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Thanks for sharing this - I've never actually done the experiment of choosing a different model, but it's good to know that this sort of behaviour can manifest. And it makes sense I guess since different models likely have different EEPROM addresses for the various parameters (e.g. G2 voltage...

That's really sad to hear about Vito, he was definitely full of passion for CRTs.

good stuff :)

That is strange, I've never encountered this before. Maybe try loading up WinDAS again and choosing procedure/final setting and then exit and see if that fixes it.

I probably wouldn't worry too much - I imagine that each mode you're calibrating for is independent. So if you don't plan on using sRGB mode, then it probably doesn't matter what you do during that phase.

huh, that's a new one, never seen that before. I'm guessing it is asking you to show a 48 IRE (which would be RGB = [123, 123, 123], which is a medium grey), and the 100% may just mean full screen. What are the instructions after you load up the image? Is it asking you to meet a particular...

That would be very cool! Curious - what kind of device have you ordered? Is it some sort of optical magnification device? (e.g. a loupe)

focus and convergence is not something I went deep down the rabbit hole. If you figure out a solid solution though, please share!

congrats on the new FW900, hope it's a good one! The guide, including test patterns, should be in the link in my signature.

Good stuff! Yes the screen is capable of higher values. There are a couple steps where you're asked to hit a certain luminance - one is 115 (CMAXBMAX) and the other is 95 (CMAXBCENT). I think c and b stand for contrast and brightness, and cent stands for centre value? I never experimented, but...

I've used the plugable successfully: https://hardforum.com/threads/24-widescreen-crt-fw900-from-ebay-arrived-comments.952788/page-396#post-1043620545

Nice resource: I disagree with the author here though: "My gut feeling is that the Dells use a Mitsubishi tube, and that the quality control is not up to Sony's. It is just a feeling, I have not done any research on this." The dell trinitrons are rebranded sony tubes - one strong piece of...

You're most welcome! And glad the contrast did the trick :)

You can try increasing the contrast, but not sure how much that will raise the black level - probably less than increasing the brightness. 90 nits is decent if you're able to manage lighting in your viewing environment.

I'm going to respectfully bow out of this conversation. Good luck in your studies!