Monitor Calibration, Color Profiles Advice

[chrisjf]

Hi All,

I've been trying to get decent color on my Acer AL2216W display to no avail.

First, I attempted to fiddle with the brightness and contrast levels because I've been having trouble seeing really light grays. I used this as a guide so my whites, grays, and blacks looked good but then my colors were completely off.
http://www.photofriday.com/calibrate.php

Then, (after resetting all my changes) I downloaded a color profile from the Acer support website. Surprisingly, that profile is completely off.

Next, I tried using Mac OS X's Color Calibration utility in System Pref > Displays > Color > Calibrate. I ended up with incorrect colors & grays again.

Am I doing something wrong? Could someone please direct me about how to achieve proper colors and contrast?

Also, if any of you have an Acer AL2216W and you have made a correct color profile, please pass it along!

Thanks in advance!
-Chris

 

[scottydawg]

It's really worth the money (esp. if you can find a used one) to purchase a X-Rite i1 Display2 . You can use it on all of your computers and it improves the profiles very nicely.