Got my Doublesight DS-265W

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Ok just a quick review here.

1. The image quality is outstanding. The colors are perfect.
2. This does have AW-Polarization
3. View angles are awesome this is certainly a H-IPS panel.
4. Button are a bit on the cheap side but ok.
5. The bezel and stand are fine, not top notch but not cheap either.
6. The LCD is dead silent no noise at all.
7. The lack of brightness control does suck. Anything below 45 brightness really screws the black levels. The LCD is really bright but I could get used it.
8. Their is no backlight bleed at all that I can see.
9. Color uniformity is perfect.
10. No dead or stuck pixels.
11. The black levels are dead on really nice blacks.

All in all for $500 your getting a 26 inch H-IPS with really only one downside, the lack of brightness control. But you can turn it down somewhat and it is manageable. And to think about 6 months ago a 26 inch IPS panel would have cost you about $800-1000. I got mine for $449 with $50 for shipping no sales tax not bad. I'll post some pictures this weekend..

:)
 
Any chance you could tell me where you bought this? (if in USA) I need to replace my broken Planar.

Oh, I just read that you can't turn down the backlight brightness on this one. :/
 
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What if you set the brightness to 45 and lower it further using your video card's driver panel?
 
I got it here

http://www.proviewdigital.com/DS-265W.html

I'll report back on controlling the brightness threw the nvidia control panel :)

I don't have exact numbers, but I played BF2, BF2142 and Obilvion and they were all just as good as my Dell 2209WA. But I play with vsync on. I noticed no lag or ghosting or tearing...
 
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Here is a sample picture from head on and at an angle...
 
WOOT Elisha is hot.

I wonder if there is a way to jimmy in some control pots on the power leads to the backlight, vioding the warranty of course.
 
Yeah last night was really the first time I used the monitor at night. Man this thing is like a super nova it it bright as hell. And that is with the brightness turned down. During the day it was fine but as night, not so sure now. If I lower it more than what I had it at, the black levels are totally screwed. I wonder what double sight was thinking. I have to hve different settings for desktop use and for gaming use. Not sure what to do now..
 
This one is from top down...



This monitor is really beautiful. I just wish their was a better way to control the brightness. Its really only a problem at night..
 
you should be able to knock down the gamma with nvidia control panel... you can even separate the video and desktop levels. you should be able to lower the overall brightness without compromising black levels...
 
I'll have to wait until tonight to try the different settings. During the day its fine. I would have given this monitor an A+ if it hadn't been for the brightness settings or lack their of. I give it a A- I'll report back how it goes tonight :)
 
Ok I think I found a comfortable settings for both night and day. The IPS panel in this LCD is outstanding. And one of the best things is no white glow when viewing from an angle :)
 
I turned the brightness and contrast down to 48. Then I ran the calibration program that is built into Windows 7. It turned the birghtness and contrast down more as well. I then checked the black levels and they were still ok. The lcd is still brighter than most displays but not alot anymore.
 
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