Slacor Appreciate it. I just ordered a BenQ 8 bit / Flicker free panel suggested by JTL. If I don't have any luck I'm bookmarking this ViewSonic and will give it a run. When using a monitor such as this in combination with an Nvidia GPU, is there any setting that needs to be changed in the Nvidia control panel, or should as-is be fine?

    Slacor Thanks again. Just read that whole page. If I'm not mistaken, Windows + Nvidia + PWM free 8 Bit monitor shouldn't require any setting changes in the registry or Nvidia control panel, right? Unless we're to use the dithering.exe file in conjunction with the above formula?

    • JTL and KM replied to this.

      ThackeryBinks The dithering exe for for Intel cards. And regardless I have ideas of something "more permanent" than an EXE for Intel Cards to control dithering/PWM

      Slacor If you want to try the new one, I would suggest contacting them and asking them.

      For fun I wrote ViewSonic an email. Looks like an interesting monitor. Might get one as secondary after I purchase a 2.5k or 4k main monitor.

      • JTL replied to this.

        JTL

        So the new model Slacor was talking about uses 6bit+FRC. Will attach email and datasheet later.

        Hi JTL,

        I grab this from the data sheet - Colors 16.7M (6bit + Hi-FRC)

        I have attached it

        Let me know if you have any questions.

        Regards,

        Jimmy Yao
        Inside Sales/Sales Support
        ViewSonic Corp.


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        Hello

        I'm just wondering if the ViewSonic VA2465smh uses a 6-bit or 8-bit color depth, and if it uses dithering/FRC technology for 8-bit.

        Thanks

        Datasheet: https://cdn.jtl.pw/DS_M_VA2465Smh_2015-02_EN.PDF (my site)

          3 months later

          Slacor I took the server offline as I'm moving servers.

          I still have the datasheet though.

          I could bring it back up long enough for you to download it and host on ledstrain.org

          4 years later

          Slacor "After using this monitor for about half a week, I have to say this is much better then my Dell U2414H. It's semi-old tech (DVI and VGA only!) and has some ghosting, but I'm becoming nearly symptom free which is phenomenal."

          Any update?

          Also, is the coating less aggressive than a typical IPS monitor of the 2016 era? I'm wondering what about this model was benefiting you so much versus the Dell. Some are skeptical VA makes a difference and instead say IPS screens historically had fuzzy, overly aggressive anti-glare coatings. Therefore they lend the impression a low haze IPS should be every bit as comfortable as a decent VA.

          Here's a VA comment for this thread:

          "VA has the strongest horizontal contrast shift of any LCD panel type. People say viewing angles don't matter if you sit straight behind the monitor, but that isn't true.

          If you sit typically close to a VA monitor, the horizontal viewing angle weakness is strong enough, that each eye will be a different angle to the screen, that different angle means each eye sees a different brightness. This can create weird edge artifacts and false 3D effect that shifts with small changes in head position. Most people aren't sensitive to this, but I am, so VA will give me headaches because of this, and I can't use them for very long. Again this doesn't seem to bother most poeple."

          Personally, I suspect most people sit too close to their monitors. The screen should be a decent distance away from the eyes and brain. I used to run my 19" CRT at 100 Hz and only 800 x 600. That's because I had the good sense not to sit too close to the screen, same as how everyone used to know to stay away from their TV sets.

          In any case, I'd be interested in an informative update from Slacor about his ViewSonic MVA experiences. I've yet to read a negative review about these screens regarding eye comfort and eye strain.

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