Some questions about gradient on TN panels

[RealNC]

Dude, these are JPEG compression artifacts, not banding

Here's an example of a Steam discussions forums background:

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam ... ted_v6.jpg

The JPEG artifacts are quite visible.

[1112e]

It's the DOTA 2 character select screen

EDIT:
I know some of it is jpeg artifacting, but if that was the only issue then we would all have that same picture

[RealNC]

It's the DOTA 2 character select screen

Uh, no. It's a background image from the Steam forums. I'm talking to the OP, btw.

[1112e]

I ment the pic I posted, sorry

[GhostWriter]

1112e, it looks like you could use some monitor calibration. Notice how the bar doesn't blend fully to black in your picture?

http://puu.sh/cRWUf/cde0ee4a5c.jpg vs. http://i.imgur.com/VGQfvpH.jpg

Try: Gamma 4 or 5 and Contrast 45. Shut off Black eQualizer (Use the Standard Mode preset to do that).

Dude, these are JPEG compression artifacts, not banding

Here's an example of a Steam discussions forums background:

http://cdn.akamai.steamstatic.com/steam ... ted_v6.jpg

The JPEG artifacts are quite visible.

That's a relief, thank you.

Steam: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QEzhxP-pdos

[1112e]

it does go all the way to black, its just hard to get that in the picture

[Falkentyne]

1112e:
Are you talking about those strange bars in your picture that almost look like a different color than the rest of the bars, looking like a very faint pinkish and greenish type tone?
?
I definitely do NOT get that on mine...and I even tried black equalizer at 20 with contrast 100.

Then I expanded the test image to 400% and I can see distinct very thin vertical rectangles that do NOT have strange or corrupted colors, but seem like individual gradient changes, which looks completely natural, basically, borders, which are not a strange color.

I then switched to 16 bit color (back to 100%) and I can clearly see not only individual thin rectangles (which were literally completely invisible in 32 bit) but also VERY distinct, repeating patterns of faint pink/green which remains mostly even in intensity and repeat throughout both gradient bars, which are 100% NOT visible in any shape or form in 32 bit.

Are you running 18 bit or 24 bit color or something? (although I read somewhere that 32 bit is basically the same as 24 bit anyway)...

[1112e]

http://puu.sh/cTTtt/9ef6614b47.png

I'm running 32 bit color.
I don't see other colors really, i just see banding/lack of smoothness in the gradient.

[Falkentyne]

Ok after seeing that video driver control panel and checking back on page 1 again, and realizing that you don't have a Geforce or Radeon card, I blame the laptop.
In fact I fully blame the laptop and that intel HD 3000 graphics.

Wait for your desktop.
guarantee you it will be fixed.

[1112e]

Yea im really hoping it is my laptop