>Have TN gaming panel for years - VG248QE
>colors watched out when watching movies, blacks are not black
>figure this must just be the shitty TN
>buy IPS
>colors still washed out
>figure I need a plasma or OLED
>2 years later
>nvidia control panel, Advanced, Dynamic Range : limited colors were turned on this whole time
Adjusting to Full Color fixed both displays. Did I just waste $250 on an IPS?
>>54669395
>he fell for the IPS meme
>>54669395
amoled was the first time I saw black as truly black
Omg I'm going to try this right now!!!
>>54669395
>using HDMI
you fucking deserve it
>>54669454
I use DVI-D
I can't imagine buying a laptop without IPS. Don't know about the desktop.
>>54669496
the colors are basically the same if you do the dynamic range fix. It should be this by default. I cant believe I went this long without changing this.
>>54669395
>Did I just waste $250 on an IPS?
No. IPS is a much better display type than TN and has a greater color depth than any TN panel on the market.
Assuming you didn't buy a 6-bit e-IPS display anyways.
Where is "Advanced" brahs?
>>54669562
>nvidia control panel, Advanced, Dynamic Range
I can't find any advanced tab in my control panel
>>54669580
oh, maybe I dont have those options cause im on a laptop???
>>54669395
KEK mine was turned off too
I don't really see any difference after turning it on though, what difference should I see?
I just changed to full, literally no change whatsoever
>>54669598
>>54669613
open video files in VLC to see the difference
>>54669598
you have to set it on full range too, turning it on and leaving it on limited range will make 0 difference
>>54669633
>VLC
>>54669638
No I did set it to full range obiously
Maybe I should do a restart.
I didn't have any complaints about washed out colors before though
>>54669696
>not using superior /g/ approved software
>>54669705
maybe your monitor isnt calibrated well to begin with.
>>54669713
>VLC
>superior
These do not fit in a sentence. VLC sucks.
>>54669737
vlc for video, foobar2000 for audio
>>54669725
Or maybe it was already well calibrated
>>54669395
Nvidia is inferior color-wise for HDMI
this isn't news
>>54669395
DELETE
THIS
RIGHT
NOW
>>54669773
>not using MPC-HC or MPV for videos
>>54669428
this, even better than my crt
>display small non-rectangular image on my phone in a pitch black room
>literally only the image visible, looks eerie, no backlight bleed, no edge glow, no way to tell where the bounds of the display are
>ITT: retards on technology board who think mpv>vlc while having their color range cut by nvidia® experience™ on Microsoft Windows®™©
good job guys, you are worse than audiophiles.
>>54672214
why does the driver default to limited colors again?
>>54672303
because someone smart at nvidia thought that people use hdmi mainly to connect TVs not PC monitors goym. But its ok if you use Linux , those nerds dont own TVs.
>>54672360
Again, I use DVI-D to connect. I have a vg248qe - it only does 144hz over DVI-D or DP
>>54672388
then why the limited colors. are you lying on the internet?
>>54669395
heh, I did a similar thing
> Build new gaming PC (pic related) with Sapphire R9 290X 4GB Tri-X in early 2015
> After a few months, the screen goes dead
> Screen controls still work, removing DVI from pc and changing slots does nothing. Rebooting does nothing. Think it's broken, try to ignore it and hope it works later
> Turn it on intermittently until eventually it's off for two months
> Turn back on - shit works (???)
> Year later, does it again
> Get angry and go buy a new video card, blowing $200
> Get back home, swap video cards out
> STILL DOES NOT WORK
> New video card also has VGA port
> Plug VGA port into monitor instead of DVI
> It works
> Put back DVI
> No work
> Unplug monitor and plug it back in
> Works
I bought a new video card because my monitor's HDMI is fucky.
>>54672576
Why did you buy such an expensive case for a 290x?
>not buying an mva panel with 5000;1 static contrast
Not that ips is bad though. But if you truly care about contrast (blacks) you buy (am)oled or (a)mva.
>>54672873
I typically stick with a case until it literally falls apart (old case was over 10 years old), so I wanted to buy a big one with lots of room and hotswap drives and good cable management, looks are a plus (mine is black, not white) as is the handle It fits the bill, and I expect to be using it still in 2030 or so.
>>54669395
>using an HDMI cable in current year
That's for TV's anon.
>>54674901
>incapable of reading the thread in current year
OP's not using HDMI.
>>54675044
Then it wouldn't be limited RGB
>>54675122
Well it apparently was.
