Monitor calibration and default hardware white point

Wrong. LCD backlights like all other fluorescent lamps
typically lose 30-40% of their brightness within the first
two years, three tops. And eventually they fail altogether.

Rick

Ah, ok, thanks for that info.

Jim




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"Rick" wrote in message
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"Jim Waggener" wrote in message
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I plug it in and it will calibrate my TFT monitor, my Powerbook and my
CRT screen in about 3 minutes each. It generates a profile for Windows
and Mac and my results have become much more accurate - the screen now
"good-enough" matches the professional output I get from my printing
service. It's so easy, I calibrate my equipment everytime I start a
Photoshop session (these usually mean: 4+ hours with Photoshop).
Actually, this is what you need to do: calibrate often

I use the spyder with my TFT as well. I wonder how often you need to
calibrate a LCD as opposed to a CRT? It would seem a lcd has no way
near
the kind of light fall-off or aging a tube based monitor would have.

Wrong. LCD backlights like all other fluorescent lamps
typically lose 30-40% of their brightness within the first
two years, three tops. And eventually they fail altogether.

Rick


That's the primary reason I got a 5 year warranty on mine. The failure rate
within 5 years is very high, so when mine does (not if) it will get
replaced.

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