-Which huey Color Settings to Use?
huey was designed to be non-technical. You can choose one of nine pre-defined settings that control your monitor’s contrast and color balance.
- Color Setting: warm (5000 K), Neutral (6500 K), and Cool (7500 K)
- Contrast Setting : Low (gamma 1.80), Medium (2.20), and High (2.40)
Color balance refers to the "shade" of white displayed on the screen. Technically, color temperature is measured in degrees Kelvin. This describes the color of light emitted by a glowing element heated to the specified temperature. The higher the color temperature, the cooler (bluer) the light. The lower the color temperature, the warmer (redder) the light.
Contrast refers to the difference between light and dark objects on-screen. Technically contrast is measured by gamma, the relationship between input and output signals. The higher the gamma, the darker and more contrasty the screen. The lower the gamma, the brighter and less contrasty the screen.
The settings you choose depend on how you use your computer and monitor:
- Gaming (color temperature 6500 K, gamma 1.80)
- Web Browsing and Photo Editing (6500 K, 2.20)
- Graphic Design & Video Editing (6500 K, 2.40)
- Special: Warm, low contrast (5000 K, 1.80)
- Special: Warm, medium contrast (5000 K, 2.20)
- Special: Warm, high contrast (5000 K, 2.40)
- Special: Cool, low contrast (7500 K, 1.80)
- Special: Cool, medium contrast (7500 K, 2.20)
- Special: Cool, high contrast (7500 K, 2.40)
Gamers may want to choose different settings based on the type of game being viewed. For example, players of the relatively dark game, "Doom," may want to set Color to "Warm" and Contrast to "Low" to better see the shadows of the dark scenery. A "Madden Football" player might set Color to "Neutral" and Contrast to "High" to best see the game's light, blue and green scenery. A "Harry Potter" player might choose a Color of "Warm" and Contrast of "Medium" to best see this game's light and dark scenery.
Home and office users may want to set Special: Cool, high contrast to best view word processing documents and spreadsheets.