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    RGB LED colour simulated on WLED?

    Discussion in 'Dell XPS and Studio XPS' started by melthd, Apr 17, 2010.

  1. melthd

    melthd Notebook Evangelist

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    Since i've read that the RGB LED's green and red are more vivid, does anyone think that by adjusting the colour/contrast/brightness/gamma WLED screens might display colours like RGB LED?
     
    melthd, Apr 17, 2010
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    ajreynol Notebook Virtuoso

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    No.

    If you want to maximize the quality of your display, get yourself a color calibrator (Spyder 3, EyeOne Display LT). it will observe your colors and optimize them automatically.

    it's your best bet.
     
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  3. melthd

    melthd Notebook Evangelist

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    optimize? maybe i should have been more detailed. I don't really care about colours being true or not, but I care about the vividness. And besides, buying stuff just to get colours right really doesn't cut it.
     
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    futuregator15 Notebook Guru

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    To my understanding, the problem with the RGB LED screen's is that they have over-saturated colors. That's why there are threads out there were you can apply a color calibrator to make your colors more accurate while retaining the "vividness" of the colors.
    So to answer your question, you should use a color calibrator to that will your screen more saturated or whatever you seek. I suggest you google it :)
     
    futuregator15, Apr 18, 2010
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  5. melthd

    melthd Notebook Evangelist

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    hmm.... ok i'll try google this one. Can i calibrate my screen with software calibrators then? Not sure if im even making sense lol.
     
    melthd, Apr 19, 2010
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    arcticjoe Notebook Deity

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    unfortunately no. The reason RGBLED looks so good is that it can display a wider range of colours. If you increase your contrast or colour vibrancy you are actually sacrificing true colour range and only boosting certain shades of colour instead.
    There are very few non RGBLED laptop screens that can come close to a properly calibrated RGBLED screen, - acer 8930g 1080p 2ccfl screens are close in terms of range, as well as some sony vaio's fw series 1080p 2ccfl screens.
     
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    beelsr Notebook Consultant

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    if all you care about is "vividness", just play with the controls until it looks vivid enough for you. free. done.

    calibrators are for people who care that the color is accurate. For example, a photographer who wants the colors on screen to match what a printer outputs. why spend hours messing with photos in PS if they won't come out that way on paper? If you don't care about this, don't worry. If you do, you need a calibrator and to do it right, you need a hardware one. < $100 and worht it if it matters...



     
    beelsr, Apr 19, 2010
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