Banding in gradients with Pavilion 22xi

I have been using a new Pavilion 22xi for a couple of weeks, and color settings remain problematic after much trial and error. My primary concern at this point is the significant banding in gradients. It's difficult for me to imagine that this would be considered expected performance, but thus far I have not been able to significantly reduce it.
My display is connected via HDMI cable to a Mac Mini running OS X 10.9.1. I have explored a variety of adjustments to both native display controls and the OS X color profile. So far, banding in gradients continues. I welcome any advice as to what I might do; if there are other details I can provide, just let me know.
Thanks.

Looking at your PDF it's difficult to tell exactly what's happening. I've had banding problems, however, in similar situations passing Illustrator files through Photoshop to be converted to high-resolution JPEGs for a very specific printer. Essentially, the file looks fine in Illustrator and fine in Photoshop until one significantly raises the white levels. The banding which then appears is very similar to the banding which appears upon printing. Can you see the errors in your file before they're printed? Or, only after printing?
Here's a couple thoughts... save Illustrator file as hi-res PDF. Use CS4 High-Quality Print presets. Open in Photoshop, rasterize at 300dpi in PS's opening dialog box. Flatten and save as TIFF, etc. for printing. May solve the problem.
Another setting to experiment with which may do nothing (and may cause the sky to fall) is to check your presets for Color Settings. Try setting Conversion Options > Intent > to Perceptual. This may make some users howl as Relative Colorimetric is the default setting for many users. However, it's been said to me that Perceptual is the correct setting to avoid banding in images with large gradients.
For more information on the differences between the two, check out: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/color-space-conversion.htm
Regarding the lines around placed images, I haven't dealt with that one. You may want to open the images in Photoshop and make sure there isn't some colored trim left over from the cropping process. Provided that isn't the case, try re-placing them before saving to PDF and moving to Photoshop.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!

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When I connect the HDMI cable between playstation3 and monitor, the monitor recognizes the source but no longer returns any remaining image in black screen. the problem is neither the cable nor the playstation because I tested it with another monitor and work. I await your response. thank you
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Hello @Pier95,
I understand that your HP Pavilion 22xi Monitor is detecting your PS3, but not displaying anything. I suspect an issue with the display resolution coming from your PS3. I am providing you with some steps you can try below:
Step 1. Unplug the power cord from the back of the monitor and the wall
Step 2. Hold the power button down for at least one minute
Step 3. Plug the power cord back into the monitor and then into the wall outlet (not a power bar or surge protector)
Step 4. Press the Menu button on the monitor
Step 5. Navigate to the Factory Reset option and select it
If the above steps did not resolve your issue you can try the monitor on a computer or other device to see if the issue persists. If it does I think it would be best if you contact HP Technical Support for repair options. If it does not however I recommend you try the PS3 Knowledge Center post Change PS3 Video Settings.
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I understand that you are having issues with your HP Pavilion 22xi monitor going blank. I am providing you with some steps you can try below:
Step 1. Unplug the power cord from the back of the monitor and the wall
Step 2. Hold the power button down for at least one minute
Step 3. Plug the power cord back into the monitor and then into the wall outlet (not a power bar or surge protector)
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Step 5. Navigate to the Factory Reset option and select it
Step 6. Try different cables between your computer and monitor.
If the above steps did not resolve your issue you can try the monitor on a computer or other device to see if the issue persists. Please call our technical support at 800-474-6836. If you live outside the US/Canada Region, please click the link below to get the support number for your region. http://www8.hp.com/us/en/contact-hp/ww-phone-assist.html
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Banding.. yes banding in gradients

First of all Im not here to waste your time. I have read pretty much every thread on here about banding in gradients and there is no solution for my problem.
Details:
Illustrator CS
I experience awful banding in almost every gradient I do. It doesn't matter what the colors are. It happens more so in darks.
I cannot rasterize my work, so I can't do the gradients in PS, I can't add noise, etc. I am currently working on something that will later be resized for an art show. I work 100% in vector and unfortunetly, it has to stay that way.
Here is an example of what I'm working with. The darks.. the banding is horrid.
Ive tried re-setting my screen profile, but Ive had people on other computers tell me that they can see the banding.
I've tried RGB vs CMKY..
I mean, I really am at an end. Most of my work is viewed digitally, but I do need it to look good in print.
I wouldn't waste your time, I have spent the last week all over the internet trying to find a solution. I would think that these simple gradients would be possible in such a high end program I paid hundreds for, but really?!
Im near tears because I mean, this is my art. I just hate that it looks so terrible.
I thank ANYONE for their help, this is becoming such an issue for me.

any updates on this?
I noticed the gorgeous tones on the splash screens too, and would like to reproduce that softness...
I get what JET is saying, but I get the banding too on even just 2 similiar tones less than 12 inches apart. But from what Jet is saying I assume he means that the screen visual is not the same as the printing outcome and does not indicate the printing outcome.
a cheap or poor screen may show banding, but printed to a 5 thousand dollar printer may come out smooth when the vector is rasterized at 300 DPI on an A4 page.
I have banding on a photoshop image here actually, but I have seen lots of artwork with smooth creamy gradients or tonal blends painted on figures in character artwork, pinups and illustrations, or how to recreate the look of the opening splash screens of the software, wish I knew how to do that, i`m using a wacom bamboo with low opacity and brush pressure determines opacity in photoshop.
here is a black to transparent gradient layed over a flat mid gray layer. 10cm long. just showing you that the screen banding is not specific to only illustrator. using PS CS5 here.
same issue goes for brushes, here I used the largest softest default brush to fill this shape, still creates streaking.

Banding in Gradients when printing

Issue #1: (page 1 of the attached PDF)
I gave a very large file that contains several gradients. I have to save it as a PDF to send it to the printer. When it prints (on an Epson large format printer) there is a spot in the gradient that becomes something between banding and over-large pixelization! (hard to describe) It doesn't happen everywhere on the gradient. I have a .png image placed over the Gradient, with a transparent background. The weird printing happens immediately after the box of the .PNG
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LLM

Looking at your PDF it's difficult to tell exactly what's happening. I've had banding problems, however, in similar situations passing Illustrator files through Photoshop to be converted to high-resolution JPEGs for a very specific printer. Essentially, the file looks fine in Illustrator and fine in Photoshop until one significantly raises the white levels. The banding which then appears is very similar to the banding which appears upon printing. Can you see the errors in your file before they're printed? Or, only after printing?
Here's a couple thoughts... save Illustrator file as hi-res PDF. Use CS4 High-Quality Print presets. Open in Photoshop, rasterize at 300dpi in PS's opening dialog box. Flatten and save as TIFF, etc. for printing. May solve the problem.
Another setting to experiment with which may do nothing (and may cause the sky to fall) is to check your presets for Color Settings. Try setting Conversion Options > Intent > to Perceptual. This may make some users howl as Relative Colorimetric is the default setting for many users. However, it's been said to me that Perceptual is the correct setting to avoid banding in images with large gradients.
For more information on the differences between the two, check out: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/color-space-conversion.htm
Regarding the lines around placed images, I haven't dealt with that one. You may want to open the images in Photoshop and make sure there isn't some colored trim left over from the cropping process. Provided that isn't the case, try re-placing them before saving to PDF and moving to Photoshop.
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Banding in gradients and refresh failing

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For more information on the differences between the two, check out: http://www.cambridgeincolour.com/tutorials/color-space-conversion.htm
Regarding the lines around placed images, I haven't dealt with that one. You may want to open the images in Photoshop and make sure there isn't some colored trim left over from the cropping process. Provided that isn't the case, try re-placing them before saving to PDF and moving to Photoshop.
Hope this helps.
Cheers!

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As my original question had to do with buying Motion for the float rendering, I didn't give you enough detail to solve my problem in Flash & FCP4.
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I have found an acceptable solution that might be worth noting.
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