Viewing Angle Correction Software?

[Dario D.]

Is there any app or something that can correct certain viewing angle issues? I have 3 massive TN-panels (Samsung) for my computer, and they each have this issue where the dark colors get even darker toward the top of the screen (that's just what they do, unless you raise your head a bit). Thus, if you're playing a dark game or looking at a night-time photo, etc, the top part of the screen will just fade to pitch black. (even when it's supposed to be just dark blue)

Is there some software or something that corrects this, by brightening darker colors toward the top of the screen, etc?

 

[Blahman]

yeesh that sounds kludge-tastic.

 

[Wendig0]

don't think so. Just turn up the gamma in the game.

 

[philjohn]

No, and therefore this is the reason people will spend more for a VA or IPS.

 

[Dario D.]

don't think so. Just turn up the gamma in the game.

It doesn't quite work for dark scenes, because it will make the center and bottom of the screen TOO bright, while the top still fades to nearly black.

 

[Dario D.]

Aw, come on, there has to be a programmer on here who wants to cure the viewing angle issues of every TN panel owner in the world.

All you'd need to make is something that brightens darker colors toward the top of the screen...

 

[Tudz]

Try angling the screen down slightly. TN viewing angles are worst from the bottom, so I find angling the screen so the top of the screen is straight on with my eyes (opposed to the centre of the screen being straight on) gives the best uniformity.

Some people like to have the screen pointing directly at them, I prefer it angled down slightly to improve consistency.

Making a program to compensate would be hard, because I'm pretty sure its not linear, so even if you had a program which compensated, it'd still depend on what angle you view it, the size of the screen and the screen itself.