3007WFP-HC setup/calibration help

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Hey, I just got my 3007WFP-HC and I'm wondering how to set it up to look its best. I installed the drivers and the color profile from Dell's site and that's it so far.

My initial feeling is that colors look a bit oversaturated, but maybe that's just because it's not what I'm used to (coming from a 2405WFP).

Any calibration/setup tips?
 
I had to use my Monaco Optix calibrator to get the colors right. Nice that I already had one, since I don't think there is any other way to get the colors correct. Irritating that a $1300 monitor comes so overly-saturated...
 
veras said:
Hey, I just got my 3007WFP-HC and I'm wondering how to set it up to look its best. I installed the drivers and the color profile from Dell's site and that's it so far.

My initial feeling is that colors look a bit oversaturated, but maybe that's just because it's not what I'm used to (coming from a 2405WFP).
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The good news is you are right, outside of color managed applications like Photoshop all of your colors will appear oversaturated by about 20%. The bad news is there is no good solution to fix this. It’s the nature of the current wide gamut monitors and the Windows OS.

You might be able to find a sRGB preset profile (not sure if this model has that option) but the downside it would be a preset and hardware calibrated profile is always better.

Your monitor, under Windows, will always default to the gamut of your HC monitor (92%) which does not correspond to any accepted color gamut standard (sRGB, aRGB, etc) rather than the sRGB (72%) color gamut which is the standard of 99% of PC content, web, etc. The result is the same RGB value will be a different shade of that color than it should be or it looks oversaturated. Some folks like this. Those with good vision and good taste do not. Sadly, you must both have good eyes and good taste. Sorry.

Welcome the world of the early adopter.:D
 
Dogboy714 said:
I had to use my Monaco Optix calibrator to get the colors right. Nice that I already had one, since I don't think there is any other way to get the colors correct. Irritating that a $1300 monitor comes so overly-saturated...
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its an LCD:D

you have to use a hardware calibrator to get the colors right, its very hard to calibrate by eyesight, at least correctly because everyone sees colors differently
 
I ordered the newest X-Rite Eye One 2 to calibrate mine properly. Not to pricey when you look at what you just dropped on a monitor.
 
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