Which Photo Looks better

[zod96]

This one:




Or this one:




Both photos are using different monitors but both set at default out of the box..

 

[EarthwormJim]

Top one. Bottom is over-saturated.


Are you using the same exposure settings on the camera? The backgrounds do not look the same.

 

[EarthwormJim]

Yay for forum double post glitches.

 

[Ika]

the middle ground between them will probably look the best; the top is too blue/green and the bottom is too orange.

 

[zod96]

The top is the samsung 2443BWT TN panel and the bottom is the Dell 2709W PVA panel

 

[RussianSensation]

I prefer the bottom one by far. The darker shades are more pronounced and I can see more detail. A lot better contrast ratio too. Maybe just me.

 

[zod96]

I have no idea how to calibrate this dam thing :-(

 

[blanketyblank]

Don't you have a calibrator? might be worth it to buy a spyder or huey if you've got 2 lcds and are planning to use them for anything color sensitive.

btw you need to post the original image or tell us where to get it since we don't really know anything about what it should look like. It could be one of your monitors is perfect, because that's what the image is supposed to looks like.

 

[Texun]

the middle ground between them will probably look the best; the top is too blue/green and the bottom is too orange.

+1

It also depends on your ambient lighting. You may need a brighter screen if you have large windows near by. If I had to pick one it would be the bottom. Too much green in the top for me, but that's just me.

I had a Samsung 22" and never did like the hues. Got a friend with a new Dell 20"WS ("E" something. Exact model unknown) and the color accuracy is far better than anything I ever got out of my Samsung. He may have a IPS or PVA panel but I doubt it. I never heard of those being used with the "E" models.

 

[jiffylube1024]

Top one looks better, but the Dell 2709W is a great screen (I run it myself). The second picture is so oversaturated that you're losing tons of details in the rocks and grass.

Do you have it on one of those silly custom modes like Multimedia or Warm? Try setting it to Standard or even Game, which look much better than that. Also, turn dynamic contrast off. It can be good for gaming but is horrible for everything else.

 

[A_Dying_Wren]

I like cooler screens so I'm inclined to say the top one. You do need to adjust color on it though. You can use the drivers for whatever graphics card you're using to do so. Here's a good site: http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

 

[Patrick Wolf]

Depends on what the original photo is supposed to look like. Would help If you can upload or send a link to it.

That is if better = most accurate.

 

[soccerballtux]

we need to see them side by side to account for brightness adjustments made on the fly (the camera does this), along with coloring, etc.

 

[zod96]

I'll take a picture when I get home from work with them side by side. Curious though. Would you keep the monitor that had the better picture, colors etc but had input lag or would you keep the monitor that had no input lag and so so color and picture quality?

 

[blanketyblank]

I'll take a picture when I get home from work with them side by side. Curious though. Would you keep the monitor that had the better picture, colors etc but had input lag or would you keep the monitor that had no input lag and so so color and picture quality?

Depends what you mainly do with the monitor, and what you personally notice.
Photo work the former, gaming the latter. Personally I'm more inclined to keep the former and get a CRT or plasma for the latter if the input lag really made a difference anyways.

 

[JRW]

Depends on what the original photo is supposed to look like. Would help If you can upload or send a link to it.

That is if better = most accurate.

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4960/41682787446d4112aa95o.jpg

 

[MrK6]

http://img99.imageshack.us/img99/4960/41682787446d4112aa95o.jpg

The second monitor looks closer to what's being produced on my laptop's LCD when I view that picture (Dell 1280x800 WLED on an Intel 4500MHD with stock intel driver settings). However, I love saturation and bright/vibrant images over accuracy (run my 5850 on my WFP3007-HC at 133 saturation). If you're doing more photo work, this might not be ideal. As others mentioned, it all depends on what you're working on.