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Hey guys,
Well, looks like I have a problem. I just received a new Dell u2711 monitor yesterday & I feel the monitor is simply too bright. If you don't want to read the whole post, skip to the photo links & let me know if they look normal.
What do I do?
- Programming, almost exclusively.
- I use a dark theme with a black (#000000) background.
Why did I get this model:
- 2560x1440 resolution while avoiding 30". (don't mind the pixel pitch).
- To have plenty of room to layout multiple txt files side by side.
What I care about:
- Minimize luminescence, keeping the overall image visually appealing.
- Have black be as black as possible, i.e closest to the state where the monitor is powered off.
What I care less about:
- color accuracy
- response time
So what's the problem?
- The monitor is very bright. With brightness at 0 it still feels like I'm looking at gray rather than black.
- There's a gray tone to most of the panel rims, with the bottom right corner being the worst.
- There is noticeable brightness variation, especially near the corners, which is hard to ignore.
So I put together a small experiment: I took a series of 10sec long exposure pictures of the panel at 10% brightneess stops, all the way from 0% to 100% of an all black image. I think contrast is irrelevant but was 50% for all the photos. I think the picture taken at 10% brightness shows of the variation best (see below).
I'd really like to know if this is normal before proceeding. I don't know a lot about CCFL backlighting but from what I've seen, I can't see how this variation in backlight intensity is possible without there being some problem in the panel.
Any knowledgeable advice on this would be most appreciated.
Best,
Tomer
photo links:
0% - https://pzt.me/7igb
10% - https://pzt.me/8n2d
20% - https://pzt.me/7bu6
30% - https://pzt.me/7xt0
40% - https://pzt.me/9os9
50% - https://pzt.me/5idw
60% - https://pzt.me/39lx
70% - https://pzt.me/1035
... // the rest are rather similar
Well, looks like I have a problem. I just received a new Dell u2711 monitor yesterday & I feel the monitor is simply too bright. If you don't want to read the whole post, skip to the photo links & let me know if they look normal.
What do I do?
- Programming, almost exclusively.
- I use a dark theme with a black (#000000) background.
Why did I get this model:
- 2560x1440 resolution while avoiding 30". (don't mind the pixel pitch).
- To have plenty of room to layout multiple txt files side by side.
What I care about:
- Minimize luminescence, keeping the overall image visually appealing.
- Have black be as black as possible, i.e closest to the state where the monitor is powered off.
What I care less about:
- color accuracy
- response time
So what's the problem?
- The monitor is very bright. With brightness at 0 it still feels like I'm looking at gray rather than black.
- There's a gray tone to most of the panel rims, with the bottom right corner being the worst.
- There is noticeable brightness variation, especially near the corners, which is hard to ignore.
So I put together a small experiment: I took a series of 10sec long exposure pictures of the panel at 10% brightneess stops, all the way from 0% to 100% of an all black image. I think contrast is irrelevant but was 50% for all the photos. I think the picture taken at 10% brightness shows of the variation best (see below).
I'd really like to know if this is normal before proceeding. I don't know a lot about CCFL backlighting but from what I've seen, I can't see how this variation in backlight intensity is possible without there being some problem in the panel.
Any knowledgeable advice on this would be most appreciated.
Best,
Tomer
photo links:
0% - https://pzt.me/7igb
10% - https://pzt.me/8n2d
20% - https://pzt.me/7bu6
30% - https://pzt.me/7xt0
40% - https://pzt.me/9os9
50% - https://pzt.me/5idw
60% - https://pzt.me/39lx
70% - https://pzt.me/1035
... // the rest are rather similar