LCD monitor problem?

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I just got my first LCD monitor, and I noticed something odd right off the
bat.

The screen seems to get very bright wherever my eyes are focused on.
Meaning if I'm looking at the top of the screen, that area is brighter than
the rest of the screen. If I'm looking at the bottom, that's brighter, etc.

Is this common with LCD displays? I have it hooked up with DVI, if that
matters.
 
Is your monitor right in front of you or do you have it do the side?

Due to a LCD's more limited viewing angle, areas you are looking at may
look brighter as you move closer to them if you are looking at the
monitor from an angle. Make sure the monitor is directly in front of
you and at eye level.
 
Solt said:
I just got my first LCD monitor, and I noticed something odd right off the
bat.

The screen seems to get very bright wherever my eyes are focused on.
Meaning if I'm looking at the top of the screen, that area is brighter than
the rest of the screen. If I'm looking at the bottom, that's brighter, etc.

Is this common with LCD displays? I have it hooked up with DVI, if that
matters.
Click to expand...

LCD monitors have backlights of various types, sometimes fluorescent. These
backlights can be extremely bright, and there is not much between the
backlight and your eyes. All monitors (all of them, regardless of purpose
or display technology) ship from the factory with incorrect settings for
brightness (black level) and contrast (white, in relation to black). Both
these two settings are usually set way too high. Some LCD monitors also
allow you to adjust the BACKLIGHT separately.

Even if your monitor looks "good", you should download a free utility called
nokia monitor test and use that to adjust brightness. On the
brightness/contrast adjustment screen (in nokia monitor test), turn down the
brightness control on your monitor until the darkest black box on the test
pattern is BARELY visible. As for contrast, set that control somewhere in
the middle, and see if white looks natural. On a digital monitor, you might
have a contrast setting that goes from 1-100. If so, it's likely that the
factory setting is 100, which is hard on eyes and the longevity of your
monitor. Set contrast midrange at most, unless white doesn't look natural
at midrange.

If you have a backlight adjustment, try turning this down a bit,
lso. -Dave
 
Solt said:
I just got my first LCD monitor, and I noticed something odd right off the
bat.

The screen seems to get very bright wherever my eyes are focused on.
Meaning if I'm looking at the top of the screen, that area is brighter than
the rest of the screen. If I'm looking at the bottom, that's brighter, etc.

Is this common with LCD displays? I have it hooked up with DVI, if that
matters.
Click to expand...

Viewing angle is one of the specs to consider, before you buy
an LCD. Some of the first LCD monitors had terrible viewing
angles, and moving your head a bit, would give bad results.

A bad one - viewing angle 120°(H) / 90°(V)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824163114

Good viewing angle 176°(H) / 173°(V)
http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.asp?Item=N82E16824116352

To buy a monitor, it is best to preview them at a local
electronics store. The specifications in print, do not
always reflect the appearance or clarity of the display.
If you just buy any old monitor over the Internet, you
could get a bad one or a good one.

Paul
 
Solt said:
I just got my first LCD monitor, and I noticed something odd right
off the bat.

The screen seems to get very bright wherever my eyes are focused on.
Meaning if I'm looking at the top of the screen, that area is
brighter than the rest of the screen. If I'm looking at the bottom,
that's brighter, etc.
Is this common with LCD displays? I have it hooked up with DVI, if
that matters.
Click to expand...

Its one symptom of a particular type of eye disease.

Do you get that effect with a normal CRT monitor of the same size ?
 
Solt said:
I just got my first LCD monitor, and I noticed something odd right off the
bat.

The screen seems to get very bright wherever my eyes are focused on.
Meaning if I'm looking at the top of the screen, that area is brighter
than the rest of the screen. If I'm looking at the bottom, that's
brighter, etc.

Is this common with LCD displays? I have it hooked up with DVI, if that
matters.
Click to expand...

Did you go to the doctor and have him check to see if you have "radiation
vision". Can you see through woman's clothes? (Just couldn't stop myself :)
 
Solt said:
I just got my first LCD monitor, and I noticed something odd right off the
bat.

The screen seems to get very bright wherever my eyes are focused on.
Meaning if I'm looking at the top of the screen, that area is brighter
than the rest of the screen. If I'm looking at the bottom, that's
brighter, etc.
Click to expand...

Interesting phenomenom :D

Tell us more about your LCD monitor.

Who's the manufacturer and what's the name of the beast ;) ?

Bye,
Skybuck.
 
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