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    Can someone please clarify??

    . I just recalibrated using my settings changes...proir to the calibration Thanks again for your help, Mike
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    Can someone please clarify??

    I calibrated my monitor using spder2express. AFTER the calibration I lowered the brightness level by 70%. Can some one tell me if this INVALIDATES the calibration. Mike
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    Calibration....NEC20wmgx2

    I used spyderexpress2 on mine... I would not use adobe gamma,.... I disabled it on my computer before calibration. If you want to bring your monitor back to the default settings...go into the tools menu..scroll down until you find"factory preset"...this will bring it back to your original...
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    Screen protectors/filters?

    scOtty8/nivo, I'm not so sure I would have a glass cover made for a new Monitor,but I found this website www.protectcovers.com/screen_protectors.htm Hope this helps, Mike
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    Monitor calibration...Unsure????

    Dunan, Go to www.colovision.com Then register....your product Go to support and look for downloads- You should download version 2.3.5... Even though it says it is for the 64 bit version of windows,I checked with tech support they emailed me,and told me to download it anyway..this from the...
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    Monitor calibration...Unsure????

    Toasty; Thanks for your reply. Yes,the brightness is almost to a level that it hurts my eyes.. OK,but when I make a print,what I'm getting now is almost identical to my screen...should I still change those settings you recommend? I'm not questioning your advise ...just curious. Thanks Mile
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    Monitor calibration...Unsure????

    I calibrated my nec20wmgx2..here is what I did: set my video card to default set the monitor to factory default=dvi/standard brought down ambient light to almost dark level. I then prceeded with the calibration and all went well,upon completion,got a message that my settings were now in my...
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    NEC 20WMGX2 Television Channel Above 12

    Toasty, Am I wrong in assuming the 16.6% sharpnes setting is too high...I think that this is the default setting{correct me if I'm wrong} For photosop work ,do you recommed lowering it to 8.3%? Thanks, Mike
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    NEC 20WMGX2 Television Channel Above 12

    What kind of warranty did you get? from Bestbuy? Try calling the number I posted??Nec's tech support is excellent. You may have your settings on "Text" Do you have the DV mode set to "Standard" ? If this fails..re-set your monitor to Factory Default...then lower your brightness to 25%,see...
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    NEC 20WMGX2 Television Channel Above 12

    I also have this monitor. Although I've tried the TV feature,I do mostly photoshop work on this monitor,I've found the tv feature pretty good..not sure about the channel 12 problem your having. Did you buy it at nm-select? If you did,call tech support 800-632-4662,or you can have a live chat...
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    Deciding on an LCD

    I agree with defender... Also have a 20wmgx2,but I use it for photo editing. I'm no gamer,but my son is..he bought a 22in. Benq from NewEgg....he is experiencing ghosting & other issues.. Guess who's monitor he's using now??? Go to http://www.nm-select.com a division of NEC. They have some...
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    Monitor for a photographer?

    I've just bought a NEC 20wmgx2,after using a 17in trinitron for 7 years. I was totally convinced that it would not stand up to my Trinitron...but I bought it because of the great price & extra space ,which comes in handy when I'm working with photoshop. .You might want to reconsider going into...
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    Calibration....NEC20wmgx2

    Toastyx...thanks for your reply. Oddly enough,I have the brightness set to 25%,{after playing with it for a few days}and the default contrast setting is 50% ,which I left alone.seems to look ok??? I will change it to standard mode before i calibrate.. Should I uninstall adobe gamma...
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    Calibration....NEC20wmgx2

    I recently received the above monitor,and i want to calibrate it using spyderexpress2. What should i set the monitor to before I begin the calibration? Factory default? Native Standard? Other? I usually have it set to dvi-photo. Any help would be greatly appreciated, Thanks, Mike
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