Need monitor help/advice asap

joejoejoe · 05:05 AM

I just bought a Samsung SyncMasterP2070 and am having some issues with it. I thought I was buying a really good top end monitor and am very unimpressed.

This is my main problem: when playing video or switching between photos, certain bright areas seem to "solarize" (don't know if that's the right word for it, basically instead of showing a smooth transition from a darker part of an object to a brighter part, i see bands of colors--dark beige, lighter beige, medium beige, light beige--and it looks horrible).

Also, in iPhoto, the dark grey background behind my photos looks like it has some sort of houndstooth pattern on this monitor.

Is there a fix for this or do I need to go into best buy and exchange? If so, what should I buy? I'm using this monitor for photo editing and video editing and can't have these problems.

Thanks in advance.

Hellhammer · Aug 17, 2009, 05:12 AM

You could try calibrating the monitor, System Preferences -> Displays -> Color -> Calibrate

If that doesn't help, I'd choose other display instead of that Samsung

mcpryon2 · Aug 17, 2009, 08:20 AM

That's not exactly a "top end" monitor but it does sound like something isn't right with it.

I guess I'd start with the simple stuff, make sure the resolution is set to the native res of the monitor, check around in the monitor's menu, stuff like that. Then head to a Samsung forum and see if anybody else has similar experiences.

Do you have another machine you can try it on?

joejoejoe · Aug 17, 2009, 01:23 PM

Thanks I'll try calibrating tonight.

I do have another machine I could try.

If it turns out theonitor just sucks, I'm going to return it. Any advice on what I should get? Dell?

Aug 17, 2009, 03:05 AM	#1
joejoejoe macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006	Need monitor help/advice asap I just bought a Samsung SyncMasterP2070 and am having some issues with it. I thought I was buying a really good top end monitor and am very unimpressed. This is my main problem: when playing video or switching between photos, certain bright areas seem to "solarize" (don't know if that's the right word for it, basically instead of showing a smooth transition from a darker part of an object to a brighter part, i see bands of colors--dark beige, lighter beige, medium beige, light beige--and it looks horrible). Also, in iPhoto, the dark grey background behind my photos looks like it has some sort of houndstooth pattern on this monitor. Is there a fix for this or do I need to go into best buy and exchange? If so, what should I buy? I'm using this monitor for photo editing and video editing and can't have these problems. Thanks in advance. Last edited by joejoejoe : Aug 17, 2009 at 05:05 AM.

Aug 17, 2009, 05:12 AM	#2
Hellhammer macrumors 68040 Join Date: Dec 2008 Location: Helsinki, Finland	You could try calibrating the monitor, System Preferences -> Displays -> Color -> Calibrate If that doesn't help, I'd choose other display instead of that Samsung __________________ iMac 24" 2.93GHz, 4GB DDR3, 640GB HD, GT130 512MB GDDR3 iPhone 3GS 16GB 50 Top Tips for Mac OS X Beginners Get 20% Off with coupon: MR20

Aug 17, 2009, 08:20 AM	#3
mcpryon2 macrumors 6502 Join Date: Dec 2008	That's not exactly a "top end" monitor but it does sound like something isn't right with it. I guess I'd start with the simple stuff, make sure the resolution is set to the native res of the monitor, check around in the monitor's menu, stuff like that. Then head to a Samsung forum and see if anybody else has similar experiences. Do you have another machine you can try it on? __________________ http://www.photontoaster.com

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Aug 17, 2009, 01:23 PM	#4
joejoejoe Thread Starter macrumors 6502 Join Date: Sep 2006	Thanks I'll try calibrating tonight. I do have another machine I could try. If it turns out theonitor just sucks, I'm going to return it. Any advice on what I should get? Dell?