Philips LCD 150 S3

I'm just wondering what are the monitor settings people use for this monitor? No matter what I do I cant seem to calibrate the monitor correctly...even on the lowest brightness and contrast settings, it seems a bit too bright...any advice? Even using Adobe Gamma doesn't seem to help.

[Zoomer]

LCDs can't produce pure black accurately. Due to their nature.

That's why no true photo editor/designer uses LCDs, only CRTs.

Quote: Originally posted by Zoomer LCDs can't produce pure black accurately. Due to their nature. That's why no true photo editor/designer uses LCDs, only CRTs.

Thank goodness I'm not a true photo editor/designer then...but still, I would like some advice on how I can calibrately my monitor more accurately.

[ckiang]

Quote: Originally posted by qhelix Thank goodness I'm not a true photo editor/designer then...but still, I would like some advice on how I can calibrately my monitor more accurately.

Note that not all LCDs can be calibrated correctly. This is especially so for the lower end ones which are sold all over the place now.

Regards
CK

Quote: Originally posted by ckiang Note that not all LCDs can be calibrated correctly. This is especially so for the lower end ones which are sold all over the place now. Regards CK

Hmm...i think my monitor falls under that category. Oh well...I suppose as long as I can see the pictures and differentiate black from white, I suppose I should be happy.

[Zoomer]

Quote: Originally posted by qhelix Thank goodness I'm not a true photo editor/designer then...but still, I would like some advice on how I can calibrately my monitor more accurately.

You can't get true black, cos of the back light. The LCD crystals cannot totally block the light.

Quote: Originally posted by Zoomer You can't get true black, cos of the back light. The LCD crystals cannot totally block the light.

That would explain why I couldn't adjust the brightness and contrast properly using adobe gamma.