Cool website to test and calibrate your monitor!

[Deja Q]

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

[XemaSab]

1. It's official

the monitor on my laptop ain't all that. :P

[billyoc]

2. Wow, the LaTeX was worth the trip.

I loves me some LaTeX. :freak:

[Lethe]

3. good call

i wish i could have tested this monitor before I bought it. It looks great but the color variation sucks. Whenever I design a graphic or web site on my monitor, then view it on another it looks like crap.

[lost-in-nj]

4. NO!!!!

To many directions
to many colors

its like an acid trip!!!!



:silly: :silly: :silly: :silly:

lost

[Deja Q]

5. AM kick, aren't I quick?

:D

[mainegreen]

6. Hey, that site was handy.

My monitor is so sharp and clean seeming now. I knew it was a little off (differed from what my CRT at work displays) but I had no idea it was sooo crappy. Especially the phase. Jesus was that off.

Thanks Hypno!

[Rabrrrrrr]

7. Awesome! Thanks for posting that!

And I'm glad that my laptop monitor did so wonderfully well.

Woo hoo!!

[Deja Q]

8. What make and model?

Most cheaper end PC laptops would probably fail the dropoff test (what with cheaper TN panels and all) but if it's an Apple laptop, I would wholly expect high results each time.

[mainegreen]

9. It's a Sony SDM-S93.

I got it as part of an 'incentive' to complete a project on a ridiculous time table (3 months of work to be done in one).
I generally like it, but I miss the smaller viewsonic I gave my wife. I really liked the 'kick' that little viewsonic had.

I have no idea if the Sony SDM-S93 is any good or not.
:shrug:

[Deja Q]

10. Tech specs:

* Viewable Image Size: 19" color active matrix LCD (TFT)
* Resolution: 1280 x 1024 Maximum
* Contrast Ratio: 600:1
* Brightness (Typical): 300 cd/m2
* Viewing Angle (H/V): 170/170
* Cabinet Color(s): 2-Tone Gray

* Dimensions: 16.3" W x 17.6" x 9.3" D
* Video Inputs: Analog RGB
* Environments: PC and Mac compatible
* Warranty: Three Year Covering Parts and Labor, including Backlight


Sony is known for good LCD sets. Yours is probably a lower end model (600:1 ratio is meaningless; 300 nits (cd/m2) is not; it's about average for a 19" monitor. I like their warranty a lot; especially as it covers the backlight. 3 years is excellent; though an average LCD set will last roughly 5 years before major defects occur.

[Rabrrrrrr]

11. It's a Gateway MA7, only 7 months old.

Great, bright widescreen screen.

[havocmom]

12. Muy cool. Thanks

And here I am shopping for computers! How conveeeeeenient.