While it appears to be pretty damn good, I'm a little thrown off by how dark scenes look in a few games I've tried. I also can't seem to recall if they looked like this on my old monitor (Gateway FHD2400) also or if this is a symptom of the new one. Would anything about the specs between these two monitors indicate why I'm seeing this on the new one and never noticed or experienced it on the Gateway?
Here are a few shots I took. The first image is from the game Outlast, the second is from Battlefield 3, the third is an in-game screenshot of BF3 so you can compare it to what it looks like on the monitor.
http://imgur.com/a/9CuAC
I also tried Amnesia: Machine for Pigs, and the colors in general just didnt seem right. When I went to the gamma settings in the games menu, the boxes are far more true black than they end up looking in game (more gray/washed out blue than black). And then again tons of gradients with all the darkness the game contains.
I'm running these games at Ultra/Max settings at the monitor's maximum resolution.
This is some sort of dithering issue, correct?
Is this a symptom of the type of monitor this is, a setting I should be toggling in the monitor or game's settings, etc.?
Is there a better/proper way of illustrating what I'm seeing via screenshots, video capture, etc.?
I can't imagine this is considered normal and how games should look. Can anyone recommend a monitor primarily for pc gaming in the 250-300 range that would be better than this? It has great reviews on Amazon and Newegg, so I'm kind of confused. Thanks!
Here are a few shots I took. The first image is from the game Outlast, the second is from Battlefield 3, the third is an in-game screenshot of BF3 so you can compare it to what it looks like on the monitor.
http://imgur.com/a/9CuAC
I also tried Amnesia: Machine for Pigs, and the colors in general just didnt seem right. When I went to the gamma settings in the games menu, the boxes are far more true black than they end up looking in game (more gray/washed out blue than black). And then again tons of gradients with all the darkness the game contains.
I'm running these games at Ultra/Max settings at the monitor's maximum resolution.
This is some sort of dithering issue, correct?
Is this a symptom of the type of monitor this is, a setting I should be toggling in the monitor or game's settings, etc.?
Is there a better/proper way of illustrating what I'm seeing via screenshots, video capture, etc.?
I can't imagine this is considered normal and how games should look. Can anyone recommend a monitor primarily for pc gaming in the 250-300 range that would be better than this? It has great reviews on Amazon and Newegg, so I'm kind of confused. Thanks!
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