Dell W2600: Respect For Standards
- 1. Separating The Wheat From The Chaff
- 2. Brightness And Contrast
- 3. Viewing Angles
- 4. HDTV Formats
- 5. HD-TV: Connectivity
- 6. The Small Form Factor PC: Your LCD TV's Best Friend
- 7. The THG Method
- 8. Video Tests
- 9. Sony KLV-26HG2
- 10. Equipment
- 11. Video Quality
- 12. Sharp Aquos LC26GA3E / LC26GA4E
- 13. Equipment
- 14. Spatial Uniformity
- 15. Sharp Aquos LC26GA3E: A Racehorse Of A TV Set
- 16. Interpolation And PC Mode
- 17. Philips 26PF9946/12
- 18. Equipment
- 19. Spatial Uniformity
- 20. Video Quality
- 21. Samsung LT-P266W
- 22. Samsung LT-P266W: Basic Fidelity
- 23. Such Good Responses
- 24. Interpolation And PC Mode
- 25. Dell W2600: Withhold Your Prejudices
- 26. Dell W2600: Respect For Standards
- 27. Dell W2600: But
- 28. Neovia NEO26DT: Breaking The 1,000 Euro Barrier?
- 29. Design And Finish
- 30. Spatial Uniformity
- 31. Sound Quality
26. Dell W2600: Respect For Standards
The colors displayed by the Dell correspond exactly to the standards normally used. For example, here's the result of calibration for 6500K/2.2 gamma.

The characteristics specific to LCD monitors are evident here. 91% of the colors were already perfect before calibration. The maximum DeltaE was 3 - a very good result.
| Black spot | White spot | Contrast |
|---|---|---|
| 0.68 | 400 | 588: 1 |
The black level tested as fairly good if you consider the intense brightness of this unit - 400 nits! That's a good brightness level for professional use, but it's clearly much too bright for home use. You can always lower the brightness, as with a computer monitor, but you'll sacrifice some precision in the color rendering.
Spatial Uniformity

The panel was very uniform and showed no disparity between the upper and lower parts. It's a notch above all the units we've looked at so far in this regard.
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