Reading reviews and general forums posts about TFT monitors I notice the saying banding being used.
What is actually meant by the term banding? Just asking as I have seen it used a lot and I don't know what it means![]()
Reading reviews and general forums posts about TFT monitors I notice the saying banding being used.
What is actually meant by the term banding? Just asking as I have seen it used a lot and I don't know what it means![]()
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If you display an image (going from say black at the top of the screen to white at the bottom), you'd expect there to be a smooth transition in colours (which would be grey in this case). However, some LCD monitors aren't able to display this transition very well and you get a visible stepping of shades (called banding).
I'll try and find a picture to show you to help illustrate.
Edit: Ok, here's a picture I've found to show the difference.
http://img53.imageshack.us/my.php?im...02vsa03uu5.jpg
As you can see, the screen on the left shows a clear stepping in colour (horizontal bands) compared to the screen on the right.
Last edited by silentvoice; 05-01-2007 at 08:11 PM. Reason: To provide more information
Or when they're not set up right.
Infact I've also seen banding on an analogue input that was completely corrected when the DVI input was used instead - more likely down to the configurations of each input than the sign quality itself.
Thanks for the helpNow I know what it means
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Living and dying laughing and crying
Once you have seen it you will never be the same
Life in the fast lane is just how it seems
Hard and it is heavy dirty and mean
To be honest this is the first time i've ever heard of this term, or so I think.
Oh well, probably because i'm a CRT man.![]()
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