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Thinkpad Screen Calibratoin Tools
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 12:53 am
by STRYPER
Are there any utilities available to calibrate my screen? My T61 seems to display whites in more of a slight blue-grey shade. Brightness levels are excellent however.
Re: Thinkpad Screen Calibratoin Tools
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 1:44 am
by deeastman
STRYPER wrote:Are there any utilities available to calibrate my screen?
You could try the free calibration program "MCW" mentioned in this thread
Here. It did what I needed it to and did a better job than Adobe Gamma.
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 4:08 pm
by erik
hardware calibration gives the best results but you can also tweak colors in the display driver's control panel. both ATI and nVidea have per-channel gamma control. lowering blue gamma 10-15% can make a big difference.
otherwise, i'd recommend an eye-one display 2 for hardware calibration. i've seen them sell for around $180~190 if you look around.
Re: Thinkpad Screen Calibratoin Tools
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 6:53 pm
by BradS
deeastman wrote:STRYPER wrote:Are there any utilities available to calibrate my screen?
You could try the free calibration program "MCW" mentioned in this thread
Here. It did what I needed it to and did a better job than Adobe Gamma.
Yea this program is great. Did wonders for my SXGA+
Lowering Gamma 15%
Posted: Thu Sep 13, 2007 10:40 pm
by Truthfinder
I have felt that my T-60 was a bit high in where the BLUE is concerned, so I did make an adjustment in the Gamma (BLUE) down by about 15%, thus improving the video diplay.
Thanks for the heads up. I know it was meant for the T-61, however, it certainly helped with my T-60 as well....
[Again, Thanks ;-]
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 12:38 am
by paOol
maybe its just me, but the settings are fine at default for me. i barely made any adjustments using the nVidia control panel, and it was only for video.
brightness is good too.
Re: Thinkpad Screen Calibratoin Tools
Posted: Fri Sep 14, 2007 3:50 pm
by Johan
STRYPER wrote:Are there any utilities available to calibrate my screen?
If you want more options than mentioned above, have a look in the thread:
Questions regarding colorvision spyder usage with thinkpads - not all tools may be usable under Vista, if that's your OS (?).
On my T42p, running Win XP (and having an ATI display interface) there is the option of doing some manual adjustment if opening Control Panel --> Display Settings --> Properties --> Advanced --> and then the "ATI Color" tab. You may have something similar (a nVidea panel?)
Best regards,
Johan
Posted: Sat Sep 15, 2007 9:35 pm
by stallen
I used the Optix XR DTP-94 to calibrate my T61's 15.4" LG monitor. If anyone has the LG monitor you could PM me your e-mail address and I could e-mail the .icm profile to you.
Of course this icm file is custom calibrated to my monitor, but if you have the LG monitor on your T61 I'm sure it's better than no profile at all... it's probably close.