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    Are there any good sound cards with Dolby Headphone?

    Yeah, I know that implementation of CMSS-3D Headphone is equivalent to Dolby Headphone, I was just wondering if anyone has done a direct comparison with that white noise discrete test, which makes it easier to tell which technology is more effective in emulating the speakers. So far of those...
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    Are there any good sound cards with Dolby Headphone?

    About CMSS-3D Headphone vs. Dolby Headphone, I am a huge proponent of DH, but something better will always be welcome. There is no CMSS-3D Headphone implementation in any external USB devices though, or at least with 5.1 inputs. The X-mod features the "fake surround" version of CMSS-3D, in which...
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    Are there any good sound cards with Dolby Headphone?

    First, I'll answer the OP's question. I have the exact same need of his, and have solved it pretty well. I also have the JVC SU-DH1, by the way, one of the most useful gadgets I've ever bought. I am a headphone junkie now. I got a Sure E4G, E500 and SE420 (will sell the E500). Dolby Headphone...
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    HDCP in NEC 2690

    Hi, I'm wondering if anyone's tested HDCP on this monitor. I have had it for a while and it's been working OK, but I recently got an HD-DVD drive and it doesn't work with HD-DVD movies under Windows Vista. With XP is OK, but I have the suspicion that XP doesn't require HDCP. With Vista, in my...
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    NEC LCD2690

    There are so many things that can go wrong with color management. Even if your monitor is a "sRGB" monitor the pics will most probably be displayed wrong if it's not calibrated. And your viewing program needs to be color-aware in two ways. It needs to be able to read the picture's profile, and...
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    NEC LCD2690

    That's me in the dpreview forum, by the way. I'm stuck with that user name, but what the hell I don't mind one way or the other. What I would like to know is if all the VA panels behave like this, like all the IPS panels have a purple hue when looking at black at an angle. My main beef with...
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    NEC LCD2690

    You know what's funny, the calibrated NEC here shows the first picture worse than the monitor at work, a calibrated old Sony SDM-X82, which I think is an excellent monitor, and I am almost sure is also an IPS. I noticed this the other night after posting the pictures and leaving to work. It's...
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    NEC LCD2690

    I bought it at http://shop.atriniti.com, which is a great store, by the way. I don't blame them. Their price was very good, I thought for a minute they screwed up and were sending me the 2490, but then I saw the price on that one.
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    NEC LCD2690

    I have been following this thread pretty much since the beginning. I got my NEC 2690 after returning the Dell 2407 I bought previously. I was unhappy with the contrast shift and the lack of detail when looked at straight-on of the Dell (and I hear all VA panels). I am using the monitor for...
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    LCD color how to tell which bit?

    Don't use 16-bit color in Windows. Just use 32-bit. Those bit numbers things take into account all three colors. When we talk about an 8-bit panel, we mean 8 bits per each red, green and blue channel. That means 256 shades of R, G and B, which combined, come up to 2^8 x 2^8 x 2^8 = 256x256x256 =...
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    LCD color how to tell which bit?

    Pretty much every monitor has different colors, so you really don't know which one has the "true" colors until you have calibrated them. Ideally, you need a colorimeter and some software, but that could run you from about $80 (for an automatic calibration) to $200 for fully manual, and...
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    NEC LCD2470WNX

    Manny Calavera, Hi, I just returned my 2-week old Dell 2407 and bought a NEC 2690 instead. I wasn't pleased with the contrast change and lack of detail in the dark areas when looked at straight-on. The problems I had are supposed to be intrinsic to VA technologies. I would like to know if you...
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    LCD color how to tell which bit?

    Some stuff I just found. If your monitor uses the same panel as this one (seems likely): http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/uk/en/ho/WF05a/20491-314293-314303-314303-314303-12426180.html Then it is a TN One thing to note, though, I have read that TN panels have been moving to 8-bit, whereas...
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    LCD color how to tell which bit?

    Joe, I guess you are the same joemama as in the dpreview forums? Just one little thing. 16.2 "million" colors already is using dithering. Either temporal or spatial. True colors of 6-bit panels is just (2^6)^3, or 262,144 total colors. That sucks, that's what we get in our little digital...
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