Have Elements 8-top bar is black on medium gray; barely visible to older eyes. Is v.11 top bar any clearer to those w/o perfect vision?
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I'm not positive what you mean by "top bar". File, Edit, Image, etc are all white lettering on dark grey. Toolbars can float, etc. I suggest downloading a trial copy and have a look for yourself. It's free at Adobe to do that.
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I guess it's really a matter of preference. Black blocks stuff out. So does gold, but the gold offers some glare that might add some additional protection in the right settings. I've seen some gold ones, and I actually still prefer the black.
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I have 3 plasmas (will have 4 soon). My oldest is 5 years old (480p). If I go to a blue screen I can see a slight burn from [MUTE] flashing in the same spot. With normal content on the screen it is not noticeable at all. The newer panels are so much more advanced and burn-in or IR is a thing of the past. Turn on the "pixel shift" and don't worry. Just don't fall asleep with a still image on any technology.
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Yes, I have my 65 inch Aquos set to a picture that is pleasing to me. After initial setup, I was running the contrast way to high. Now I have lowered the level and also made adjustments to a few other settings. They are as follows: contrast 55, brightness 50, color 35, tint 0, sharpness 10, color temp: custom, green offset 114, enhanced color normal and active contrast medium. I am running the backlight at 100%. I have motion enhancement off and power saving off. Hope this information helps you.
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No the entire cross bar is black, so it differs in color from the chrome/silver colored side rails.
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If you fins something please let me know. The contrast of the screen is terrible!!!
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Mine is for the most part clear but not completely. Works well for looking at it directly. Dims well.
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I use a displayport cable for the best quality. When reduced to 1920x1080 it still takes up the whole screen and somewhat stretched the image out. I dont think its possible to put black bars on the side
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No. Both sections are the same. I believe they used the contrast to illustrate smallest (dark section) to largest (both color sections) positions. Great product!
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It isn't blurry at all. Be sure to select the correct shading. I'm sorry I didn't get the darkest shade, it's good but could be better.
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I have the crystal clear version, as the anti glare gives the screen a slight haze. It doesn't bother some people, but I wanted to get the most of my retina display. I have no complaints so far.
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I just leave the top I open when I scan books, and it works fine. You can save a default with your preferences, so I'd guess you can set it to economy (grayscale). I've never tried though. I usually use color.
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Yeah, that fixed it! Thanks! Had to go to AMD to download their Catalyst something. Then I had to get rid of that and find the one specific for Mac. Changed the overscan to 0% and no more black border. Thanks again burntham. Now I get to add another thing to my "why I hate Windows" list.
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During the day everything is in full sharp color, at night the images are black and white. And you have an easy selector on your screen to opt for viewing either 1,4,5,7,9,12 or all 16 channels on your monitor at once. You can even select a channel and bring it up full screen. I use only a 26" monitor and it does really well, can only imagine how it will look on a 42" screen. Best of luck
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Overall these setting really helped. Thank you. When I go to the real cinema setting in the advanced menu, it is shaded gray and I cannot change that setting. Does anyone know why?
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I tried those settings and omg so awful, my son died as I was changing them. I went back to default and it's so much better, brighter and sharper. When I changed the sharpness to 3 it was all foggy, how is that working for everyone???
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It was a red thing for me. I just like the blue of the 860 better. On another note, do any 8 series owners have an issue with the viewing angle? I move so much as 5 degrees one way or another, and the color (particularly the blacks) starts to fade.