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Hey Guyz,

I have made a little utility for monitors. When I was in search for a new LCD I wanted to see how the colors are looking and what kinda geometry it will produce and how crisp the text is. Couldn't find anything to suite my needs so I wrote it myself. I found program like that after words but then I didn't wanted to throw it out so I kept it.

This utility shows Gradients of main colours, RGB colours, Black-White-Gray colours on any monitor at full screen resolution. It has a facility to perform speed tests and text test (can be used to see if the monitor can show sharp text). It also includes geometry tests to check and test monitor's display geometry. It works fine with 4:3 aspect ratio monitors and also on 16:9, 16:10 wide screen monitors.

NOTE: SOME OF THE TEST PRODUCE VERY QUICK FLASHING SCREEN WITH CHANGING COLOURS. PEOPLE WITH "Epileptic Conditions" SHOULD NOT USE THIS.

http://www.codelake.com/monitortest.html

What do you think?

Cheers :)

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Amazing app! Definitely keeping it. Thank you so much, very well presented and GREAT functionality.

Whimpy internet speeds though ;p

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Edit: Is it really bad that my monitor takes 2.604 seconds on that test that should take 1-1.25? I ran it at 1024*768, too..

Thanks (Y) Great app. I could hear my monitor (Dell 2007FPW) making a high pitched sound when performing the intensive box tests :p It rendered each one within the times though.

Thanks :) Yeah the box test is INTENSIVE :p but I am pretty sure it wont make a sound :laugh:

Thanks for this lil utility. :)

You are welcome.

I am planning to add few more stuff to it if time permits so will see if I can release a new version.

Thanks :) Yeah the box test is INTENSIVE :p but I am pretty sure it wont make a sound :laugh:

It's a humming sound when it renders it. That's what I meant :p It continues even when the rendering is done (and stops when you click to go back to the start screen - so I'm not quite sure. I wonder if other people with Dell monitors have it. It doesn't happen with anything else though, like video games etc.

Many thanks for your utility. Well designed and thought out piece.

Looking rather good with my Nvidia AGP MX2 and Samsung SyncMaster 400b here. Must also be the local power supply station !!!

I've updated my signature with your utility and this thread is linked. Hello readers!

No Virus scan was run on linked Executable in zip file via 3rd party website in the signature. Author please be

aware !

Wow - well I'd say that makes a change, does it not ?

Thanks :) Yeah the box test is INTENSIVE :p but I am pretty sure it wont make a sound :laugh:

You are welcome.

I am planning to add few more stuff to it if time permits so will see if I can release a new version.

It's a humming sound when it renders it. That's what I meant :p It continues even when the rendering is done (and stops when you click to go back to the start screen - so I'm not quite sure. I wonder if other people with Dell monitors have it. It doesn't happen with anything else though, like video games etc.

I have got Dell 2005 FPW and no sound at all..! Is the sound inbuilt in the monitor?

Many thanks for your utility. Well designed and thought out piece.

Looking rather good with my Nvidia AGP MX2 and Samsung SyncMaster 400b here. Must also be the local power supply station !!!

I've updated my signature with your utility and this thread is linked. Hello readers!

No Virus scan was run on linked Executable in zip file via 3rd party website in the signature. Author please be

aware !

Wow - well I'd say that makes a change, does it not ?

Thanks :)

I scan all the files I upload on my website with Kaspersky, AVG & ZoneAlarm. No bad signature found so far..!

That is very weird. Shouldn't really take that long. What graphics card are you using and what is monitor's response time?

Trouble is I don't have that resolution monitor to test that behaviour. I got 1680 X 1050 and it takes around 1.87 seconds on Intel's standard onboard graphics chip. With my nVidia graphics it kicks ass though.

Guess I need to review those times again and change them if necessary.

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OK it's been a while and for that I am sorry.

I tested the application on 1680X1050 screen again and it took me 1.80 second on average using an onboard graphics and using a dedicated graphics it took me 0.445 seconds. Now since the rendering of boxes is as much CPU intensive as GPU the CPU processing does make a difference so I can't really control it, unless I program the code to run using GPU.

I am testing 1900X1200 now and will post results soon.

If anyone is really concerned about the box test results but think that their monitor performance is satisfactory then I would say don't worry about it since that test was designed as a guideline only.

I wonder if other people with Dell monitors have it. It doesn't happen with anything else though, like video games etc.

No... and my monitor is 5 yrs old.

@OP: thanks for this little app. Works great :D. My intensive (read blinding) box test rendered at about .925, so I was pleased.

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Thanks for the heads up guys. I am working towards version 2.0 of the utility now which will support multiple monitor setup. Once I am done with basic design and stuff I would love for some one with more than 2 monitors to test it. Just reply here and I would know who is interested.

http://www.codelake.com is the website where all my utils are listed.

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