I was wondering if anyone has been successful with calibrating a Dell WFP monitor and if so, how did you do it? I've had my 2408wfp for about 1 year now and I've yet to get good results. By good results I mean: 1)colors match prints that I've done for the past 5 years on my Epson as well as outside lab Lightjets. 2)color that match my old crt monitor. I realize there are brightness issues when trying to compare lcd's to crt's but as far as color goes, blues should be blue, not cyan and deep greens shouldn't be day-glo green.
I'm using a Eye-One Display2. I've tried various luminance settings such as 120, 110, 100. I've tried setting brightness to 0. I've tried setting the rgb's to 50% as a start point, and countless other ways that I found online. Does anyone have a tried and true way to deal with these monitors?
Has anyone had better luck with the Spyder3 over the Display2 for wide gamut monitors?
I have the Dell 3007 WFP and calibrate it using Spyder 3 Elite (which can handle wide-gamut monitors). I set the brighness to '0', as otherwise it is just impossible to stare at the monitor. I am able to get prints from my Epson 7600 that closely match what I see on the screen.
I should mention that on a wide-gamut monitor, non color managed applications will show extremely saturated colors (specially the reds and greens). I see this happen for images that I view on Internet Explorer for example.
Mike, I've used the Dell 2407wfp for quite a while and calibrated it with the Eye-One. That 2408 you have should also be easily calibrated because it has an S-PVA panel. I'm using a Nec now, but still with the Eye-One puck.
Usually, as you probably know, when the monitor is brighter than your prints it means the Luminence is set too high. But you say you've tried as low as 100. You can go lower, but why? Sounds to me like the monitor needs to be sent back to Dell.
Well I took the plunge and bought a Spyder3 this weekend. The results are so much better. It's still not perfect but it's where I can work with it. I guess I can't justify buying an NEC2690 now!
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5 repliesI'm using a Eye-One Display2. I've tried various luminance settings such as 120, 110, 100. I've tried setting brightness to 0. I've tried setting the rgb's to 50% as a start point, and countless other ways that I found online. Does anyone have a tried and true way to deal with these monitors?
Has anyone had better luck with the Spyder3 over the Display2 for wide gamut monitors?
Thanks,
Mike
I have the Dell 3007 WFP and calibrate it using Spyder 3 Elite (which can handle wide-gamut monitors). I set the brighness to '0', as otherwise it is just impossible to stare at the monitor. I am able to get prints from my Epson 7600 that closely match what I see on the screen.
I should mention that on a wide-gamut monitor, non color managed applications will show extremely saturated colors (specially the reds and greens). I see this happen for images that I view on Internet Explorer for example.
Did you ever try calibrating with an Eye-One or did you always use the Spyder3?
Mike
I have only used Spyder 3 Elite.
Usually, as you probably know, when the monitor is brighter than your prints it means the Luminence is set too high. But you say you've tried as low as 100. You can go lower, but why? Sounds to me like the monitor needs to be sent back to Dell.
Mike