BLUF: Primary monitor looks fine in cloned desktop mode with secondary monitor, washes out in extended desktop mode. Can washout be prevented?
I have two monitors hooked up to my computer, a 'primary' monitor connected by HDMI to an Nvidia GTX 970 and my secondary monitor connected by DVI cable. The Primary monitor is an AOC e2752She 27" and the secondary is a 24" ASUS VW246H.
I had them in extended desktop mode and between the two noticed the ASUS had much brighter whites and much darker darks compared to the AOC. I adjusted the monitors' brightness and contrast until I was okay with the two sitting next to each other but it was still very noticeable. Today I changed the setting from extended desktop to cloned desktop, and the AOC monitor's darks became much darker. Believing it to be a trick of my eyes I played with turning it back and forth between extended and cloned and actually watched the primary AOC monitor 'flick' to a darker richer picture shortly after swapping to cloned mode.
Any idea what might be causing this, and if I can force it to occur while extending my display?