object/3D_Vision_Requirements.html[/url]
thanks for your help.
[b]UPDATE[/b] i have received my replacement Alienware OptXTM AW2310 3D monitor. at first i noticed a little backlight bleeding, however after using it for 2 days the backlight bleeding has seemed to almost completely go away. it is still slightly noticeable. i have not tried 3d gaming yet as i have not received my 3d vision yet, however, besides the minor backlight bleeding this monitor is amazing! So far i have used it with my laptop (nvidia 8800m gts card), borderlands, photoshop, dreamweaver, hulu videos, youtube videos, general web browsing, high definition Scientific atlanta explorer 8300HD cable box, and playstation 3 (god of war 3 and dante's inferno). with everything just mentioned this monitor works perfectly and looks great. if i had to rate this monitor out of 10 i would give it a 9 out of 10. as of now i will keep this monitor unless something with NO BACKLIGHT BLEEDING comes out in a few weeks. i will add my thoughts of the 3d vision when i get my new gaming pc with evga 480 gtx card and nvidia 3d vision.
i added a screenshot of borderlands at 1920 X 1080 resolution, i know it is kind of a dull background, but it still shows the colors nicely especially the green in my favorite gun
Any help recommending a good 3D nvidia vision ready monitor would be appreciated. I have recently purchased the 23 inch 3d ready alienware monitor.
http://accessories.us.dell.com/sna/product...mp;sku=320-8846
The monitor arrived with a damaged frame, and damaged metal grill on the top, besides that it powers on and works. (Dell/ Alienware is sending me a replacement with overnight shipping --- didn't know overnight meant 5 days because I still don't have it, and they took 45 minutes on the phone just to issue a return, sorry for my Dell customer service rant) I have not tried 3d vision yet, however I have tried web browsing, adobe software, Borderlands, God of war 3 via HDMI (ps3), HULU, etc.. I have not played with the settings besides making the brightness 40 (the monitor is VERY BRIGHT- not a bad thing).
I have noticed in most instances when the screen has black on top and below, like watching hulu full screen with black bar at top and bottom , or if the game is a dark game like certain parts of God of War 3 there is a white blurry bar a little smaller than half an inch on top and a smaller less noticeable blurry bar on bottom. Overall it is very noticeable and is quite annoying. I am aware this color bleeding problem is common in many LCDs but this in my opinion is terrible. I am hoping my replacement does not have that problem.
1) Is there a way to get rid of the white blur on top and bottom of the screen or a way to decrease it?
2) In the link below in the 1920X1080 Desktop Display section and the 1680X1050 section can someone please recommend a monitor that does not have the white blur problem, or just recommend the best one possible 22-24 inches? a brief explanation (differences and benefits) of 1920X1080 verse 1680X1050 displays would also be appreciated.
http://www.nvidia.com/object/3D_Vision_Requirements.html
thanks for your help.
UPDATE i have received my replacement Alienware OptXTM AW2310 3D monitor. at first i noticed a little backlight bleeding, however after using it for 2 days the backlight bleeding has seemed to almost completely go away. it is still slightly noticeable. i have not tried 3d gaming yet as i have not received my 3d vision yet, however, besides the minor backlight bleeding this monitor is amazing! So far i have used it with my laptop (nvidia 8800m gts card), borderlands, photoshop, dreamweaver, hulu videos, youtube videos, general web browsing, high definition Scientific atlanta explorer 8300HD cable box, and playstation 3 (god of war 3 and dante's inferno). with everything just mentioned this monitor works perfectly and looks great. if i had to rate this monitor out of 10 i would give it a 9 out of 10. as of now i will keep this monitor unless something with NO BACKLIGHT BLEEDING comes out in a few weeks. i will add my thoughts of the 3d vision when i get my new gaming pc with evga 480 gtx card and nvidia 3d vision.
i added a screenshot of borderlands at 1920 X 1080 resolution, i know it is kind of a dull background, but it still shows the colors nicely especially the green in my favorite gun
CaseChassis: Silverstone Raven 2 with Case Window
Motherboard: EVGA P55 FTW
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz LGA 1156 Quad-Core Processor (8MB L3 Cache)
System Cooling: Standard Cooling
Power Supply: 750 Watt Corsair PSU
Graphics Card: Single 1536MB GDDR5 Nvidia EVGA GTX 480
Memory: 8GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz (4x 2GB) Dual Channel Memory
Hard Drive One: 80GB Intel X25-M - Solid State Drive
Hard Drive Two: 1.5TB- SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 32MB Cache HDD
Optical Drive One: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Audio: 8-channel High Definition Surround Sound Support
Networking: Onboard Network Port
Operating System: Genuine MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition
Display: Alienware OptX AW2310 3D monitor 23" and Nvidia 3D Vision
Kinda disappointing considering the coin you're dropping on these. The panels themselves have been great, no dead pixels on any of the 4 I've now seen.
They won't RMA through email, you gotta call them (at least I had to). Took about as long for me as it did for you. It helps if you keep picturing that hot Indian girl from "Outsourced". :)
As far as the overnight replacement, the first one I got was also shipped overnight. But I had to wait until they had one available to ship - so it took about 3 weeks (incidentally I Placed the order for the 3rd monitor same day as the RMA request and they both shipped at the same time, so it doesn't seem like they have extra stock held for RMA.)
Kinda disappointing considering the coin you're dropping on these. The panels themselves have been great, no dead pixels on any of the 4 I've now seen.
They won't RMA through email, you gotta call them (at least I had to). Took about as long for me as it did for you. It helps if you keep picturing that hot Indian girl from "Outsourced". :)
As far as the overnight replacement, the first one I got was also shipped overnight. But I had to wait until they had one available to ship - so it took about 3 weeks (incidentally I Placed the order for the 3rd monitor same day as the RMA request and they both shipped at the same time, so it doesn't seem like they have extra stock held for RMA.)
Most people buying the monitors nowadays seem to be going 1920x1200. I am fine sacrificing a little bit of resolution to potentially be able to get better frame rates across the three monitors.
I am also waiting for the 3D TV play software as well. Running 3d vision on a 55"+ 3d HDTV will be nuts.
Most people buying the monitors nowadays seem to be going 1920x1200. I am fine sacrificing a little bit of resolution to potentially be able to get better frame rates across the three monitors.
I am also waiting for the 3D TV play software as well. Running 3d vision on a 55"+ 3d HDTV will be nuts.
And i dont think you can get rid of this problem.
Tbh just wait and see what your replacement is like, but for me when i got my 2nd screen.. due to the first one having a dead pixel.... i dont think its a bright as my first :mellow: as before hand i could only have it at 20-30 brigtness without it hurting my eyes lol.
Mabye take a picture of the screen?
And i dont think you can get rid of this problem.
Tbh just wait and see what your replacement is like, but for me when i got my 2nd screen.. due to the first one having a dead pixel.... i dont think its a bright as my first :mellow: as before hand i could only have it at 20-30 brigtness without it hurting my eyes lol.
Mabye take a picture of the screen?
The backlight bleeding is not even noticable with me.
If i were you i would stick with the Alienware decision.
1920x1080 or 1680x1050. This is pretty much a no-brainer, 1080 is the way to go, there is a huge difference with the 1080 being alot more crisp and more detailed.
I'm using the AW2310 @1080 and playing games like JC2 and L4D/2, and the amount of detail is amazing with 3D vision enabled.
Love my AW2310, lookin @ it right now :)
Hope this help.
The backlight bleeding is not even noticable with me.
If i were you i would stick with the Alienware decision.
1920x1080 or 1680x1050. This is pretty much a no-brainer, 1080 is the way to go, there is a huge difference with the 1080 being alot more crisp and more detailed.
I'm using the AW2310 @1080 and playing games like JC2 and L4D/2, and the amount of detail is amazing with 3D vision enabled.
Love my AW2310, lookin @ it right now :)
Hope this help.
1) Is there a way to get rid of the white blur on top and bottom of the screen or a way to decrease it?
2) In the link below in the 1920X1080 Desktop Display section and the 1680X1050 section can someone please recommend a monitor that does not have the white blur problem, or just recommend the best one possible 22-24 inches? a brief explanation (differences and benefits) of 1920X1080 verse 1680X1050 displays would also be appreciated.[/quote]
As others have diagnosed, that sounds like backlight bleed mixed in with some poor black levels and viewing angles. Unfortunately, all of these flaws are more or less endemic of TN panels in general, and while some panels of the same model will have less backlight bleed than others, TN panels are notorious for having quite a bit of it at the top and bottom as you're experiencing. If you're coming from a TN panel these flaws may not seem out of the ordinary, but if you're coming from an IPS, PVA, or MVA panel then the differences are going to be quite appalling at first.
The out of the box colors/settings were horrible for me as well, low contrast, overly bright, so everything looked bleached out and dominated by the monitor's brightness. You can adjust the colors, brightness and contrast a bit, or just set it to the pre-defined Gaming Profile, which most agree seems to be the best overall color profile. Should be noted that in 3D Vision the driver takes control of the monitor's brightness/contrast via DDC and overrides any of your own settings. The whites are still a bit too cool (blue tint) imo, but overall the brightness/contrast and color spectrum is good. Also adjust for sharpness if pixels appear over-saturated, I had to reduce it down to 1 or 2 I believe. Also, try letting the monitor conditioning feature from the Menu for 30 mins or so....that seems to reduce the backlight bleed problem somewhat and also improves blacks/viewing angles a bit. Or its all just placebo and I've grown accustomed to the inferior TN IQ lol, hard to say.
Anyways, that being said, I think the trade-off is worth it if your primary focus and reason for buying this monitor is for gaming. Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.
1) Is there a way to get rid of the white blur on top and bottom of the screen or a way to decrease it?
2) In the link below in the 1920X1080 Desktop Display section and the 1680X1050 section can someone please recommend a monitor that does not have the white blur problem, or just recommend the best one possible 22-24 inches? a brief explanation (differences and benefits) of 1920X1080 verse 1680X1050 displays would also be appreciated.
As others have diagnosed, that sounds like backlight bleed mixed in with some poor black levels and viewing angles. Unfortunately, all of these flaws are more or less endemic of TN panels in general, and while some panels of the same model will have less backlight bleed than others, TN panels are notorious for having quite a bit of it at the top and bottom as you're experiencing. If you're coming from a TN panel these flaws may not seem out of the ordinary, but if you're coming from an IPS, PVA, or MVA panel then the differences are going to be quite appalling at first.
The out of the box colors/settings were horrible for me as well, low contrast, overly bright, so everything looked bleached out and dominated by the monitor's brightness. You can adjust the colors, brightness and contrast a bit, or just set it to the pre-defined Gaming Profile, which most agree seems to be the best overall color profile. Should be noted that in 3D Vision the driver takes control of the monitor's brightness/contrast via DDC and overrides any of your own settings. The whites are still a bit too cool (blue tint) imo, but overall the brightness/contrast and color spectrum is good. Also adjust for sharpness if pixels appear over-saturated, I had to reduce it down to 1 or 2 I believe. Also, try letting the monitor conditioning feature from the Menu for 30 mins or so....that seems to reduce the backlight bleed problem somewhat and also improves blacks/viewing angles a bit. Or its all just placebo and I've grown accustomed to the inferior TN IQ lol, hard to say.
Anyways, that being said, I think the trade-off is worth it if your primary focus and reason for buying this monitor is for gaming. Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.
-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings
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Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W
-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings
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Nvidia GeForce Titan X SLI Hybrid | ROG Swift PG278Q 144Hz + 3D Vision/G-Sync | 32GB Adata DDR4 2666
Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W
QFT! This is the whole reason I got the AW2310. 3D Vision capable was just an added bonus.
QFT! This is the whole reason I got the AW2310. 3D Vision capable was just an added bonus.
:blink: , the main reason i bought this monitor was for the heat sensor menu button which glow white.
Being 120hz was a bonus
and 3D ready was a even bigger bonus
:blink: , the main reason i bought this monitor was for the heat sensor menu button which glow white.
Being 120hz was a bonus
and 3D ready was a even bigger bonus
Same here, no issues, very good screen.
Same here, no issues, very good screen.
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The out of the box colors/settings were horrible for me as well, low contrast, overly bright, so everything looked bleached out and dominated by the monitor's brightness. You can adjust the colors, brightness and contrast a bit, or just set it to the pre-defined Gaming Profile, which most agree seems to be the best overall color profile. Should be noted that in 3D Vision the driver takes control of the monitor's brightness/contrast via DDC and overrides any of your own settings. The whites are still a bit too cool (blue tint) imo, but overall the brightness/contrast and color spectrum is good. Also adjust for sharpness if pixels appear over-saturated, I had to reduce it down to 1 or 2 I believe. Also, try letting the monitor conditioning feature from the Menu for 30 mins or so....that seems to reduce the backlight bleed problem somewhat and also improves blacks/viewing angles a bit. Or its all just placebo and I've grown accustomed to the inferior TN IQ lol, hard to say.
Anyways, that being said, I think the trade-off is worth it if your primary focus and reason for buying this monitor is for gaming. Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.[/quote]
i tried the monitor conditioning fro 30 minutes it did not help. hopefully my replacement model is better. other than game mode, can you recommend any other specific settings for this monitor, i am kind of a newbie when it comes to monitor settings as there seems to be a lot of them? and is it better to control the monitor through windows control panel display settings, nvidia control panel, or the monitor itself? ahhhh so many options!!! thanks for your help
The out of the box colors/settings were horrible for me as well, low contrast, overly bright, so everything looked bleached out and dominated by the monitor's brightness. You can adjust the colors, brightness and contrast a bit, or just set it to the pre-defined Gaming Profile, which most agree seems to be the best overall color profile. Should be noted that in 3D Vision the driver takes control of the monitor's brightness/contrast via DDC and overrides any of your own settings. The whites are still a bit too cool (blue tint) imo, but overall the brightness/contrast and color spectrum is good. Also adjust for sharpness if pixels appear over-saturated, I had to reduce it down to 1 or 2 I believe. Also, try letting the monitor conditioning feature from the Menu for 30 mins or so....that seems to reduce the backlight bleed problem somewhat and also improves blacks/viewing angles a bit. Or its all just placebo and I've grown accustomed to the inferior TN IQ lol, hard to say.
Anyways, that being said, I think the trade-off is worth it if your primary focus and reason for buying this monitor is for gaming. Even without 3D Vision, 120Hz is a valuable feature and one I would keep this monitor for.
i tried the monitor conditioning fro 30 minutes it did not help. hopefully my replacement model is better. other than game mode, can you recommend any other specific settings for this monitor, i am kind of a newbie when it comes to monitor settings as there seems to be a lot of them? and is it better to control the monitor through windows control panel display settings, nvidia control panel, or the monitor itself? ahhhh so many options!!! thanks for your help
CaseChassis: Silverstone Raven 2 with Case Window
Motherboard: EVGA P55 FTW
Processor: Intel Core i5 750 2.66GHz LGA 1156 Quad-Core Processor (8MB L3 Cache)
System Cooling: Standard Cooling
Power Supply: 750 Watt Corsair PSU
Graphics Card: Single 1536MB GDDR5 Nvidia EVGA GTX 480
Memory: 8GB Corsair Dominator DDR3 1600Mhz (4x 2GB) Dual Channel Memory
Hard Drive One: 80GB Intel X25-M - Solid State Drive
Hard Drive Two: 1.5TB- SATA-II, 3Gb/s, 7,200RPM, 32MB Cache HDD
Optical Drive One: 24X CD/DVD burner (DVD+/-RW) w/double layer write capability
Audio: 8-channel High Definition Surround Sound Support
Networking: Onboard Network Port
Operating System: Genuine MS Windows 7 Home Premium 64-Bit Edition
Display: Alienware OptX AW2310 3D monitor 23" and Nvidia 3D Vision
Well, i'd recomend only choosing the "game" preset if you are in a game its sutible with, which is quite hard to describe but certain games really show the dynamic brightness when on this setting and well..... its distracting.
I belive the standerd settings is a good one to go for, then go into you nvidia control pannel and set the digital vibrence to roughly %60..... In my opinion it looks better then. (leave other settings defult)
I'd be intrested to to hear what others use as well.
Well, i'd recomend only choosing the "game" preset if you are in a game its sutible with, which is quite hard to describe but certain games really show the dynamic brightness when on this setting and well..... its distracting.
I belive the standerd settings is a good one to go for, then go into you nvidia control pannel and set the digital vibrence to roughly %60..... In my opinion it looks better then. (leave other settings defult)
I'd be intrested to to hear what others use as well.
Brightness = 50
Contrast = 60
Input format = RGB
Mode selection = Graphics
Preset Modes = Cool
Wide mode = Fill
Sharpness = 60
Response Time = Overdrive
Nvidia Control Panel - Digitial Vibrance = 75%
Everything else default
Hope that helps, remember that each panel is different, however these settings seem to be fine for me.
Brightness = 50
Contrast = 60
Input format = RGB
Mode selection = Graphics
Preset Modes = Cool
Wide mode = Fill
Sharpness = 60
Response Time = Overdrive
Nvidia Control Panel - Digitial Vibrance = 75%
Everything else default
Hope that helps, remember that each panel is different, however these settings seem to be fine for me.
Ya for the backlight bleed it is what it is, it may get slightly better over time but in general, TN panels often have this problem more than other LCD technologies. As for other settings, you can try to turn brightness down and contrast up, maybe 20-30 on brightness, contrast at 50-70. Those settings really depend on your own personal preferences. For RGB, they're all set to 100 by default, so you will want to adjust each one down first, say 70, then adjust the individual colors to suit your tastes. Without a colorimeter or other color calibration method, you really just need to go by what looks good/natural to you, having a reference monitor you're used to will help with this also. The Sharpness setting also helped a lot, as the amount of pixel bleed bothered me with a high sharpness setting. Unfortunately, the RGB values aren't displayed for the presets so you can't use them as a starting point. Also, you can try loading up the INF and ICC profile on the Alienware CD and see if that helps at all.
[quote name='Adz 3000' post='1047992' date='Apr 30 2010, 10:21 AM']Well, i'd recomend only choosing the "game" preset if you are in a game its sutible with, which is quite hard to describe but certain games really show the dynamic brightness when on this setting and well..... its distracting.
I belive the standerd settings is a good one to go for, then go into you nvidia control pannel and set the digital vibrence to roughly %60..... In my opinion it looks better then. (leave other settings defult)
I'd be intrested to to hear what others use as well.[/quote]
From what I've seen, the dynamic contrast and kicks in via DDC controlled by the 3D stereo driver in 3D Vision mode regardless of what you have set for non-3D mode. I typically don't mess with Digital Vibrance and really haven't in the past as it tends to make colors oversaturated, especially on the desktop, although gamma/contrast levels may look slightly better in games.
Ya for the backlight bleed it is what it is, it may get slightly better over time but in general, TN panels often have this problem more than other LCD technologies. As for other settings, you can try to turn brightness down and contrast up, maybe 20-30 on brightness, contrast at 50-70. Those settings really depend on your own personal preferences. For RGB, they're all set to 100 by default, so you will want to adjust each one down first, say 70, then adjust the individual colors to suit your tastes. Without a colorimeter or other color calibration method, you really just need to go by what looks good/natural to you, having a reference monitor you're used to will help with this also. The Sharpness setting also helped a lot, as the amount of pixel bleed bothered me with a high sharpness setting. Unfortunately, the RGB values aren't displayed for the presets so you can't use them as a starting point. Also, you can try loading up the INF and ICC profile on the Alienware CD and see if that helps at all.
[quote name='Adz 3000' post='1047992' date='Apr 30 2010, 10:21 AM']Well, i'd recomend only choosing the "game" preset if you are in a game its sutible with, which is quite hard to describe but certain games really show the dynamic brightness when on this setting and well..... its distracting.
I belive the standerd settings is a good one to go for, then go into you nvidia control pannel and set the digital vibrence to roughly %60..... In my opinion it looks better then. (leave other settings defult)
I'd be intrested to to hear what others use as well.
From what I've seen, the dynamic contrast and kicks in via DDC controlled by the 3D stereo driver in 3D Vision mode regardless of what you have set for non-3D mode. I typically don't mess with Digital Vibrance and really haven't in the past as it tends to make colors oversaturated, especially on the desktop, although gamma/contrast levels may look slightly better in games.
-=HeliX=- Mod 3DV Game Fixes
My 3D Vision Games List Ratings
Intel Core i7 5930K @4.5GHz | Gigabyte X99 Gaming 5 | Win10 x64 Pro | Corsair H105
Nvidia GeForce Titan X SLI Hybrid | ROG Swift PG278Q 144Hz + 3D Vision/G-Sync | 32GB Adata DDR4 2666
Intel Samsung 950Pro SSD | Samsung EVO 4x1 RAID 0 |
Yamaha VX-677 A/V Receiver | Polk Audio RM6880 7.1 | LG Blu-Ray
Auzen X-Fi HT HD | Logitech G710/G502/G27 | Corsair Air 540 | EVGA P2-1200W