02 / Monitor test
Test your monitor in under a minute
Solid colour panels are still the fastest way to spot dead pixels, backlight bleed, banding, and dust. Cycle through, find issues, move on.
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02 / Used for
Best for
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New monitor buyers
Run a 60-second check the moment a new display lands on your desk — before the return window closes.
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PC builders & QA
Confirm panel health on every build, every refurbishment, every RMA decision.
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Designers & retouchers
Catch colour-cast drift, gamut clipping, and uniformity issues before they ruin a deliverable.
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Repair shops
A consistent, no-install test rig customers can run on their own phone, tablet, or laptop.
03 / How to use it
How to use it
Three steps. One panel. Done in under a minute.
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Maximise the window
Press F11 or use the fullscreen button so the colour fills the panel edge to edge.
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Step through colours
Red → green → blue → white → black. Each one isolates a different family of defects.
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Note what you see
Stuck pixels, dust under glass, uneven brightness, tinted corners — write them down before you forget.
04 / Best for
Test your monitor in under a minute
Red screen
A saturated red. Hunt down stuck pixels, judge red-channel uniformity, or use it as a warm, dramatic backdrop.
Green screen
A crisp green for chroma-key practice, green-channel monitor tests, or a botanical mood for product photography.
Blue screen
A confident blue. Useful for blue-channel uniformity, classic chroma-key alternatives, and cool, sky-mood photography.
White screen
A clean, edge-to-edge white panel. Use it as a video-call light, a photo softbox, a backdrop for product shots, or a uniformity test for your monitor.
Black screen
Pure black, all pixels off. Rest your eyes, hide a second monitor, save a bit of OLED power, or check for backlight bleed.
Orange screen
A warm orange built for design mood-boards, golden-hour photo simulations, and friendly monitor warmth tests.
Pink screen
A vibrant pink. Great for playful design boards, beauty-shoot fill light, and standing out in social previews.
Purple screen
A modern purple. Sits nicely in dark mode mockups, doubles as a soft gel for portrait lighting.
05 / Use cases
Five more ways to use a screen
- 01 Video calls Light up your face. Stage clean backgrounds. Look good on camera. →
- 03 Design Pick colours, sample HEX, and proof designs in real lighting. →
- 04 Pranks BSODs, broken screens, and fake updates — film props on tap. →
- 05 Focus & relax Black screens, calm colours, and a flip clock for deep work. →
- 06 Photography Turn a monitor into a softbox or a clean coloured backdrop. →
- ★ All screens Built for screens. Loved by humans. →