Monitor settings are an oft-overlooked tool in a PC gamer’s arsenal. You may already know how to overclock your GPU for the best performance, but if you’ve bought a gaming monitor and haven’t set it ...

A poorly configured laptop screen with brightness or contrast settings set too high can strain your eyes. More relaxed settings can make viewing more comfortable, especially if you prefer working at ...

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So, you’ve bought a new gaming monitor. It’s plugged in, powered up, and you’re ready to start headshotting enemies, right? Not so fast! There’s more to blasting off with a new display than simply ...

OS X generally does a good job of detecting monitors and providing available screen resolutions, color depths, and other settings that are available for a certain make and model. In some instances, ...

Overdrive! It sounds cool and it is, but you might not have it enabled in your monitor's settings because what it does is not exactly obvious. But you should, because it can actually improve how fast ...

Use preset picture modes as a starting point, but avoid "Vivid" options, or ones that lock you into a specific color gamut. Brightness and contrast should be fine-tuned to keep in-game shadows black, ...

If you’re going to take the time to build your own PC, you might as well take a few extra minutes to make sure your monitor is up and running to give you the best performance. Often all it takes is ...

Disappointed by your monitor’s image quality? You might be able to improve it through monitor calibration. Learning to calibrate your monitor will make the most of its potential, and while you can ...

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Hi everyone. This is my first post. I have been reading a lot of other posts and have gotten a lot of information from them, but I have a question that I think was not covered. I have a Gateway VX900 ...