Calibrating my monitor

[Jamie1982]

Ok, so I am rather sick of editing pictures on my main PC here at home and then when viewing them round at friends houses or at work they look slightly different.

Now I know I really need to calibrate my monitor, but in truth I have no real idea on how to do this.

Is anyone able to offer any suggestions. I am using an LG Flatron W2243S.

Hope someone is able to help me with this.

[DeadYankee]

They'll still look different unless you calibrate their monitors too. The point of calibration is to get your monitor right so that your prints are correct. Get a Spyder calibration unit

[LouBarlow]

I prefer eye-one for calibration. Certainly better suited to monitors.

[Jamie1982]

Is anyone able to provide links for those?

[Matholwch]

Screen Spyder 3 (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=384&url=http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-colorvision-spyder-3-express/p1033745)
and Eye-One (http://www.thedvdforums.com/affiliatelink.php?localaffiliateid=384&url=http://www.warehouseexpress.com/buy-x-rite-eyeone-display-lt/p1012118)

Although there are other versions of the screen spyder and Eye one (dearer) they're all to do with different software rather than hardware.

[Jamie1982]

Ah so basically I sit a piece of hardware in front of the monitor and the combination of that and the software allows me to adjust the monitor accordingly.

Shame, I really don't have that kind of cash lying about at the moment.

Is anyone able to recommend me a site that gives me instruction on how to do this manually for the time being?

[Wendelius]

Ah so basically I sit a piece of hardware in front of the monitor and the combination of that and the software allows me to adjust the monitor accordingly.

Indeed. Every monitor is slightly different. Also, the average lighting in your room will affect how colours are displayed and perceived. That's why it's not easy to properly calibrate by hand.

I'm afraid I don't have any website to offer for manual calibrations. Been using a Spyder for years and it's been worth it considering the tens of thousands of pictures it's allowed me to see properly.

Wendelius

[LouBarlow]

Worth getting either of those mentioned, as you can use them to calibrate your TV's as well for films etc. Well worth the money.

[ROne]

I've got the Eye-one and the Spyder. The Eye-one is faster and more accurate, but even these two products are still not super accurate but for the money you're not going to get any better. But they're better than nothing and eye-balling.