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The only thing I have installed with my graphics card is the video driver, no control center for the ATI chipset. I removed it.




--- In datacolor_group@yahoogroups.com, "rickbehl" <RickBehl@...> wrote:
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> Hi, 
> 
> Quick question regarding monitor calibration with a Spyder3 Elite. I have realised that there are some colour settings within my graphics card settings which can be used to change the gamma, brightness and contrast. My configuration is:
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> Dell 2709W
> Windows XP
> ATI Radeon X800 XT
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> Can someone please advise what if anything I should do to these settings before I start calibrating the monitor? The default settings are:
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> Gamma: 1.0 (scale = 0.5 to 3.50
> Brightness: 0 (scale = -100 to 100)
> Contrast: 100 (scale = 0 to 200)
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> Also, on the Dell 2709W OSD panel there are contrast and brightness settings. I believe the brightness should be turned right down to near zero (in order to try and get the luminance down to the desired 100-120 cd/m2) but how should the contrast be changed? I believe the factory default is to place it at the maximum value of 100.
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> Any advice appreciated.
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> Rgds
> Rick
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