after the shot) by playing with tone curves (like image editing software). The result is that images have more detail in dark areas although they can also appear a bit dull (the curve smoothes out values). Amongst the plethora of 8 megapixel...

TFT Monitors. four 5. These little gems are designed to enhance their brands' image by showing off what the manufacturer can do, thereby (hopefully) attracting professionals as well as those amateurs who can afford it. And, with their ergonomics and cutting-edge...

than high frame rates. Racing games such as Need for Speed Most Wanted also show that some games are simply too fast for the majority of Notebook LCD displays. Rapid scene changes through sharp curves make the background blur and cause image rendering to smear,...

there's more to high-quality, fluid graphics rendering than high frame rates. Racing games such as Need for Speed Most Wanted also show that some games are simply too fast for the majority of Notebook LCD displays. Rapid scene changes through sharp curves make...

of blacks, colour space, RGB levels, color temperature, saturation, and the gamma curve. In addition, we add practical tests (HD movie rendering, game console and TV use, etc.) which complement these purely technical measurements and give a better idea of rescaling...

monitors in 16:9 format. But so far, the results have been dismal. Will new wares from some of the world's largest electronics OEMs finally take things to a new level?. In the calibrator test, the MFM-HT75W showed surprising fidelity. We'll recall that...

once learned, they proved reasonably easy to use. Overall, the multimedia experience on this notebook was positive and the various components all worked together well. ...

means that neither of these machines is suitable for 3D computer games, though both do reasonably well with 480p DVD output, and the Toshiba also does well with 720p downscaling from its HD-DVD player. Sysmark 2007 Preview Results As we were working on this...

on an IPS screen is to radically skew the gamma curve, thus knocking out lighter shades to try and get a better view of darker ones … it's far from ideal. Another gripe is that the default colors weren't very well calibrated. Dell sells this monitor as a...