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 ...

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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 ...

Brightness and Color Settings The top section on this screen is labeled Color in Windows 10 and Brightness and color in Windows 11. If you’re using a laptop, the first item in this section is for ...

Your computer monitor is a major factor in deciding how good Windows will look on your PC. Indeed, even if your PC stays exactly the same, adding a higher-resolution monitor or a larger display can ...

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 ...

Monitor calibration is very important to a creative professional's workflow, but pretty much anyone can benefit from properly adjusting your monitor. Calibration will deliver color accuracy, it will ...

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, ...