lol no the greatest idea, my gf simply can't tell the difference between the color on IPS or TN
if you are "upgrading" her 22" with another 22", she will probably asked you why spend the extra money on the same thing :D
I honestly don't see anything seriously wrong from your pictures with my bare eyes, may be it's the picture quality. Try taking it with AP mode or at least focus it better.
I measured mine with real hard numbers and it's no biggie, if yours really that bad then better luck next time.
But...
Sure buddy, you don't need my or any other individual's approval to post here. But it looks like to me you are quite cloud by your dissatisfaction about the 2209wa, and have no intention nor interested to engage a civilized and reasonable conversation about the monitor's Pro's/Con's.
I am...
I have to kindly DISAGREE that you called it a "mistake" for buying the 2209wa, it's all about expectation. You don't expect Porsche quality when you're actually buying a Civic with a Civic price, and nobody is advertising the 2209wa is as good as other premium LCDs worth up to thousands...
my 2209wa came with the VGA cable attached as well
my monitor has no uneven brightness issue, tested with 12 different area (divided by square) with result +/- 5 cd/m² , tested on brightness level 15
Some said they see red or whatever color on one side on a white screen, that may be...
I tried to archive a higher Contrast Ratio with the contrast setting at 80-85, but after that it's REALLY tough to get my target color temp (6500K) right, once i got RED right, blue or green shifts, vice versa.
I personally don't find Contrast ratio on this monitor a problem as well, since I...
i think so
you should really exchange it for the pixels problem, but as for why anyone would stick his head behind a monitor is beyond my imagination. :p
just to throw in to the mix, here's my setting and profile calibrated with xrite i1d2
Target Brightness was 120cd/m², color temp 6500K, 2.2 gamma
Settings:
Brightness - 16
Contrast -74
Custom (RGB) R98 G95 B94
Sharpness - 40
icc file link here
EDITED:
my service menu setting...
for installing a profile (ICC/ICM) on your windows setup, try following this --> link
use the icc file you downloaded here and it should get you going
Quick guide for XP:
1. download WinColorSetup.exe from Microsoft or somewhere else if you like
2. install and run
3. go to "device" then...
if eye-strain is not an issue (1900 on a 22"), the only concern is if your graphic card will run games smoothly at that rez. As well as if movies will play smoothly without drop frame
also there's quite a difference in price between both monitors
I agree this LCD is way to bright out of the box, but is personal attack the only way you express yourself? The guy is simply showing his love on the new toy.
By the way, if you are so dissatisfied with the 2209wa, you can leave the thread and you won't be missed.
it's a legit 22"