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LG Panel owners - calibrate your screens
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I have been using your 265 & 280 display for 3 days now. It is much better then the SuperCal's I have created. The SuperCal gives me rich deep colors but they are not true when using photo software, they are too dark. Thanks again for taking the time to share. It is very pleasing for my 11" LG screen.
Does anyone feel that the Samsung is equal or better than the LG? Has anyone did a side by side with these two?
Some weeks ago I saw three 13" 2011 MBAs together - 2 Samsungs, 1 LG and there was no discernible difference between them that I could detect.
I'm an LG owner and suffer from as much OCD as many other forum users but I'm more than content with my screen. Unless there are some bad batches floating around, I'm convinced the majority of this Samsung vs LG display thing is complete FUD.
I truly believe there's no obvious quality difference. It's all bullish*t.
Basically, there's a couple of differences between the two, some people prefer the Samsung differences some people prefer the LG's. Probably more preferring the Samsungs. Such as it's slightly better colours on screen. The LG has other factors and I prefer it's contrasts.
Basically, there's a couple of differences between the two, some people prefer the Samsung differences some people prefer the LG's. Probably more preferring the Samsungs. Such as it's slightly better colours on screen. The LG has other factors and I prefer it's contrasts.
Been using your 265 for a week now, find the colors and brightness a lot better than default IMHO. Thanks.
MacRumors profile? what's that? i want the best profile for the 11 inch LG...i tried one of the the profiles circulated here and i like it but i'm wondering if there's any better ones..
I still don't understand how you do this...click on the url forum users have kindly shared, lands in the downloads folder, open it and colorsync utility opens but how exactly do you apply these new profiles in a Lion environment so that you can choose which one suits you? I even rang applecare and they said they don't support colorsync utility...even if you launch colorsync utility and open the file, it doesn't apply it. If you go to colorsync utility and then click on profiles it does not give you the option to upload to your library and of these files.
Can someone please post step by step Idiots guide of how you go from clicking on the url that appears on the forum to actually actioning these profiles. thanks
Can someone please post step by step Idiots guide of how you go from clicking on the url that appears on the forum to actually actioning these profiles. thanks
I didn't understand either because all the explanations on this thread were far to up and down and complicated!
I'll try explain:
1. At the top of your screen, while on the desktop, click on "GO". This brings up a menu of places you can go to.
2. Hold down 'ALT' button, which then brings up the hidden 'LIBRARY' folder. Click on the library folder.
3. Double click 'COLOR SYNC UTILITY' (opens it up). Then 'PROFILES' (opens it up).
4. Simply download the calibration you want, drag it from your downloads into the 'PROFILE' folder. Now close all this.
5. Go to your standard 'SYSTEM PREFERENCES' on your dock. Open up 'DISPLAYS'. Click on 'COLOR' tab.
6. Important: DE-TICK the 'Show profiles for this display only' box.
7. You should see the new calibration in this displays tab.
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which one is your favorite one? 280 or the 260? i currently have it set on the 280... i like the colors ... they look more vibrant. thank you so much. please let me know which one do you like better. this is the first time I've used all this nonsense to make my screen better. always thought apple products are jus supposed to work RIGHT the moment you break that apple seal .
Another thing worth mentioning is that Library\ColorSync\Profiles will not exist till the user creates a custom profile color of their own.
2011 11" MacBook Air LP116WH4-TJA3 Profile
After days of hunting the net for an acceptable icc profile for my LP116WH4-TJA3 lcd [LG Philips] on my 2011 11" MacBook Air I decided to try calibrating my own screen.
I found all profiles I tested to be either too washed out, too dark or just flat or lacking in the colours that were reproduced. This profile that Apple shipped with this machine is just plain crap, anyway heres the icc profile I created that works very well for my screen. I calibrated it by eye after using several semi pro hardware calibrators [which all turned in rather disappointing profiles]
I have both the Samsung and LG Lcds in 2011 11" MacBook Airs and they both suck equally [From my testing the LG Philips is the superior of the 2] - would kill for a quality screen in an ultraportable, until then with this profile applied this is about the absolute best I can expect or hope for...
View attachment 2ndTry.icc.zip
After days of hunting the net for an acceptable icc profile for my LP116WH4-TJA3 lcd [LG Philips] on my 2011 11" MacBook Air I decided to try calibrating my own screen.
I found all profiles I tested to be either too washed out, too dark or just flat or lacking in the colours that were reproduced. This profile that Apple shipped with this machine is just plain crap, anyway heres the icc profile I created that works very well for my screen. I calibrated it by eye after using several semi pro hardware calibrators [which all turned in rather disappointing profiles]
I have both the Samsung and LG Lcds in 2011 11" MacBook Airs and they both suck equally [From my testing the LG Philips is the superior of the 2] - would kill for a quality screen in an ultraportable, until then with this profile applied this is about the absolute best I can expect or hope for...
View attachment 2ndTry.icc.zip
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Is that ever Blue, for me. I still think the 280 a few post up is as good as anything I have seen. 265 or 280 is the Best that I have seen on my screen. But to each his own.