Color Test

[Death Engineer]

http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77

I got a 20 on the first try on my Dell ST2410.

[Grimmy]

Interesting, as my eyes were starting to bug out because as they got close, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.

I got a 37 first try, on my Acer P243w.

Bleh, I just read that a lower number is better. Maybe it's time for a new screen hehe

[JIMINATOR]

eh, 45. worst possible is 1500+ though so I don't feel too bad about it.

[Dan2]

30 with a Samsung 2494HM.

[Death Engineer]

Interesting, as my eyes were starting to bug out because as they got close, I thought my eyes were playing tricks on me.

I got a 37 first try, on my Acer P243w.

Bleh, I just read that a lower number is better. Maybe it's time for a new screen hehe

It does play with your eyes if you stare at it for more than a little bit.

[Nitro]

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[NightBreed]

42...

the answer to everything ! :thumbs:

[Bingo]

42...

the answer to everything ! :thumbs:

Now if you only knew the question.....

[Bingo]

Wow. No kidding. First try. I got a 3. Seriously!

[Die Hard]

I got bored qnd stopped :-/

[Death Engineer]

So the real reason that I posted this here is that I found this on avsforum.com with all of their guys with their expensive setups (and snobbery). I was impressed with how person after person reported getting a perfect zero. Then someone pointed out that this is much easier to do on nicer screens that have been color corrected. Someone postulated that if you posted it on another forum would get higher average scores. I think he was right.

For what it's worth, there is a trick to doing better it seems. If you first sort the colors into left, right, and middle categories, you can move each one left to right until it just blends (instead of standing out). I did try it on a cheaper laptop and it was quite a bit tougher than on my Dell 24" screen. Anyways... thanks for confirming the hypothesis. :)

[SASQUATCH]

I got a 42 doh!

DE I was thinking what if you decided to bring up the gamma or contrast or maybe anything of the color settings that might help to distinguish the colors easier and score better, is that possible and has anyone tried it?

I am too lazy to fat around with my color arrangements. hehehehe

[Death Engineer]

It would seem that a well adjusted screen will make this easier based on the results of folks in the avsforum thread. It seems likely that arbitrarily adjusting the color/contrast/brightness might help, but could just as likely cause problems identifying the color graduations.

[MORGANA]

first try,ZERO! with my old samsung monitor lol

[Wiper]

8 @ 1st try :o

And saweet Morgy:cool:

[Bingo]

first try,ZERO! with my old samsung monitor lol

Nice!

[Bingo]

I got a 42 doh!

DE I was thinking what if you decided to bring up the gamma or contrast or maybe anything of the color settings that might help to distinguish the colors easier and score better, is that possible and has anyone tried it?

I am too lazy to fat around with my color arrangements. hehehehe

I believe this would actually make things worse (Or at least COULD). I do a fair bit of home theater setups including properly adjusting and setting up TVs. The quality of picture is usually horrible right out of the box on a television. People are just used to seeing them that way so think that's what looks "good".

Generally speaking, displays have the brightness and contrast driven through the roof to make them stand out should they be pulled out and stuck on a shelf along with others in a brightly lit store.

This of course means when you get home the display is just massively overdriven.

I have a calibrating DVD that uses test patterns and generally speaking, contrast and brightness both have to be brought down 30-50% and color and sharpness are both usually off by 10% or more.

Of course, then at first the picture looks too dark but once you get used to it it's amazing how much more detail and how much depth the image has.

[Cute Goldfish]

I feel dumb but I could not figure out how it worked! Help!

[Death Engineer]

Just click and drag the various color blocks to rearrange them into a continuous graduation of color from one end to the other on all of the color lines.

[S3Y3N]

9 for me and my father is colorblind. Not too shabby.

I'm curious how much these Gunnar glasses would actually help...

http://www.gunnars.com/index1.php

[JIMINATOR]

hrm, 1 post, at first I thought spambot, but then I see you joined in 2004. that must be some sort of record...

[S3Y3N]

Haha ya I don't know why so long in between. IIRC this site was a bit different back then and had gaming new's I believe? Or some kind of gaming blog, not sure, but the look was different not just forums. I also noticed a bunch of my old clan buddies are in Downward Spiral so that might have something to do with it. Anyhow yea, long time no see. :P