Mac Book Pro 17'' display

[thinliner]

Hello, new here, just looking for some kind of answer to a question I have on my display. Shooting photography is the main reason I purchased this laptop for to edit my images using photoshop. The problem is the display in CS3 Bridge the photo's look terrible on the screen, whites have a glare to them and are washed out on the extreme side. If I adjust the balance on this laptop and upload the photo somewhere else it changes dramatically. I have adjusted the display but haven't found any change that helps. 17" Mac Book pro, glossy screen. Any answers, or anyone else have a fix for this? Thanks very much.

 

[alphaod]

Have you tried calibrating?

 

[thinliner]

Re:

I did try calibrating the display with the same results, CS3 bridge probably is the worst for the blown out white spots.

 

[Consultant]

Color critical work REQUIRES external display, not laptop display.

 

[Dreamail]

Color critical work REQUIRES external display, not laptop display.

Not necessarily.
You just need the right laptop:

http://h71016.www7.hp.com/html/interactive/8730w-dc/model2.html
"Tri-color LED backlight offers CRT-class blacks and user defined, programmable white points".
"Completely accurate renditions of sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces."
HP calls it 'DreamColor' and it was developed in co-operation with Dreamworks Studios.

Just get the real deal - not the consumer stuff that Apple dishes out in its 'Pro' laptops.
It's not cheap, but noone expects this from a real 'Pro' machine.

 

[andrewdale]

Not necessarily.
You just need the right laptop:

http://h71016.www7.hp.com/html/interactive/8730w-dc/model2.html
"Tri-color LED backlight offers CRT-class blacks and user defined, programmable white points".
"Completely accurate renditions of sRGB and Adobe RGB color spaces."
HP calls it 'DreamColor' and it was developed in co-operation with Dreamworks Studios.

Just get the real deal - not the consumer stuff that Apple dishes out in its 'Pro' laptops.
It's not cheap, but noone expects this from a real 'Pro' machine.

Not really good advice considering the OP already owns a MBP.

Either way, I doubt that "mobile workstation" is going to be extremely successful. Most people that need that much color accuracy are going to be doing that work in a light-controlled environment.

Just buy you a nice Dell monitor and you'll be set. If you've got the room, get a honkin' old CRT -- they have the best color there is.