Just ordered the Dell UltraSharp 2209WA

What numbers are you folks using for RGB settings? Mine are all set to 100 and the colors really suck.
 
I'm at:

40 brightness
50 contrast
standard preset mode
40 sharpness

The first one I had looked pretty good color wise, however when loading 10e's profile I could very clearly tell a difference for the better. However this second one I have now looks pretty damn good by default. I tried loading the same profile from 10e and it actually threw my colors off by a bit. Too blue/purple in grays.

I'm not saying mine is perfect, however every profile I've tried to load actually make my colors worse. I'm sure mine is not 100% correct color wise however short of using a hardware device (which I don't have :( ) on my monitor I don't think it's going to get much better.

Anyways out of everyone I've tried I can only really suggest 10e's profile. But try them all as every one is different.
 
I'm at 0 brightness, 74 contrast and 40 sharpness.

I've also dropped the gamma from 1.0 to 0.85, to make the overall image darker and easier on the eyes.

Is there a way to achieve the last effect (which I configured in the Catalyst control center) through the OSD or the service menu alone? I ask because I bought several monitors, and the Intel GMA control center on the other machines does not let me reduce the gamma.
 
thought i'd let everyone know you can still get the $212 deal if you e-mail destinee or christa! just ordered today
 
This is going to be my 3rd replacement for the 2209WA. Until now, all the 3 monitors (original + 2 replacements) have had un-even backlight (the top part is brighter than the rest of the monitor which is darker). It's especially visible on grays.
My original monitor also had greenish tint patches, and the 2nd replacement had the hole left side redish tint.
I am using now the 1st replacement which is perfect, except the un-even backlighting, which seems all the 2209WA have it (prolly just the way it's built).

Also there is a wired brightness increase when you are watching from an angle, both horizontal and vertical. If the angle is only horizontal or vertical, the colors are still perfect. But as soon as you are watching at an angle both horizontal and vertical, everything gets washed up, and all the colors gets super bright, especially the blacks. This also happened on all 3 monitors.

Will see how the 3rd replacement will be and I will keep the one that's the best. Oh, and props for Dell replacement policy and warranty. They are outsourced to India, but it looks like they try a lot to satisfy their customers as much as possible.
 
"I have a colleague that told me about this deal (state the price), I was wondering if you could match it"
 
Guys what are your settings on this screen? Just bought it and I can't find any settings which would 100% fit me.

TBH I think that colors are worst than on my iiyama TN.
 
10e's color profile definitely helped :). What brightness and color levels are you folks using with the 10E color profile?
 
That's because you can't see it without loading the profile in the graphics card LUT.
 
Can someone measure the exact height and width of the 2209WA bezel only? I know its a 22" display but the specs say 14" high. Thats from the ground I think.
 
For anyone wondering if the deal's gone dead, I just ordered the 2209WA for $212 today, $222.60 after VA taxes. Can't wait to see what it's like once set up!
 
They're still honoring the price. I have to give it to them, they must not be making too much on them. I'm picking up a pair in a few days.
 
It's ridiculous that they keep honoring the price, but only through the phone and a little convincing. Why not just sell it for $212 on the web site?
 
Hey guys, I have been enjoying my 2209wa so much since February that I ordered a second one. My problem now is that these two monitors display colors entirely differently! The new one is much more blue/white tinged as opposed to the slightly yellow/grey of the first. You can slightly see this in the linked image. The settings are the same on each.

Is there any good way to correct this? I have already requested a return for the new display. There is no way I can deal with this difference, regardless of which one is more accurate.

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9918/img5442p.jpg
 
spiral529 said:
Hey guys, I have been enjoying my 2209wa so much since February that I ordered a second one. My problem now is that these two monitors display colors entirely differently! The new one is much more blue/white tinged as opposed to the slightly yellow/grey of the first. You can slightly see this in the linked image. The settings are the same on each.

Is there any good way to correct this? I have already requested a return for the new display. There is no way I can deal with this difference, regardless of which one is more accurate.

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9918/img5442p.jpg
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Why in the hell do you have Gmail's spam folder displayed?
 
Yeah the color tint difference is disconcerting. Have you tried calibrating them both to try to get approximately same color/look?
 
Jerec said:
It's ridiculous that they keep honoring the price, but only through the phone and a little convincing. Why not just sell it for $212 on the web site?
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They will still do it through e-mail. I just ordered mine on the 8th after e-mailing Christa. Playing with it now :)
 
spiral529 said:
Hey guys, I have been enjoying my 2209wa so much since February that I ordered a second one. My problem now is that these two monitors display colors entirely differently! The new one is much more blue/white tinged as opposed to the slightly yellow/grey of the first. You can slightly see this in the linked image. The settings are the same on each.

Is there any good way to correct this? I have already requested a return for the new display. There is no way I can deal with this difference, regardless of which one is more accurate.

http://img691.imageshack.us/img691/9918/img5442p.jpg
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Is it me or does the monitor on the right have less of the sparkle effect found on all nearly all IPS panels? I also have an early 2209wa and the the sparkle kills an otherwise perfect monitor. I would love to rma it and get a newer one that has a lower effect...

Are the two monitors the same revision? I know that during some point, they switched production facilities from china to mexico and this may be a result of that shift...
 
The sparkle effect can't be photographed. You're probably seeing differences in jpeg artifacts + moiré, but I'm not seeing a significant difference there either.

The production facility simply assembles the monitor. They don't make the panels. All LG IPS panels have that grainy coating right now.
 
selizo said:
Is it me or does the monitor on the right have less of the sparkle effect found on all nearly all IPS panels? I also have an early 2209wa and the the sparkle kills an otherwise perfect monitor. I would love to rma it and get a newer one that has a lower effect...

Are the two monitors the same revision? I know that during some point, they switched production facilities from china to mexico and this may be a result of that shift...
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The right (newer) monitor is in fact Rev A01, while the first is Rev A00. I'm no expert but the newer one does look better to me, mainly in the colors. Anyway, I decided to return this one and just hold out for one of the new Dell 24' IPS models eventually. Thanks for the feedback guys.
 
kenw232 said:
Can someone measure the exact height and width of the 2209WA bezel only? I know its a 22" display but the specs say 14" high. Thats from the ground I think.
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Did you mean the screen size? The bezel is 0.75'' wide on the sides. Anyone know how tall it is on the top/bottom?
 
Got this friday and been trying it out over the weekend. I'm happy in general, with a few irks. First, black and white photos/films etc have a slight tinge, no matter how I calibrate (except of course if I turn down all colors making everything else black and white too). This has not been a problem for me before on other (and cheaper) displays.

Also, there is a bothersome effect of a gradial darkening on the right edge which shows up especially well on web pages with coloured backgrounds that almost look like a gradient on this screen while they're even coloured on my old Acer. Note the uneven backlighting to the left, although honestly it's not something I really notice unless looking really hard. The gradial darkening to the right, on the other hand, is bothering me a bit.

Do you think this is enough for requesting a replacement, or do you have similar experiences?

Examples:
http://bayimg.com/cAhklaacE (greenish discoloring, and gradial darkening on right edge)
http://bayimg.com/CaHKoaACE (spotty backlight to the left, and gradial darkening on right edge)
http://bayimg.com/dahKBaace (another sample)
http://bayimg.com/dahkcaAcE (in iTunes the darker right side of the alternating row colors is clearly visible - they're supposed to be evenly coloured.

Thanks in advance!
 
Definitely get that replaced. That's terrible color uniformity. The right side is a little darker to some degree on all of them, but the greenish discoloring is definitely not good.
 
ToastyX said:
The sparkle effect can't be photographed. You're probably seeing differences in jpeg artifacts + moiré, but I'm not seeing a significant difference there either.
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The sparkle effect can be photographed, it's just tricky and is best done with a DSLR + macro lens in raw format with special postprocessing. Any normal photograph is going to show exactly what ToastyX says, jpeg artifacts and moiré, not the real sparkle.
vargklo said:
Examples:
http://bayimg.com/cAhklaacE (greenish discoloring, and gradial darkening on right edge)
http://bayimg.com/CaHKoaACE (spotty backlight to the left, and gradial darkening on right edge)
http://bayimg.com/dahKBaace (another sample)
http://bayimg.com/dahkcaAcE (in iTunes the darker right side of the alternating row colors is clearly visible - they're supposed to be evenly coloured.
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These photos have so much moiré that I'm not sure I can see any discoloring and be sure it's not moiré... however, the brightness falloff (especially on the right side) looks like it belongs on a 30" IPS, not a 22"...

Could you try taking photos that are slightly out-of-focus, or at the highest f/ratio (smallest aperture) the camera can do, to prevent moiré?
 
Hmm.. I've had my monitor a few months now.. and it works great.. on DVI. On a whim, I hooked it up through the analog connection and for some reason everything that's gray is tinted (rather noticeably) pink. Is this just a matter of adjusting the RGB settings in the monitor or is it something more? It's not my laptop, because it looks fine hooked up to a CRT. I'll add pictures later.
 
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