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Calibrating monitor

Hi all,
I just got a new 17" flat panel computer monitor (Cornea 1704). I'm having the hardest time figuring out how to calibrate it...every time I get one setting where I want it, it throws off one of the other setrtings. Now, I'm getting a headache from looking at a screen that's so messed up. Does anyone have one of these? The available settings range from 1-100, and are as follows:

--brightness
--contrast
---color, which contains
--R
--G
--B

Thanks in advance, as always, for your help.

--Brian
thedautch
pe3046
120 posts
 
As a general rule with any non self calibrating monitor, you should start with your contrast at 100%, and then take the brightness down to where you like it. Color should have presets like 5000, 6500, or 9000. The lower the number the warmer your display becomes. 5000 is the standard for pre-press work and is considered "printing paper white." I generally keep mine set there or 6500.
sean
6,231 posts
 
If your puter has a DVD drive in it, you can use the Avia or Video Essentials video calibration disc to set up your monitor. Some controls will inter-act with each other, so you may have to jog back and forth a few times to find a good blend. Keep in mind that ambient room light will have a major affect on your settings. Sean
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thedautch OP
329 posts
 
Actually, the color presets aren't labeled, except as "preset 1" and "preset 2". I'm not sure if those are 5000 and 6500, or what. The manual gave me no indication. In any case, I just have these 0-100 ratings for the categories I listed above. I cranked up the contrast all the way and lowered brightness considerably...that seems to be the opposite of TV calibration, where contrast is often quite low. I'll see if I can get a hold of one of the disks Sean recomended. Thanks, guys.

--Brian
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