Budget monitor calibration
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- Graham
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Opening up a can of worms....
If you only ever looks at your pictures on the screen, then why does it need calibrating?
If you are using the screen to adjust white balance and brightness so that you can print, then surely you must have a consistent and predictable light level in your room as your eye will perceive different colours/brightnesses according to the ambient light that you are working in - so if you have a wind, you will need to calibrate every few minutes.
This is because the eye perceives reflective media (such as prints) differently to illuminated media such as screens and slides.
If you only ever looks at your pictures on the screen, then why does it need calibrating?
If you are using the screen to adjust white balance and brightness so that you can print, then surely you must have a consistent and predictable light level in your room as your eye will perceive different colours/brightnesses according to the ambient light that you are working in - so if you have a wind, you will need to calibrate every few minutes.
This is because the eye perceives reflective media (such as prints) differently to illuminated media such as screens and slides.
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- Steffan
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It's worth checking on another monitor first as it may not be necessary. Cheapest way to go about it though is to ask around if anyone's got one and borrow it 
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- Jim
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I have a spyder 3 pro and calibrated an old LG monitor I had and it worked like a treat. Then again, I always do my photo work with the blackout blind pulled down and the results are consistent. They are even better now with my new dell U2410 monitor!
I intend to use a print service - undecided on which one though.
I tend to do most of my work in the late evening in my study which gets little light at that time of day. So 90% of the time the light will be on and the blind down. The blind isn't a proper blackout blind but been faux-leather it lets no light through
Cheers,
Dave