Dual monitor different colours

Groktah · 25 Jul 2013 at 22:30

Hi all,

I recently bought an additional Dell 23" monitor to go with my existing one to dual screen. (link below)

https://www.overclockers.co.uk/showproduct.php?prodid=MO-055-DE

I've set them both up, one through DVI and the other through Mini Display Port adapter to DVI.

However one screen shows quite dull colours and the other is very milky and vibrant. Putting a picture inbetween the two monitors really shows this.

I wondered if you knew how I could make them both the same as I've played around with the colour/brightness/contrast settings but just can't get them to be the same.

Thank you

Surveyor · 25 Jul 2013 at 22:33

Have you tried swapping the connectors around on the monitors to see if they're causing an issue?

Groktah · 25 Jul 2013 at 22:48

Surveyor said:
Have you tried swapping the connectors around on the monitors to see if they're causing an issue?

Great shout Surveyor, I'll try that now.

*Edit* Swapped the two DVI cables around and no difference was made.

Surveyor · 26 Jul 2013 at 00:31

Not such a great shout then

If both monitors using the same connection produce very different images, and can't be adjusted to being pretty close, then it might suggest something is wrong with one of them.

It may be difficult to get the images exactly alike but you should be able to get pretty close with two of the same monitor.

d_brennen · 26 Jul 2013 at 00:40

Maybe a daft suggestion but have you done a factory reset of both screens? Dell usually have the option in the OSD

bremen1874 · 26 Jul 2013 at 00:46

My three screens produce markedly different images at default settings. The only way to get them to match properly was a hardware calibrator.

Groktah · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:27

d_brennen said:
Maybe a daft suggestion but have you done a factory reset of both screens? Dell usually have the option in the OSD

I have run a factory reset on both of them but the problem still exists. It's just so apparent that it bothers me.

Diagro · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:29

You need a colour calibrator.

Groktah · 26 Jul 2013 at 09:40

Diagro said:
You need a colour calibrator.

What would you recommend and at what cost?

I just had a thought, one of the monitors is a year or two old and the other is fresh out of the box. The new one is vibrant and colourful and the older one is more dull, could this just be age?