What does Samsung's "MagicAngle" do (and version of MagicTune for Win10)?

[flexy]

I got a used Samsung S24B350 and it's pretty nice, but it's extremely sensitive to the VERTICAL viewing angle, so that my normal sitting position (which is only slightly "below" the screen) introduces a slight color hue towards the dark on the upper part of the screen. (In other words: The hue/brightness is not uniform). I know this is because it is a TN panel.

But it is weird since I had no such problem with my old BenQ.

However, I find that the Samsung has this "MagicAngle" function which can actually solve the problem, so I set it to "LeanBack1" and picture is great.

What exactly does this do? It seems to me it adjusts gamma or something? But I need to know so I can fine-tune this.

Also, I downloaded their MagicTune Premium 4.09 but this doesn't work at all, and another version, MagicTunePremium 4.0.27 but this one says my computer is not compatibe. The monitor is connected HDMI --> HDMI on a GTX 970. Looking whether there is a tool to adjust monitor settings without the need of the OSD

(Win10 64bit)

 

[4K_shmoorK]

From this review, the setting adjusts gamma behavior and adjusts colors to compensate for viewing angle.

Here's an excerpt from pcmonitors.info review of the U28D590D (28" Innolux 4K Panel):
https://pcmonitors.info/reviews/samsung-u28d590d/

The U28D590D has a number of ‘MagicBright’ presets available; ‘Custom’, ‘Standard’, ‘Cinema’ and ‘Dynamic Contrast’. 3 ‘Gamma’ settings are also available, and there are two alternative presets (of sorts) that can be activated instead of one of the ‘MagicBright’ presets. Firstly there is the ‘Game Mode’, which blocks access to a number of monitor settings including the ability to select a ‘MagicBright’ preset. Secondly, as this monitor uses a TN panel, Samsung gives access to ‘MagicAngle’ modes as an alternative to ‘MagicBright’. These settings greatly alter the gamma behaviour and colour representation of the monitor, designed to improve the viewing experience in different ‘viewing situations’; ‘Lean Back Mode 1’, ‘Lean Back Mode 2’, ‘Standing Mode’, ‘Side Mode’, ‘Group View’ and ‘Custom’. There are a couple of minor firmware bugs to note when using one of these ‘MagicAngle’ settings. When you select a ‘MagicAngle’ mode and then alter settings such as colour channels, the usual behaviour is for the ‘MagicAngle’ setting to switch to ‘Custom’, but it doesn’t. You can also select a ‘Gamma’ mode, despite the fact these should be greyed out – and indeed selecting a ‘Gamma’ mode with ‘MagicAngle’ active has no effect on the image whatsoever.

The table below gives key readings such as gamma and white point using a range of settings on the Samsung. There are certain settings which can be accessed in some modes but not others, so these are listed. We also give general impressions on the image when using a given setting. The settings featured in this table were selected because we feel they are the most appealing or interesting for their effect on the image. The remaining settings have quite a negative impact on the image and we didn’t want to waste precious reviewing time explaining why they are best avoided.

Our test system used the DisplayPort cable included with the monitor, running on an Nvidia Geforce GTX 780. Windows 8.1 was used and because the monitor is ‘plug and play’, like most modern screens, no additional drivers or profiles were installed. The image is very similar when using a modern AMD GPU over DisplayPort, so these observations are also applicable to AMD users. We confirmed this by hooking the monitor up to an AMD Radeon 270X which provided similar key readings.