I guess a factor which really plays into
display_gamma is the actual brightness
you set your Monitor to. It's glowing effect
alters how black (which stays black no matter
what) and white (which may be more or less
bright) interact to get to a gray level.
Also, the better a monitor, the less will
neighbouring pixels pour their colors into
the surrounding area (I'm talking about the
physical effect of the electrons on the phosphor
layer, though I'm not too sure if its still phosphor...).

Since technology keeps evolving, I guess
newer Monitors may be more apt at staying
at a desired gamma of 1.

But perhaps I'm having a distorted perspective
on gamma and monitors, and what I'm saying
is complete crap... :-)

-- 
Tim Nikias v2.0
Homepage: http://www.digitaltwilight.de/no_lights
Email: Tim### [at] gmxde

>
> >> "For PC systems, the most common display gamma is 2.2, while for scenes
> >> created on Macintosh systems should use a scene gamma of 1.8. Another
> gamma
> >> value that sometimes occurs in scenes is 1.0."
>
>
> [snip]
>
> >Set assumed_gamma to 1.0 in your code.  Then set the display_gamma in
> >your master ini to a corresponding value, usually between 1.8 and 2.2 in
> >order to get the look you want.  Then in theory, everyone else sees the
> >same thing you do.  I use Display_Gamma=1.8 in my ini file
>
>
>
> Do newer CRT monitors still have gamma values in that range (1.8-2.2)?
> I was a little surprised when I got a new monitor and measured the gamma
> to approximately 1.3, but this seems to be the correct value for it.
> I have immediate access to three monitors, and only one of them has a
gamma
> around 2 (a Viewsonic 15"). The others are both ADI Microscan models
> and have gammas in the range 1.2-1.3. The ADI's are both several years
> newer then the Viewsonic.
>
>
>

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