Lo all,
I've just got a 17" widescreen Macbook Pro (glossy screen) and I'm currently dual-screening it with my Dell 2405 so that I have extra screen real estate and I can focus on images/work without the menus cluttering up the working area.
The only issue I have, is that the two screens look totally different. The Dell (which I used to swear by) seems washed out and too bright in comparison to the laptop screen which shows blacks much better and the saturation seems much clearer.
I realise the best option would be to get a Pantone Spyder or similar and calibrate both screens properly but having just forked out for the laptop, I really can't afford it right now.
Is there any short term solution that can tide me over until I can afford a calibration package?
I'm probably clutching at straws but is there anything I can do?
If I set both screens to SRGB and then run the apple calibration tool do you think that would work?
Cheers
Panzer
I've just got a 17" widescreen Macbook Pro (glossy screen) and I'm currently dual-screening it with my Dell 2405 so that I have extra screen real estate and I can focus on images/work without the menus cluttering up the working area.
The only issue I have, is that the two screens look totally different. The Dell (which I used to swear by) seems washed out and too bright in comparison to the laptop screen which shows blacks much better and the saturation seems much clearer.
I realise the best option would be to get a Pantone Spyder or similar and calibrate both screens properly but having just forked out for the laptop, I really can't afford it right now.
Is there any short term solution that can tide me over until I can afford a calibration package?
I'm probably clutching at straws but is there anything I can do?
If I set both screens to SRGB and then run the apple calibration tool do you think that would work?
Cheers
Panzer
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