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    How to Enter Intel RAID Configuration Utility

    the bios setting needs to be RAID, then when you next boot you'll see the Intel RST screen - at that point press ctrl-i and you'll go into it.
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    DELL 2408WFP VS HP LP2475W...

    I sent my Dell back after a few days it was so bad, my HP I've had for months.
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    HP LP2475w (Possible new IPS)

    no, my 2475 has perfect text - probably the best I've seen on an LCD monitor (and I've had a fair few!).
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    21:9 Aspect Ratio Philips TV

    Another idea I just had - make the "black bars" the same colour (and maybe even design if it's fancy) as the bezel. That would be quite cool.
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    21:9 Aspect Ratio Philips TV

    The only solution for the poor lambs who's eyes bleed when they see a black bar is a dynamically resizable display - which is never going to happen.
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    HP LP2475w (Possible new IPS)

    An ICC profile is a little file that basically describes the colour profile of your monitor and allows programs to map colours accurately. Firefox can read them, and you can load them on boot into your graphics card LUT using something like LutLoader (search this thread for that word).
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    HP LP2475w (Possible new IPS)

    Mine came with DVI, VGA-DVI and DisplayPort. It may also have come with an HDMI but I cannot remember and the box is in the attic.
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    HP LP2475w (Possible new IPS)

    energy saving control panel applet has settings for this in Vista.
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    Need help w/ LP2475W issues and calibration

    First of all, whack the brightness down to around 10, that will give the desired 120cd/m2. Secondly, of course the reds are oversaturated - this is a wide-gamut monitor. Without a proper hardware calibration being performed this will be the case. As for text, mine looks fine, but you need...
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    HP LP2475w (Possible new IPS)

    As others have said, the profiles floating around this thread and tftcentral will give you adequate results.
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    HP LP2475w (Possible new IPS)

    ecat: are you using firefox with colour management enabled? In that case you will see banding which is a natural side effect of colour space conversions (mapping sRGB onto aRGB).
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    Why no Plasma PC monitors

    Also, that contrast ratio would only be possible if it was eye-searingly bright, which isn't required for a monitor.
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    HP LP2475w (Possible new IPS)

    even cheaper on eBuyer at the moment, £380 inc vat and delivery! :eek:
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    37" TV LCD as a pc monitor? Too big? Any health risk of long-term usage?

    TV's tend to be much brighter than monitors, as long as you can dial it right down to 120cdm^2 you should be fine.
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    Best 24" 1920x1200 LCD? (On My Shortlist)

    And the problem with that monitor is that for some reason NEC refuse to sell it outside North America.
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    Best 24" 1920x1200 LCD? (On My Shortlist)

    Remember also that the brain has an amazing knack for tuning out extraneous information - after a few weeks you probably won't even notice the WG as much (especially if you are not using other sRGB monitors).
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    Best 24" 1920x1200 LCD? (On My Shortlist)

    Remember though, that's only of benefit in colour managed apps (Firefox, Photoshop, Windows Photo Gallery and a few select others)
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    Best 24" 1920x1200 LCD? (On My Shortlist)

    If you properly calibrate and use a colour-aware browser such as firefox, then websites look fine. Point remains it's a much better monitor than the Dell which is also wide-gamut (and actually looked more over-saturated and "cartoony" to me when I had it for a little while) and it's IPS vs TN...
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    Best 24" 1920x1200 LCD? (On My Shortlist)

    I don't think the HP is going to drop in price anytime soon, especially in the UK the falling pound is going to make consumer electronics more expensive this year, and as the dollar isn't looking too clever at the moment either imports are becoming more expensive and struggling retailers are...
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    32" 1080p TVs to avoid for PC use

    Have you looked at some of the latest crop of larger TN's, I think Hannspree (or Hanns G, can't remember) do a 28" 1920x1200 jobby. Remember, you can also always increase the DPI inside windows, and these days it's not as hit and miss as it used to be with app compatibility.
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    32" 1080p TVs to avoid for PC use

    Sorry to say it, but this is why IMO HDTV's make poor monitors - they are meant for very different unsage patterns. The sharpening that you see going on is so that upscaled SD content doesn't look too blurry, and there's other stuff in there to remove MPEG compression artifacts. Are you sure...
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    Semi burnout backlight?

    Not all LCD's have the transformer built into them, my last few didn't. To be honest, if you have warranty left it would be pretty silly to void it attempting a home repair - send if off. Yes, it may be inconvenient for a couple of weeks, but do you have another monitor you can use in the...
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    Sony BRAVIA KDL-32L4000

    That's to be expected - when putting a 1080p source in it's displaying 1080p, when putting a 720p source in it's displaying 720p. Makes no difference, the TV is simply scaling to the native resolution.
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    Sony BRAVIA KDL-32L4000

    Sorry to say it, but it's probably the placebo effect. It's simply downscaling the 1080p signal to 720p.
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    DVI vs VGA?

    DVI = Digital end to end, VGA = Analogue That should be all you require to make a decision, with VGA you are introducing 2 conversions (D/A and then A/D on the other end), depending on the quality of those you can end up with excellent or poor results, but never as good as DVI IMHO.
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    Any practical advantage to 1920x1200 LCD vs Standard 1920x1080

    From reading the posts by 16:9 proponents it seems that watching media on a 16:10 monitor forces you to have black bars at the top and bottom and these seemingly cause peoples eyes to spontaneously bleed! :p What they forget to mention is that most films are 2.35:1 anyway, so you still get...
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    Am I too sensitive? - dust behind screen

    Is the room you are in very dusty? Perhaps you just need to clean more often! :D
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    Viewing Angle Correction Software?

    No, and therefore this is the reason people will spend more for a VA or IPS.
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    Apple LED Cinema Display is H-IPS (LG LM240WU6)

    Probably wide, LG.Display are seemingly going wide for all new panels.
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    Overclockers.co.uk and hazro problems

    If you have phone records proving you telephone them, present them with that in an LBA (Letter Before Action) giving them 14 days to put it right or you will take them to the small claims court. MoneySavingExpert and ConsumerAction forums should be able to provide templates/guidance on the process.
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    Why buy S-PVA and S-IPS?

    OLED is a technological dead end IMHO. They still cannot get around the fundamental issue with it, lifespan - they fade far too quickly for the premium price they are sold at. SED/FED is the way forwards for TV's - for monitors, I'm not totally sure.
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    Dell 2408WFP Now Available

    get the 2407
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    Time to Refresh: LCD2490WUXi

    The only refresh they could make would be to one of the new wide gamut IPS panels made by LG.Display as they don't seem to be creating any new sRGB ones.
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    DreamColor disappointment: IT DITHERS!

    True, but it's nice to know that when those are all in place it'll work. Are any cards 10bit capable at the moment (Quado FX for instance).
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    DreamColor disappointment: IT DITHERS!

    Interesting that he said when you give the monitor a 10 bit signal it will accept it, does it have a DisplayPort input in that case?
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    IPS panels and "slower" games..

    Not really, look at the Dell Panel Lottery(tm) - same monitor model, different panel inside. The panel is a discrete part that's purchased by the monitor manufacturer to put inside, the supporting electronics etc AND the panel make up a monitor.
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    IPS panels and "slower" games..

    I use my HP LP2475w for some fast online shooters a few hours a week (working the rest of the time) and have no problems whatsoever.
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    HP LP2475w (Possible new IPS)

    If you cannot see it from normal usage, why bother going to look for it? :rolleyes: If you really must know however, black image on screen and look from an angle.
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    Dell 2408WFP vs. HP LP2475W

    brightness needs to be around the 0-10% range to be comfortable.
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    Dell 2408WFP vs. HP LP2475W

    I've had both (sent the dell back after a few days, had the HP now a couple of months) and the HP is leagues ahead of the dell.
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