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   DaveJohnson12@nomail. to Notan   
   Re: How do I adjust monitor color in Win   
   06 May 05 23:37:34   
   
   XPost: alt.sys.pc-clone.dell, microsoft.public.win95.general.discussion,   
   alt.windows95   
      
   On Fri, 06 May 2005 16:46:43 -0600, Notan  wrote:   
      
   >DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:   
   >>   
   >> On Fri, 06 May 2005 06:15:49 -0700, Curious  wrote:   
   >>   
   >> >On Fri, 06 May 2005 10:03:37 GMT, DaveJohnson12@nomail. wrote:   
   >> >   
   >> >>I'm using Windows 95b. There is a way to make the color more red or   
   whatever you want.  I   
   >> >>remember there is a way to save more than one setting. There is no   
   adjusment on the   
   >> >>monitor itself to do this. The monitor is an HP mx705. It's a Dell PC. I   
   forgot how to   
   >> >>make these adjustments and had no luck with Google.   
   >> >   
   >> >What are the control buttons on the front of the monitor for?  How   
   >> >about looking into Control Panel, Display, and the graphics card   
   >> >controls?   
   >>   
   >> I don't see anything in the Display Properties. The controls on the front   
   of the monitor   
   >> are for brightness, contrast,  moire, degauss and adjusting the shape of   
   the picture like   
   >> pincushion, trapezoid, etc. There's also something called color   
   temperature. I changed it   
   >> from 9300 to 6500 and it makes a big difference but the color still doesn't   
   look right.   
   >> It's still washed out. The colors are very dull. Not rich at all. I might   
   return this   
   >> monitor and get an LCD since all CRTs that I can find are crap. It will be   
   worth the 15%   
   >> restocking charge. Have you ever used software that is supposed to   
   calibrate your monitor?   
   >> I don't know anything about them or even what they do. I'll have to read   
   about it. Thanks.   
   >   
   >"...all CRTs that I can find are crap."   
   >   
   >You're looking in the wrong place(s). While LCD technology is newer,   
   >there are still some great CRT monitors on the market.   
      
   Can you list a few that are for sale and tell me where they are selling them?   
   I'll return   
   the hunk o' crap I have now and get a good one if I can find one.   
      
   >   
   >Notan   
      
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