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Is a wide gamut screen really worth?
My screen is about to die and I'm planing to buy a new one. I'm looking for a 27" one, and as I do many things on my computer, the choice is difficult :
I play recent FPS Games (sometimes, but I ...
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Why are colors more saturated on a wide gamut screen?
A wide gamut screen displays more than the sRGB color space.
So why, with softwares that do not deal with ICC profiles, with a given color that has it's own place / value in the global color space, is ...
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What color calibration device works best with a Dell U2711?
I have a Dell U2711 that I use for color critical work. I am wondering if anyone out there has tested multiple color correction devices and come up with a best use option for photoshop and working in ...
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Why am I getting a different look with Huey Pro on a LED monitor?
I own a Huey Pro and used it on CRTs, LCDs and my Mac Book Pro screen.
Been using it fine with these screens until I bought a LED monitor.
When calibrated with the Huey pro the LED monitor (connected ...
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How to solve calibration with LaCie BlueEye Pro jamming in “contrast” step?
I'm using the LaCie BlueEye Pro to calibrate my Samsung 226BW monitor (S series). I have set the color temperature to 5500K, 95ccd/m² and black point to 0.2.
I use the last 4.5.6 version of the ...
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Is the Spyder4Pro or x-rite i1Display Pro better for monitor calibration? [closed]
Does anyone have experience with either (or both) of these? I purchased two Dell U2412M IPS LED backlit LCD monitors for editing photos and doing webdesign work and I want to make sure they are ...
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Are the color and brightness of a camera's LCD accurate? [duplicate]
Possible Duplicate:
Why don’t you need to calibrate a camera’s LCD screen?
I guess $100 cameras have cheap LCDs. What about more expensive "creative compacts" (like Coolpix P6000, Canon ...
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My pictures are never printed. Is there any point in buying a better monitor?
My monitor is pretty cheap and its colours are horribly dependent on the viewing angle, the moon and whatnot. I could edit my pictures on my old CRT, but its contrast and sharpness are quite bad.
On ...
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How can I maintain photo color consistency across computer monitors?
When saving photos for the web from within Photoshop I run into issue where my colors are not consistent between monitors. While I understand there will be some difference between monitors there are ...
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How do I software-calibrate my IPS monitor under Mac OS X?
I just purchased a HP ZR24W after reading several reviews for IPS monitors. I am a novice photographer and have never done any monitor calibration or owned an IPS panel before. I have a 2009 13 inch ...
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Do all monitors do (or need) calibration?
I need to buy a new monitor and I do not want to spend hours calibrating. I have an Apple pro laptop and I use Adobe Photoshop. Do all monitors do calibration? I was told that the Apple monitor does ...
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Why do my photos look better on an iMac?
I've been given a long term loan of a 27" iMac. Looking at my photos on flickr and iphoto, they look, eh, just better, they seem to pop more than they did on the other PCs. Why is that? The other ...
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After monitor calibration colors on my two monitors are still different, why?
I have a pair of pretty nice monitors (HP ZR30w) which I calibrated with a pretty good calibrator (i1-Pro) and after I calibrated both they still show colors every so slightly differently. My left ...
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What should I look for in a monitor for photo processing?
What aspects should one keep in mind when choosing monitor for photo processing? What about color gamut, panel types, input types, requirements for video card, different gammas, refresh rate, angle of ...
