You need to adjust your thinking. Control of the monitor will not be
based on controls on the monitor. Monitor control will be based on the
software that drives the display and its interface.
For example, I have a Dell 24" IPS display (wonderful!) which is driven
by the AMD Radeon graphics built into the AMD quad processor in my HP
Pavilion desktop computer. When I right click on the desktop it brings
up a related menu. The first item shown is the AMD Catalyst Control
Center which controls all functions of the (possibly multiple)
display(s). From there it takes a third click to select "Desktops and
Displays" and a fourth click to select "Desktop Color". That brings up
sliders to control gamma, brightness and contrast for all or selected
color channels. There are many other types of controls possible which is
why it takes a few clicks to get where you want to go.
I highly recommend the Dell IPS (InterPlane Switching) display. IPS is
the technology that allows you to view your digital display from almost
any angle (up, down or sideways) and not see color and brightness shifts
which are rampant in cheaper displays.
So, whatever display you buy make sure it has IPS. My only experience
with Lenovo is a 15" Win7 laptop we bought recently. The machine works
fine but I much prefer Dell or HP for consumer computer products. The
interface to updates, utilities, etc. is not as user friendly as Dell
and HP. I believe it's because Lenovo came from IBM and IBM gear has a
slant that assumes you have an IT guy to support you. Lenovo is OK but
just not as friendly. But do keep in mind my only Lenovo experience is
this one laptop. Anyhow, the next machine of any type will probably
come from Dell or HP again.
But do remember that your true experience is going to come from the
software already installed for your video card... unless you upgrade to
something else.
ps: The price of 24" IPS displays has been dropping lately. I think
they may be available for $100 less than what I paid for mine.
Chuck Norcutt
On 10/2/2014 1:05 PM, Jim Nichols wrote:
Last evening, we said goodbye to a faithful piece of computer gear. A
1998 Sony Trinitron monitor, which was serving my wife's game machine,
suddenly went black. Quick checking showed the problem to be in the
monitor.
Fortunately, I had a spare, a 2000 Trinitron, in a box in a closet. The
problem is fixed for now, but I am looking at small flat screen
monitors. One requirement is that brightness and contrast must be
reasonably easy to adjust, because the old DOS games vary in output. The
Lenovo L1711 P seems to be a candidate.
Anyone had any experience with recent Lenovo products?
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