Monitor Brightness and Contrast ?

[Codemonger]

Personally I like my monitor contrast and brightness maxed out ... Black still stays black and white stays white ... everything in between looks good. I was just wondering how other people like their monitor settings ? My brother is a graphic designer, his montior brightness is always turned down, he always says my graphics look too dark. It really pisses me off and frustrates me. Am I an idiot or is he ?

[Moonshine]

It's he, my friend. I also have it to the max.

[NoahPhense]

I use this:

http://www.displaycalibration.com/

Click the brightness and Contrast LINK ..

- np

(my brightness is almost at zero.. )

[Dare2]

Neat site.

My screen contrast was too high.

But couldn't spot the difference on the black bar regardless of contrast/colour settings. * Adjusts settings of eyes *

[PB]

> couldn't spot the difference on the black bar regardless of contrast/colour
> settings. * Adjusts settings of eyes *

Exactly. Such calibration tests are useless, IMO. They only calibrate your monitor
according to your own eyesight -- what about other people viewing your monitor?
I suppose if you live alone it's okay, but if not... what good is it? That's why when
you visit friends you'll often be shocked by their TV's picture quality -- because as
far as they're concerned, their TV looks great.

I come from a broadcast television background and the only true and accurate
way to do a calibration is with vectorscopes and waveform monitors (right, Paul?).
That way, everyone sees the picture from one technical standard, instead of from
one person's personal eyesight standard. Unfortunately, not everyone can afford
to have such equipment: http://www.tequipment.net/LeaderLV5870.html