I've noticed that my laptop monitor pales in comparison with my big, cumbersome desktop monitor (HP2009M-whatever that means). I was wondering what type of monitors people use for editing, etc their photos. I've heard apples are great for images, but do they have this issue as well?
I'm often disappointed after I upload my photo, and then look at it on a laptop. Maybe I should not look at the better image at all, and save myself the disappointment. ;)
I use an Imac, and then look at the digital monitor I have at work to make sure that everything looks as I expect it to...usually it's slightly different but acceptable
I vary between a number of different computers and the photos will look different on all of them. The only way to ensure that what you are seeing is what you will get when you print the photo and to make the photo look the same on all of your monitors is to use a monitor calibrator.
I use a Datacolor Spyder4Pro Display Calibration System. You can buy them at the photo shops and there is heaps of information on them out there if you Google it.
I've heard good things about the Spyder but your photo editing software should allow you to calibrate your monitor to some extent as well.Adobe certaqinly does, so does Paintshot Pro.
I used to think the old CRT monitor was the only way to go but you have to keep in mind that as they age the color may not be "true" as the RGB "guns" age. (Ever see a monitor that lost the "red" gun?) Its not pretty.
the most important thing is that the space you work in is a nuetral color. The walls where my PC is set up are slightly off white and there are no bright colors around me.
I use a macbook pro with a 27" Apple monitor. They can look just about the same if I have them both calibrated (use an older Spyder3). When left to themselves, the big monitor is close to what the Spyder makes it, while the laptop is quite a bit different. While some find the "do it yourself" calibration that Adobe provides works well, I go through it and the monitor ends up being awful, worse than how it started out. I'll leave the calibration to the Spyder.
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I use a Datacolor Spyder4Pro Display Calibration System. You can buy them at the photo shops and there is heaps of information on them out there if you Google it.
I used to think the old CRT monitor was the only way to go but you have to keep in mind that as they age the color may not be "true" as the RGB "guns" age. (Ever see a monitor that lost the "red" gun?) Its not pretty.
the most important thing is that the space you work in is a nuetral color. The walls where my PC is set up are slightly off white and there are no bright colors around me.