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April 16th, 2020 14:00
U4320Q, low contrast
Hello,
I'm quite happy with the U4320Q, but I'm not able to measure a contrast ratio anywhere close to the specified 1000:1. I've performed the measurement multiple times with a X-Rite i1Display Pro monitor calibration device and each time the contract was only around 400:1. The best I could achieve was 441:1 with the DDC/CI turned off as suggested in the X-Rite troubleshooting page:
https://www.xrite.com/service-support/poor_results_with_i1display_pro_on_pc
I've tried it with 3 different computers and the results were similar:
- Lenovo Thinkpad T470s Win10Pro in Ultra Dock Pro using the DisplayPort and HDMI outputs. I also tried the USB-C output directly from the laptop.
- Lenovo Thinkcentre M700 Tiny Win10Pro DisplayPort.
- Generic Win7Pro PC with GeForce GTX 1060 DisplayPort
I've noticed at when the Thinkpad boots the monitor starts in 3840x2160,60Hz 30-bit mode and once the Windows loads it changes to 3840x2160,60Hz 24-bit. While the monitor is in 30bit mode the background brightness is noticeably lower resulting a better contrast ratio.
Using the Lagom digital camera based contrast measurement I was able to confirm the ~400:1 standard contrast and the somewhat better 676:1 contrast while the Thinkpad was booting
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast_ratio.php
Standard 399:1 contrast:
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast-view.php?id=14666
Boot 676:1 contrast
http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/contrast-view.php?id=14669
The only review I've found measured 673:1 contract which very close to the boot time value I got, but I'm not sure what hardware they used.
https://www.color-management-guide.com/dell-u4320q-4k-monitor-review.html
Is there any monitor or graphics adapter setting which would allow to use the better contrast mode in standard 24bit mode? I'm really puzzled by this.


triphr
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April 24th, 2020 06:00
And I have same problem. My website looks bad on this monitor. I need better contrast for my pictures. Maybe we need to change monitor.