I used an Avia calibration CD to adjust settings. Worked OK.
But when used as a TV or as a monitor the "dynamic range" [for lack of a
better word] is restricted: if I crank up the brightness/contrast to reveal
darker features of a picture, the light background is washed out. [I.e, to
see details of Yahoo photo of dark seats in an airplane, the background
words fade out. Or vica versa.]
Maybe this is as good it as it ever was but I doubt it. My neighbor can use
this not knowing better but I wouldn't enjoy it myself.
There are no more setting for me to tweak, that I know of.
Any idea of how to improve?
Thanks.
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"John Keiser" wrote in message
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Neighbor's TV. Complaint of poor image quality.
I fixed her Dell LCD monitor, replacing a few caps and a driver so she
hopes I can help her again.
Powers on, sound is fine. Image is stable but quality is noticeably poor.
Using the cable input, factory default settings are washed out.
Custom settings work but best balance between brightness and contrast
still leaves a lot be be desired. The quality might be described as an
old CRT TV on a bad day.
Using the RGB [VGA] input, colors are way off. Would not be useable as a
monitor.
I removed the back and my ESR found no bad caps. No obvious failures.
This is problem too subtle for me.
Any hints on how to proceed?
Thanks.