Monitor Colour Calibration Software?

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Is there any free monitor colour calibration software out there? I tried the nvidia gamma adjustment but it didn't really do much for me.

I read a lot of people using spyders etc. but I don't want to purchase a separate unit; are there any colour calibration software packages out there or does the problem inherently require external hardware to fix?

I did a search on this but didn't find anything on the forum.

I recently got a BenQ FP241WZ and the colours compared to my Dell 2405FPW are very different so I'm looking for a way to make them display basically the same.

I'm finding the dell tends towards yellow while the benq tends towards blue.
 
99.99% of people out there cannot accurately calibrate by eye alone, thus the need for external hardware (colorimeter). To get a fairly accurate calibration you'll have to pony up some funds ;)

Good part is you could could use them on most other displays in your home, and whatever monitor you may buy in the not so distant future.
 
i use a pantone one eye it works wonders:D

calibrating by eye is practically impossible and i hope you're wanting the dell look like the benq, not the other way around. The dell isnt known for its color accuracy:(

the AVS forums have links to color calibrating software but again you need the hardware to make it work.
 
My firend and I split a ColorVision Spyder and it works wonders. I never knew how bad my monitor looked until I did the calibration on it. Now I wouldn't own a monitor without it.
 
Software only just doesn't cut it. I have tired several and none made me happy. You can pick up a Huey for not much change and that would be more than enough for your stated goals.
 
Picked up a Huey with my Samsung and couldn't believe the difference it made. Could've never done it with my eye alone. And the Huey is not even a top notch device (rather crude actually at calibrating). I can only imagine the results with one of the "better" color calibration systems out there.
 
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