calibrating monitor brightness?

aquila9 · 10-29-2007, 07:15 AM

i used one of those grayscale images to try to calibrate my monitor yesterday . both my brightness and contrast is set to maximum but i still cannot see the last quarter of the black images. the problem is my monitor is too bright for me at the moment but according to that grayscale , i still have to increase the brightness. most info i've read usually say to leave contrast at maximum and then adjust brightness to be able to see all the changes in that grayscale. do people leave contrast and brightness at maximum? thanks for any input.

dai · 10-29-2007, 12:23 PM

brightness is usually around the half way mark,i usually run the contrast at about 75% as it suits my eyesight better
how old is the monitor

aquila9 · 10-30-2007, 09:56 AM

hi,

the monitor is very very old, at least a good 7 yrs or more.

dai · 10-30-2007, 10:25 AM

probably time for a replacement

aquila9 · 10-30-2007, 11:02 AM

will probably need to if i plan on doing more manipulation of digital images but at the moment i'm only just starting out on it and have already spent cash on software so have none left for monitor i'm afraid

dai · 10-30-2007, 11:09 AM

try the monitor on another computer and see if it is the same

aquila9 · 10-30-2007, 11:15 AM

no way my husband would let me use his computer cos i'll probably mess it up. i'm always inadvertently screwing up the computer by letting in viruses and what not in. that's why i get the shitty computer still running on ME. lol

but my problem is not the brightness though, it's being too bright

dai · 10-30-2007, 11:17 AM

back off the settings

aquila9 · 10-30-2007, 11:24 AM

i can't do that cos that would throw the images i'm manipulating off cos at the moment even with both my brightness and contrast at max. it still need to be even brighter to be roughly calibrated to the grayscale image. so if i lower the brightness and manipulate my images other people with properly calibrated monitors would see my images as way too light so i thnk i'm stuck with the bright screen till i get used to it i supposed. i could also also always lower the brightness again when i'm not dithering about with my images. i just can't believe how bright my screen is and that this is actually normal! lol

dai · 10-30-2007, 12:01 PM

if it's a crt you use you can probably pick up a second hand one for next to nothing from someone that has upgraded to lcd

aquila9 · 11-02-2007, 10:28 AM

i did think of that but seeing as we don't have a car it's a bit hard to go check out a monitor as i would rather not get a second hand over on the internet. well i would have to save up and maybe get a new crt screen at a future date.. thanks for your help though

10-29-2007, 07:15 AM	#1 (permalink)
aquila9 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: me	calibrating monitor brightness? i used one of those grayscale images to try to calibrate my monitor yesterday . both my brightness and contrast is set to maximum but i still cannot see the last quarter of the black images. the problem is my monitor is too bright for me at the moment but according to that grayscale , i still have to increase the brightness. most info i've read usually say to leave contrast at maximum and then adjust brightness to be able to see all the changes in that grayscale. do people leave contrast and brightness at maximum? thanks for any input.

10-29-2007, 12:23 PM	#2 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,714 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? brightness is usually around the half way mark,i usually run the contrast at about 75% as it suits my eyesight better how old is the monitor __________________

10-30-2007, 09:56 AM	#3 (permalink)
aquila9 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: me	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? hi, the monitor is very very old, at least a good 7 yrs or more.

10-30-2007, 10:25 AM	#4 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,714 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? probably time for a replacement __________________

10-30-2007, 11:02 AM	#5 (permalink)
aquila9 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: me	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? will probably need to if i plan on doing more manipulation of digital images but at the moment i'm only just starting out on it and have already spent cash on software so have none left for monitor i'm afraid

10-30-2007, 11:09 AM	#6 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,714 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? try the monitor on another computer and see if it is the same __________________

10-30-2007, 11:15 AM	#7 (permalink)
aquila9 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: me	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? no way my husband would let me use his computer cos i'll probably mess it up. i'm always inadvertently screwing up the computer by letting in viruses and what not in. that's why i get the shitty computer still running on ME. lol but my problem is not the brightness though, it's being too bright

10-30-2007, 11:17 AM	#8 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,714 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? back off the settings __________________

10-30-2007, 11:24 AM	#9 (permalink)
aquila9 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: me	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? i can't do that cos that would throw the images i'm manipulating off cos at the moment even with both my brightness and contrast at max. it still need to be even brighter to be roughly calibrated to the grayscale image. so if i lower the brightness and manipulate my images other people with properly calibrated monitors would see my images as way too light so i thnk i'm stuck with the bright screen till i get used to it i supposed. i could also also always lower the brightness again when i'm not dithering about with my images. i just can't believe how bright my screen is and that this is actually normal! lol

10-30-2007, 12:01 PM	#10 (permalink)
dai Manager, Hardware Forums Join Date: Jul 2004 Location: west australia Posts: 56,714 OS: win 7 32x 64x rtm	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? if it's a crt you use you can probably pick up a second hand one for next to nothing from someone that has upgraded to lcd __________________

11-02-2007, 10:28 AM	#11 (permalink)
aquila9 Registered User Join Date: Oct 2007 Posts: 6 OS: me	Re: calibrating monitor brightness? i did think of that but seeing as we don't have a car it's a bit hard to go check out a monitor as i would rather not get a second hand over on the internet. well i would have to save up and maybe get a new crt screen at a future date.. thanks for your help though