Recent content by tk-don

Anyone own or have experience with the Panasonic TX-43CX740 or CX740? What is the static contrast ratio like, when disabling the dynamic backlight? Does 4:4:4 at 60 Hz work as intended?

Why are you bumping a more than one year old thread with this short post? If it was a user review, then ok... but... :confused:

I can only recommend option 5 - but for your uses it might be overkill, i.e. offer a lot of features which you'll never need - and again, it's a used monitor, but at $200 a steal if the seller is honest. So one should make sure it doesn't have tons of hours of use, is discolored/tinted etc. It's...

@Namelessme Hmm, well, if the monitor can be set to a lower brightness level than the 2490 (which can't be set very low compared to most monitors) then the black levels will be better/lower. The "good" thing is that CCFLs lose brightness over time. The contrast ratio ought to be...

I've owned both the S-PVA S2243W Eizo (22" WUXGA) and the Nec 2490. While PVA is (was) endorsed for it's lower black levels, it didn't appear "uniform" in real life because of the narrrower viewing angles when sitting right in front of it. Result = in real life not observable better blacks...

I think he means for the PC monitor segment :) Yes, but only because LG/Samsung can produce the panels with a now pretty matured LCD technology with high yields, and because Apple choose to place very large orders. But I agree, as another consumer, it also means a great deal to me that they...

Apple don't communicate with consumers either - or ?. They are brilliant at thinking out-of-the box and come up with new brilliant ideas or features the users didn't think they needed, but (as sales results show) do appreciate. In the display industry, Apple has done very little. They have...

I can view all transitions of the animation on http://www.prequeladventure.com/2012/07/2127/ just fine on a <sRGB gamut, 6 bit DD-IPS based laptop display made in 2004, based on a design from 2001. So, as the result of tweaking also shows, something is/was wrong with the Dell. Not that it...

The DTP94 is not discontinued, but it is only sold as OEM now (for some reason). Are you in Europe? If yes, then you can also consider the Quato DTP94 bundled with iColor Display 3. The iColor Display 3 is actualy quite an excellent and easy to understand calibration application for generating...

Hmm, if it is that easy, then it seems to be just a protective film applied in order to prevent scratches ocurring during shipment and packaging/unpackaging the monitor. Those thin, protective films are normally supposed to be removed. Does the manual state anything regading this? :)

Did the seller indicate anything regarding what the monitor was used for? If the first 2490 had a defect in the same location with the same shape, it sounds like someone using it for work, and never turning it off after leaving from work. If it is indeed just retention and not permanent burn-in...

I'm late as usual. Just tested yahoo.com main page for 10 mins, and then going to hardforum.com main page. I don't see anything out of the ordinary, i.e. no hint of image retention. Mine has around 2.6k hours of usage. Is overdrive enabled in the advancd menu? Really old IPS generations (DD-IPS)...

50/50 ? Considering unprotected polarizers are not immune towards many humidity and temperature cycles - let alone cleaning off dust, it's a 100% failure with time. But if you can control all three parameters, you're safe. But remember that glossy monitors have a clear coat treatment of the...

Regarding flicker: CCFLs (or the phosphors) glow a long time (a few ms) after they have been turned off - the same principle in why CRTs shows an image and not just what appears to be dots with tails - even though decay time differs between phosphorous compositions. LEDs are comparatively...

For IPS/VA: Use a pure white image, since the default/off-state of IPS/VA panels is to block light. For TN: Black image, since the off-state is non-blocking. Maybe even periodically flash between black and white to exercise the crystals, so that they "forget" their previous state.