Comments on: Calibrating and profiling a 30″ Dell 3008WFP LCD

By: echeng

echeng — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 18:47:03 +0000

Hey, Christian – it seems to me that you need to do some reading up on profiling and calibrating monitors using a dedicated profiling device (and software).

By: Christian

Christian — Tue, 04 Aug 2009 16:26:05 +0000

I also own the 3008WFP and I'm having a terrible time calibrating it. I'm a web designer and I'm running that monitor off my Mackbook Pro - which sits next to it. Using the Mackbook Pro as a comparison the 3008WFP color is much more saturated - especially when looking at reds & browns. Sometimes a color will look almost black on the dell and look much, much lighter on the mac. This is a huge problem for me because it makes picking colors extremely difficult.

I'm completely lost when it comes to calibrating the display. I use the display panel in OS X's system preferences to calibrate and follow the instructions on screen. But this leaves me with the same result every time.

This screen was very expensive and buying another one is out of the question at this point. Is there some calibration hardware/software that is worth purchasing so this monitor becomes usable. I expect (for shelling out for a monitor like this) nothing less than accurate colors and a great image quality.

Basically if the colors matched my Macbook Pro's display, I'd be thrilled.

Any other tips or resorces on monitor calibration you can point me to would be awesome as well.

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By: Rick

Rick — Sat, 20 Sep 2008 22:28:58 +0000

He is asking how to calibrate the monitor not for advice on buying another.

By: Tae Kim

Tae Kim — Sun, 17 Aug 2008 15:05:32 +0000

I had a 3007, which I sold b/c lots of quirky quality problems (buzzing, random flickers, etc.). I don't think I'm every going to buy a Dell monitor again, their quality just isn't good (had a 2001FP also).

I'm looking at NEC 2490/2690, the new HP 2475w (24" IPS screen), or the new Doublesight 26" coming out in September.

By: Jens

Jens — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 19:32:55 +0000

I share this Eizo monitor with friends …

http://www.eizo.com/press/rele.....01W_pr.pdf

I don’t like Dell anymore. The company.

By: echeng

echeng — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 17:46:04 +0000

The new Dell is 30″, and claims to be able to show almost all of AdobeRGB 1998.

By: Jens

Jens — Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:14:34 +0000

Why did you buy a Dell ? Eizo or Quato …

http://www.quato.de/english/IP240LE.php

Color management: http://www.xritephoto.com/index.cfm?menuitemid=649