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3$ Contrast Enhancer: Increase The Perceived Black Depth or Contrast With Tape

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NCX:
Read these or watch the extended video versions to learn about proper display height (vastly reduce AHVA/IPS/PLS glow), and how to match the display brightness with the room light (how much display brightness to use versus room lighting brightness) first.

Display Brightness & Room Lighting: The Importance Of Light

IPS vs TN: Right & Wrong Ways To Use Or View; How To Vastly Reduce AHVA/IPS/PLS Glow

The majority of modern monitors come with what the manufacturers call bezel or frame-less panels which are not truly bezel-less or frame-less, and have a perceived black depth reducing inner black bezel on the top and sides, and sometimes all four edges of a display:

NCX:
My Solution
My potentially warranty voiding solution and surefire way to vastly improve the perceived black depth or contrast is to put non-stick, perceived black depth increasing tape on the inner black bezels.

I use this silver Scotch tape on a few fake border or frame-less monitors I own such as the Acer H257U, HP 24 Envy (HP 24 Envy with and without tape and HP 25er without and without tape) and 25er.  I've removed and re-taped a few monitors after a few months and not had issues with tape residue, however I must warn that adding tape to a monitor may void the warranty.


HP 24 Envy TO 1886 Statue: Silver Tape Off vs Tape On by Dr NCX, on Flickr

HP 24 Envy TO1 NT vs T by Dr NCX, on Flickr

HP 25es NT vs T by Dr NCX, on Flickr

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