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- VIDEO MONITOR EVALUATION FORM
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- 1) Set up the monitor using Colorbars.
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- 2) GREYSCALE
- Check the shades of grey for any color tints.
- GOOD_____ FAIR_____ POOR_____
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- 3) COLOR PURITY
- Are all the colors pure from edge to edge, corner to corner?
- GOOD_____ FAIR_____ POOR_____
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- 4) COLOR CRAWL
- How much dot crawl, and where is it?
- NONE_____ MILD_____ MODERATE_____ SEVERE_____
- ON LEFT/RIGHT SIDES_____ ON TOPS/BOTTOMS_____ BOTH_____
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- 5) BLOOM
- Measure from A to B on the light screen, then on the dark screen.
- Divide the smaller measurement into the larger one. Repeat with the
- C to D measurement. (Perfect score = 1.00)
- HORIZONTAL SCORE_____ VERTICAL SCORE_____
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- 6) INTERLACE
- Inspect the screen for sharpness of the messages and accurate
- placement of the drop shadows.
- GOOD_____ FAIR_____ POOR_____
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- 7) WINDOW
- Check off any defects you see.
- TEARING OR DISTORTION OF THE SQUARE SHAPE_____
- SMEARY APPEARANCE TO ANY EDGES_____
- A COLOR TINT THAT CHANGES WITH BRIGHTNESS_____
- GHOSTS OR DOUBLE EDGES_____
- HORIZONTAL STREAKS_____
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- 8) FOCUS
- Check focus on both the white and dark (CONVERGENCE test) screen.
- GOOD_____ FAIR_____ POOR_____
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- 9) CONVERGENCE
- Check convergence in the center and the corners of the screen.
- Center:
- GOOD_____ FAIR_____ POOR_____
- Corners:
- GOOD_____ FAIR_____ POOR_____
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- 10) HORIZONTAL RESOLUTION
- Record the highest number of lines you can make out.
- (This test needs to be run direct from computer to test monitors.)
- SCORE_____
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- 11) VERTICAL RESOLUTION
- Record the highest number of lines you can easily make out.
- SCORE_____
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- 12) CHROMA RESOLUTION
- Record the highest number of lines you can make out. (This test
- must be used directly from computer to test a monitor.)
- SCORE_____
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- 13) OVERSCAN
- What does the counter say when the square begins to leave the
- screen?
- SCORE_____
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- 14) CENTERING
- GOOD_____ FAIR_____ POOR_____
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- 15) LINEARITY
- How accurate is the shape of the circles, and the straightness of
- the lines?
- GOOD_____ FAIR_____ POOR_____
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