devillucifer Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 (edited) update : new profile for AUO panel, see post #7 my Personal m17x R3 - Perfect Screen Calibration : LG Philips LP173WF1 (72% color gamut) .. i love the vivid rich color of the m17x R2 (sometime giving too much eye strain), and 8bits high accuracy color of the m17x R1 (but the screen is too dark compare to R2 and R3) it's too complicated to swap to the V4 AUO or B+RG, i have no idea how to remove the glossy glass and put it back in. After 4 month trying to make my screen look better, i finally satisfied with my m17x r3 screen the way it is now (can't help with the view angle anyway, worst feature from this panel) Normally we just trying to adjust the color / gamma / color temperature .. so the image will look more vivid .. but actually still missing alot of warm compare to R2 and losing too many detail. When calibrating you may notice how the color changed and how much detail you killed, sometime after a recalibrate you may thinking Oh wow i didn't saw this detail before... something like that. Take a look at these images and try remember the pointed area.. so you can compare before and after the calibration. Can you see the detail i pointed in this pic ? See the smoke trail ? the detail inside, if the saturation is too high you cant see anything here. Look careful at the tip of the meteror! The cherry flower If the contrast is too high, it's very hard to spot out the different in the white area. This picture had more red than you was thinking, the dark area near her hand .. the detail on her face. how far can you see the smoke in this pic ? notice the dog's fur and the flower field ! see the different ? cute dog eh ? now download the ICC profile in the attachment, right click and install it go to Color management > advanced > change system default > advanced > device profile > choose : monitor_01.02.2011_1 important step : before leaving tick the box "use windows display calibration" and click reload current calibrations. (to access color management : right click on ur desktop > screen resolution > advanced setting > color management) Your screen may look a bit yellowish now, it's okay just go to catalyst control panel > my built-in-display change the Hue from -2 or lower ! depend on your color taste change the saturation into 112 or higher/lower until you meet your best. you can change the contrast to your liking but i recommend leave it at 100 Video settings : set video gamma to 1.05, Brighter whites, Full Dynamic range 0-255, disable Dynamic contrast ! leave everything else at default. Did you see the improvement in your screen ? open your picture library and have a look .. Fixing color profiles override each other : important step After boot up/reset your OS the color profile switch back to default catalyst profile, or When you use switch graphic with HD3000, or when you launched a game, the color profile automatic changes again your will. to fix this, it's really simple. Download this software called : Monitor Calibration Wizard 1.0 (It's free ) install it and make sure you have the best color calibrated at this moment. (don't click "run this wizard") (some1 mistaken about what i'm trying to do here, see the screenshot, don't use the calibration of this software or it will override your iCC settings so everything u did till now is pointless) open it ! and tick : *load at windows startup , *Persistent profile That's it youre done. don't try to save into profile. minimize it into tray bar. it won't take much resource CPU or memory, don't worry. no matter what happen your color profile will stay the same. any suggestions with even better color profile all welcome and appreciated. (the ICC profile was taken from notebookcheck) Enjoy, and sry for my bad english. ^^ ICC profiles.zip Edited November 4, 2011 by devillucifer edit text and link 15 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
svl7 Posted October 29, 2011 Share Posted October 29, 2011 Great work!! +rep Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder StamatisX Posted October 29, 2011 Founder Share Posted October 29, 2011 Thanks! +repcool pics btw Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devillucifer Posted October 29, 2011 Author Share Posted October 29, 2011 thanks guys glad i can help, still waiting for some feed back from m17x-R3 users... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted October 30, 2011 Founder Share Posted October 30, 2011 Nice pics hopefully we get some feedback from other m17x r3 owners. Rep given. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby_hd Posted October 30, 2011 Share Posted October 30, 2011 I would give it try, but unfortunately I'm having a GTX580M.Any suggestions on Nvidia control panel ? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
devillucifer Posted October 31, 2011 Author Share Posted October 31, 2011 I would give it try, but unfortunately I'm having a GTX580M.Any suggestions on Nvidia control panel ? We're using different panel, hope some1 may drop by and share his profiles for 120hz monitor on M17xR3. It worked on both Nvidia and Catalyst, dont worry! even Intel SB HD3000 can do it too. New update : icc profiles for AUO panel m17x R3 have 3 Full HD panel : MGNC7 17.3FHD, WLED, LVDS, LGD (got it) H8D3K 17.3FHD, WLED, LVDS, AUO (got it) and C30PY 17.3 FHD, 3D panel (still looking) H8D3K 17.3FHD,AUO.zip 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robby_hd Posted October 31, 2011 Share Posted October 31, 2011 We're using different panel, hope some1 may drop by and share his profiles for 120hz monitor on M17xR3. Ah just thought, that doesn't matter, because it's a LG too Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widezu69 Posted November 2, 2011 Share Posted November 2, 2011 By the way guys, you don't need a 3rd party app to install ICC profiles. Just search from the start menu "Color" and click colour management and add the ICC, click set as default and use. I have one which I calibrated for the 3D display, let me know if anyone wants it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
widezu69 Posted November 3, 2011 Share Posted November 3, 2011 Here's one I use for my 120Hz screen. The change is subtle but noticeable, gets rid of some of the bluish tint. Digital vibrance in NVCP is at 59. Try it and let me know 120Hz.zip 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Chez Posted November 7, 2011 Share Posted November 7, 2011 When I download the ICC, windows says the zip file is invalid? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest doggghouse Posted December 6, 2011 Share Posted December 6, 2011 I had the same problem, both WinZip and windows default unzip failed. It opened fine with 7zip though.I'm compiling a collection of .icc & .icm files for the m17x-R3, if anyone is interested. Thanks OP for the good test images! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shehroz Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) thanks a lot, looks AMAZING m17x r3 with 6970m. the problem is that on my igpu when the display turns off over time for power saving the profile goes away while MCW is running :/ (same problem when i wake computer from sleep). the yellows are hard to get used to but when i switch back, its a blue world and i cant believe that i lived with those colors. i recommend 101 - 103 contras and 108 saturation. i compared this profile with the m18x panel which also has an icc profile and it looks pretty close but the m18x still wins. does it have a 90%+ gamut? :$ Edited December 26, 2011 by shehroz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shehroz Posted December 26, 2011 Share Posted December 26, 2011 (edited) thanks a lot, looks AMAZING m17x r3 with 6970m. the problem is that on my igpu when the display turns off over time for power saving the profile goes away while MCW is running :/. the yellows are hard to get used to but when i switch back, its a blue world and i cant believe that i lived with those colors. i recommend 101 - 103 contras and 108 saturation. i compared this profile with the m18x panel which also has an icc profile and it looks pretty close but the m18x still wins. does it have a 90%+ gamut? :$ EDIT* i dont think i had the profile enabled when i installed the program. i will report when i reinstall the program. .the problem is now only with waking up the computer from sleep Edited December 26, 2011 by shehroz Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreal25 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 90% gamut yeah, rofl... good one... Dell/AW is too cheap for that. If you want a good display these days you have to go business (Thinkpad, Precision etc.) that's a fact. 1080p on 18.4" also hardly impressive. Its more important to have something like 3D shit that you'll use only once and toss it away, since no game will support it. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Founder Brian Posted December 31, 2011 Founder Share Posted December 31, 2011 thanks a lot, looks AMAZING m17x r3 with 6970m. the problem is that on my igpu when the display turns off over time for power saving the profile goes away while MCW is running :/ (same problem when i wake computer from sleep). the yellows are hard to get used to but when i switch back, its a blue world and i cant believe that i lived with those colors. i recommend 101 - 103 contras and 108 saturation. i compared this profile with the m18x panel which also has an icc profile and it looks pretty close but the m18x still wins. does it have a 90%+ gamut? :$The last and ONLY alienware to ever have a high gamut screen was the M17x-R2 with its RGB LED. M17x-R3 is around 72% gamut and the M18x is roughly the same. Both look okay but could be a lot better, especially the M17x-R3 since there are plenty of high gamut panels out there that Dell could have chosen. Word on the street is that this will change with the next generation M17x which should see the return of high gamut displays. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jimbo Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 I still say everyone should have a colorimiter like the spyder 3, it makes a huge difference for me. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
unreal25 Posted December 31, 2011 Share Posted December 31, 2011 The last and ONLY alienware to ever have a high gamut screen was the M17x-R2 with its RGB LED. M17x-R3 is around 72% gamut and the M18x is roughly the same. Both look okay but could be a lot better, especially the M17x-R3 since there are plenty of high gamut panels out there that Dell could have chosen. Word on the street is that this will change with the next generation M17x which should see the return of high gamut displays.That's great news! It would be sweet if they make it an option to choose the IPS RGB LED one they offered (or still do) on Precision M6600. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack34 Posted January 12, 2012 Share Posted January 12, 2012 Thanks! Great work Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted January 19, 2012 Share Posted January 19, 2012 Thanks! Great workWelcome to Tech|Inferno hope you like it here. Thanks for the support! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jack34 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Welcome to Tech|Inferno hope you like it here. Thanks for the support!Thanks for the warm welcome. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 Thanks for the warm welcome.Do you have a rig yourself? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
GeoCake Posted January 31, 2012 Share Posted January 31, 2012 To all AMD users, try this in Display Color.. pretty much same as the 'vivid' video color setting. Is naise 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
estionx Posted August 31, 2012 Share Posted August 31, 2012 Great tutorial !! I'll try it on my m17x,i dont like my colors.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mw86 Posted September 10, 2012 Share Posted September 10, 2012 To all AMD users, try this in Display Color.. pretty much same as the 'vivid' video color setting. Is naise thanks this looks pretty good nice quick setup thanks again GeoCake Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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