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    Asus G73 - boring colors in games! :(

    Discussion in 'ASUS Gaming Notebook Forum' started by Markus71, May 13, 2010.

  1. Markus71

    Markus71 Newbie

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    Hello!

    First of all: Sorry for my bad english, it's not my native language.

    But now to my question: I've bought a G73JH, the version with the i5 processor and a LG panel. Colors are OK when i am on the desktop, but as soon as i start a game the colors are just boring. Not vibrant at all and washed out. I've tried to adjust the colors with the color-correction of the ATI-drivers, but it's still not very good.

    Does anyone maybe know how to adjust colors in games to give them a more vibrant look? Or is this impossible on ATI graphic-cards?

    Greetings from Austria,
    Markus
     
    Markus71, May 13, 2010
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  2. m3ta1head

    m3ta1head Notebook Geek

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    It's not the graphics card in this case, but rather the mediocre TN panel in the G73. There's not much you an do about it...

    That being said, try searching for a color profile for your laptop-perhaps somebody has already tried to tweak it.
     
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  3. Markus71

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    The strange thing is: on the windows-desktop colors are very bright and vibrant. Only in games the colors look so boring.
     
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    bignasty Notebook Enthusiast

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    have you tried adjusting the resolution inside the video settings in-game? it's probably not set at your native resolution
     
    bignasty, May 13, 2010
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    since when did they start selling the g73 with a Core i5???!
     
    Hasib1522, May 13, 2010
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    nikolai090 Notebook Evangelist

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    I believe they sell those in Europe :D
     
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    Yup you can get a G73 with i5-520M & 1600*900.
     
    Botsu, May 13, 2010
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  8. Markus71

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    The resolution is set to 1600 x 900, which is the native resolution for this model.
     
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    Are you sure the game you're playing doesn't just have a dull/muted color palette?
     
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  10. Markus71

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    For example World of Warcraft does look very boring. I normally use "Digital Vibrance" on my desktop's Nvidia-card, but ATI doesn't support this function, only some kind of "color-correction".

    Something in noticed yesterday: The G73 does have this feature to change monitor-settings with pressing a key (the one on the left side, above the normal keyboard). This can used with some games to make the overall appearance a little bit better. But it doesn't work with all games, like e.g. World of Warcraft does not change when i press that button.
     
    Markus71, May 14, 2010
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  11. namaiki

    namaiki "basically rocks" Super Moderator

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    By the way, anything you're seeing with Digital Vibrance enabled are not normal colours. In that case, the colours are more than what is usual/normal.
     
    namaiki, May 14, 2010
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