MONITOR ADJUSTMENT & TESTING TOOLS



!!!!!!!! CAUTION TO EPILEPTICS !!!!!!!!

*** Please BE AWARE that many of these tests have components that have FLASHING SCREENS of various frequencies & colours ***


Warm up your monitor at least 30 minutes before testing.
Any new monitor may take a few weeks to fully "break in".

Before you start, you may want to read through Tom's Hardware Guides' article "THG Unveils New LCD Benchmarking Method" at:
Link

Some fabulous technical material is also available free at:
Link

INDEX

I TOOLS
II CALIBRATION
III ONLINE TESTS
IV DOWNLOADABLE TESTS
V STATIC TEST PATTERNS
VI ADVANCED TOOLS & FIXERS
VII IN-APPLICATION TESTS
VIII ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE
IX ADJUSTING BLACK LEVEL
X PIXEL CHECKERS/FIXERS

******* I TOOLS *******

You can download & use the following TOOLS for free.
It is usefull to read any articles on the tool you choose - to be able to properly use it & get the most out of it.


II CALIBRATION

Monitor Calibration Wizard v1.0: (FREE)
Software calibration on monitors with option to make color profiles as well.
Link
Submitted by: Tamlin (Oct 2005)


III ONLINE TESTS

ColorWizzard (FREE Online Test)
Link
Submitted by Dougofthenorth (Sep. 2005)

Monitor Ghosting Test V2 (FREE Online Test)
Link
Submitted by: Xeneize 27 OCT. 2005)

Colour Gradient test (FREE Online Test)
Link
Submiitted By: Dougofthenorth 31 Oct. 2005)


IV DOWNLOADABLE TESTS

Monitor Test V1.1 (FREE Download)
Developer : Nirav Patel (SOFTCARE INC.)
Link
Submitted by: wrack (Sep. 2005) (fellow WSGF member)

Auto-Test (Free Download)
To check if the monitor is actually displaying each and every frame or if it is omitting some.
Link
Submiitted By: Dougofthenorth 31 Oct. 2005)

Nokia Monitor Test V2.0 (FREE Download)
Nokia V2 Right click & save target as
Submitted by: Dougofthenorth (Nov 2005)

Nokia Monitor Test V1.0 (FREE Download)
Link or Link
Submitted by: draxythe & Slammer (Oct 2005)

TechPCvg 0.98b (FREE Trial - Then $20.00)
Link
IDK Technologies
Submitted by: Dougofthenorth (Nov 2005)

HP has a simple screen pattern adjustment utility (FREE)
Link
Submitted by: Dougofthenorth (Oct 2005)

Passmark MonitorTest v2.2: (FREE only for 30 days & then $24)
"MonitorTest is a tool that allows users to investigate the quality and performance of their computer monitor or LCD flat panel screens."
Link
Submitted by: Tamlin (Oct 2005)

Monitor Tester & Monitor Tester V 2.0.1 (2 FREE Downloads)
Link
Simtel & SoftDarek
Submitted by: Dougofthenorth (Nov 2005)

PixPerAn: (FREE)
Link
Pixel percistance test/response time
** CAUTION: **
Developer comments:
"Some TFT-Displays show "ghost pictures" after displaying flickering contents for a long time. usually those "ghost pictures" will disappear after some time.
It seems to be very likely that this will happen with most TFT's. But of course we cannot guarantee this!" (That it will return to normal)"
Submitted by: Tamlin (Oct 2005)

developed by flatpanelsdk. (highly recommended): (Free)
http://tft.vanity.dk
Submitted by:DVL73 (Aug 2006)


V STATIC TEST PATTERNS

SELECT YOUR RESOLUTION PATTERN (FREE)
Link
tigerdave.com
Submitted by: Dougofthenorth (Nov 2005)

InterfaceLIFT Wall Papers (FREE)
Link
Download the resolution you need,set it as desktop picture and move the gamma slider on your GFX card drivers up and down. You'll then see details coming and going.
Submitted by Tamlin (Dec 2005)

Monitor greyscale & gamma testing:
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Cali ... adient.htm
Submitted by:DVL73 (Aug 2006)

Monitor black point test:
http://www.drycreekphoto.com/Learn/Cali ... _black.htm
Submitted by:DVL73 (Aug 2006)



VI ADVANCED TOOLS & FIXERS

MultiRes 1.54 (FREE Download)
Link
Entech Uitlity - Resolution tweaking.

PowerStrip 3.6 (FREE trial Download $30 to buy)
Link
Entech Uitlity - High-end monitor & graphic tweaking.

DisplayMate ($79 to buy)
Link
DisplayMate Technologies Corp
High-end monitor & graphic tweaking.
Submitted by: maherie (Nov 2005)

http://www.normankoren.com/makingfinepr ... nitorsetup
Submitted by:DVL73 (Aug 2006)

Fix Stuck Pixels
http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Stuck-Pixe ... CD-Monitor

VII IN-APPLICATION TESTS

Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet (FREE for Windows XP owners)
Link

Adobe Photoshop (FREE - for Photoshop owners only)
You can also try Adobe Photoshop... From 5 up I believe, they have included a small app to adjust your monitor.
Submitted by: Enygma (Oct 2005)


VIII ADJUSTING WHITE BALANCE
http://test-patterns-swicki.eurekster.c ... e+balance/

IX ADJUSTING BLACK LEVELS
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/fo ... php?t=7193
Submitted by: Destructo-Bot (Oct 2006)

[][][][][] X PIXEL CHECKERS/FIXERS [][][][][]

UndeadPixel 1.0 (English) Version (FREE)
DOWNLOAD ENGLISH VERSION AT
Link
Submitted by: Dougofthenorth (Oct 2005)

Stuck Pixel Fixer V2 (FREE)
Link
Submitted by: Dougofthenorth (Nov 2005)

Dead Pixel Buddy V 1.1 (FREE download)
Link
Submitted by: cieje (Dec 2005)


ENJOY !!



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NOTE
If anyone knows where there are more usefull Tools
- please post them & the link below &
I will gladly add them to this list.

Thanks

Written by: Dougofthenorth
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Nice one! I'll add more later... Here is a few:

Here is Passmark MonitorTest v2.2:
"MonitorTest is a tool that allows users to investigate the quality and performance of their computer monitor or LCD flat panel screens."
http://www.passmark.com/products/monitortest.htm

Here is PixPerAn:
" The test software PixPerAn that is shown here incorporates various different test methods in order to produce results that are as much meaningful as possible." (A pixel percistance test/response time)
http://www.prad.de/en/monitore/pixperan.html

Here is Monitor Calibration Wizard v1.0:
Software calibration on monitors with option to make color profiles as well.
http://www.hex2bit.com/products/product ... #downloads

Here is Fraps:
Benchmarking, screen capture and video capture of games:
http://www.fraps.com/

Microsoft Color Control Panel Applet for Windows XP

http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/deta ... layLang=en

If you can fit it in the subject line, mention that this thread (with those two colour changing boxes) are not for epileptics...

Or link to the pics, rather than embed them.

I took the pics out - they are found in one of the tests & I also added a caution right up at the top about epileptics doing any of these tests.

That actual thought had crossed my mind briefly yesterday.

http://www.displaymate.com/

Check it out, great product to help you get the most out of your LCD.

Tx buddy - added & credited up top.

Updated by adding new great tools by DVL73

Update added up top
Fix-a-Stuck-Pixel
http://www.wikihow.com/Fix-a-Stuck-Pixe ... CD-Monitor

Everyone, please include input lag tests with your reviews if possible.

Setup your LCD screen next to a CRT screen cloned on the same pc. Take photos with your digicam of the running timer below. Record 10 images and record the differences between the timers on each screen. They should be the same every image, but they are not! The lcd lags behind, but how much? Thats what we want to know. Thanks for future tests!

InputLagTest Links:

Millisecond Online Timer: http://tft.vanity.dk/inputlag.html

Test Site: http://www.flatpanels.dk/monitortest_inputlag_dk.php

Here ??

Tool: Monitor Actual Refresh Rate & Lag Tester
http://www.widescreengamingforum.com/fo ... php?t=2076