Samsung 906BW Questions

[tye77]

Hi guys,
I just bought a Samsung 906BW. Out of the box, everything looked good at first, but then I realized the colors were crazy. Specifically, one color seems to stand out more than the others to me. Light brown's. They look very pink. *see pic below*

I've been reading around about the 'A' and 'S' panel. Mine says "906BW D" on the back. Is there such a thing as a D panel? Is it a good one?

If anyone has specific color/contrast/brightness settings for this model I would really appreciate it. I don't have a very good eye for manual calibration.

RTA creates a severe ghosting effect. I have to turn it off every time I restart the monitor.

My only other complaint is that the color is not uniform across the screen. Its only really apparent with certain colors (such as the pink brown).

Are all of these things normal in a Samsung monitor? I have to say I'm a bit disappointed. I paid extra for a Samsung thinking it would be superior. Maybe my expectations were set too high.

Thanks in advance for any help.

here is a sample of the pink/brown culprit. On my old monitor it is a 'mocha' color. At default settings, the 906BW displays it as a pink flesh tone.

-Tye

 

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[tye77]

Ok, I can conclusively say that D panels are hell on earth.

I went to Best Buy and bought a second 906BW with an A panel. Out of the box, even the A panel blew away this POS. I then calibrated the A panel using this file and tutorial for a 226BW found here.

The colors look 100 times better. Everything looks great! Right now as I type this I have both the D panel and A panel running in dual.. I didn't even realize how pink this thing actually is. Even after running the same calibration on the D panel.. it is amazingly pink. I can't believe Samsung would sell panels of this quality and try to pass it off as the same model.

RTS works fine on the A panel. There is no ghosting affects at all.

As of now, I am satisfied with the A panel. I've never seen an S panel, but ignorance is bliss in my case. According to the previously linked guide, the A panel is almost on par with an S panel once calibrated.

I hope this helps someone else out there as it seems help is impossible to find.