Gradient & banding inspection
Inspect continuous grayscale and color ramps for visible stepping.
Diagnostic visuals retain their original colors and remain visible. Presentation filters and high contrast apply outside this workspace; device-level filters may still affect your observation.
Use normal display brightness and inspect ramps without zooming. Disable color filters when appropriate.
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How to run this check
Use normal display brightness and inspect ramps without zooming. Disable color filters when appropriate.
Understand the result
PASS describes a received signal or your recorded observation. WARNING calls for another check. USER REVIEW REQUIRED means a measurement alone cannot decide. An unavailable API or denied permission does not establish hardware failure.
What this cannot tell you
GPU output, browser compositing, panel depth and color settings can all introduce banding.
If something seems wrong
Compare another browser and image source. Check output bit depth in your graphics settings.
Inspecting a display →Good to know
Is anything uploaded?
Raw diagnostic input and media are processed locally. Standalone results remain in page memory. Guided checks offer optional coarse session recovery for 24 hours; it excludes media and detailed measurements. Hosting and Google Analytics requests still leave your browser. Analytics receives only broad test-usage categories, never these diagnostic contents. See the privacy policy.
Does a pass guarantee my hardware is healthy?
No. It records behavior observed in this browser session. Intermittent faults, internal components and operating-system restrictions need further investigation. See our methodology.
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