Grayscale, color fidelity, saturation and gamut to factory settings
The MAG274QRX has proven its gaming suitability. Now the color fidelity is still missing and here MSI offers – as so often – the three preset color spaces in the OSD. According to my colleague Tim, they are supposed to deliver quite good results. Let’s take a look then.
Color space coverage
The SHARP panel has a strange color space coverage that moves more in the direction of Adobe RGB. In comparison, LG is more in the P3 color space, but then weakens in terms of Adobe RGB. AU-Optronics panels such as the Cooler Master Tempest GP27U or the PG279QM really knock the socks off the ceiling – there is more than 80 percent Rec. 2020. That’s how different IPS panels can be in the end.
Today I have linked PDF files, which saves me a lot of time, because my normal process for a monitor article is a bit more time-consuming. But you can also find all the important data in the PDFs. For example:
You will find the Delta E values in the area marked in red. Simply click through the PDFs to see the performance of the MAG274QRX.
Gray Scale, Saturation, ColorChecker @ Default User Eco
User Mode (Eco)
This was to be expected, without color space clamping, there will be nothing with good Delta E values.
Gray Scale, Saturation, ColorChecker @ OSD Color Space sRGB
sRGB Mode
Gray Scale, Saturation, ColorChecker @ OSD Color Space Adobe RGB
Adobe RGB
Gray Scale, Saturation, ColorChecker @ OSD Color Space Display P3
Display P3 Mode
A lot has happened since Tim’s review. I assume that the firmware update has been up to mischief again. The fact is, the calibration as Tim measured it is unfortunately no longer available. ColorChecker Delta E greater than 3.8 are clearly too high in my view. You can no longer talk about color fidelity here – that’s what I call: Damn! Unfortunately, MSI once again doesn’t allow you to adjust the white point for the presets. Too bad Marmelade!
Color-Performance after a CCT correction with Calman Ultimate
I have corrected the user mode in relation to the D65 and adjusted the brightness to 200 nits. The extent to which this affects the color accuracy, at least in Adobe RGB, remains to be seen. Adobe RGB because the SHARP panel is at home there. P3 goes too far into the area of red colors and Rec. 2020 – no, we’d rather leave it at that.
OSD Setting D65, Gamma 2.2 and 200 Nits
Gray Scale, Saturation and ColorChecker CCT corrected
User Mode CCT Corrected
At least you can improve Adobe RGB by adjusting the white point. In the end, an ICC profile is the only way to perform color-critical work on the MAG274QRX. If MSI would also use the user-adjustable white point in the sRGB presets etc., this monitor would have become a real work and gaming monitor – similar to the PG2749QM. MSI should really consider this for the future to see if it wouldn’t make more sense. Then the color space presets would become even more important and more customers would probably buy such an all-rounder.
- 1 - Einführung und Ausstattung
- 2 - Verarbeitung und Features
- 3 - Messaufbau und Messmethode
- 4 - Pixel Response Times, Variable Overdrive and Latencies
- 5 - Color-Performance @ default settings and CCT corrected
- 6 - Direct Comparission and Power Consumption
- 7 - Uniformity and other Issues
- 8 - Zusammenfassung und Fazit
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