You need to calibrate them with a colorimeter like the Eye-One or Spyder.
Just comparing them out of the box won't tell you anything, and all monitors
are WAY too bright at their default settings to match printers.
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On 2/20/09 4:09 AM, "SwissPace" <ian@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> last night I had some time to once again look at some pictures, I
> noticed that the yellow were nicer on the hp2605 monitor and that in
> comparison the dell 2408WFP looked decidedly dull. I now have the
> printer matching what I see on the screen of the dell. However it
> doesn't display the nice yellow that I see on the HP and hence this is
> not shown in the print. However the purples don't display correctly on
> the HP.
>
> The dell has a wide gamut range and was almost dayglo when I first got
> it, now though I have set the default profile to RGB it is tamed but a
> little dull. I print using an epson R2880 and I am wondering if I should
> convert my workflow to adobe RGB to get the wider range from the monitor
> OR is having a wide gamut monitor a complete wast of time as the printer
> can't print the extra colours and the web doesn't display them.
>
> Maybe a better option is to forget colour accuracy on the Dell and try
> set the HP to match the printer. I have spent quite a few hours
> googling and calibrating both monitors and I really would like to get on
> with enjoying the pictures or more importantly the prints, but I don't
> want to feel I am missing out on something like extra colours.
>
> Help!
>
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