[Snakebyte]

Yes, I did a search on monitor settings but I only got half answers.

Anyhow, I read an article on TomsHardware about monitors and he stated that most pro artist set their monitor to 5500K to 6500K color temperature because it’s more accurate or something to that effect. I personally find both of those settings utterly deplorable, too dark and too red.
When I got the monitor I’m using now I never gave it much thought and arbitrarily set the Red, Green, and Blue to 100%, set the Brightness to 68%, and the contrast to 100%. Based on the preset 9300K temp I think mine would be equivalent to 10,000K temp.

What brought this on was my resent purchase of a dual monitor card. I hooked my original monitor into the primary and a temporary 15” into the secondary and view the same image in both and one looks better than the other.

My concern is that you people or anyone other than me may not see my work the way I see it. And in some cases see mistakes that I cannot see.

Is there a standard setting? What is yours set at?
Of course no two monitors are the same but it should be close..

[12345]

http://www6.tomshardware.com/display/01q4/011128/crt-06.html

"If you've played around with your monitor's on-screen display controls (OSD), you probably ran into a color temperature setting. Most monitors will let you adjust the color temperature (measured in kelvin) to one of three settings or more. The standard default settings are usually 9300 kelvin, 6500 kelvin, and 5500 or 5000 kelvin. 9300 kelvin is usually the default setting, and is sometimes referred to as "computer monitor white." This setting will give you the brightest picture, but is slightly bluish in color. 6500 kelvin provides a whiter white, sometimes referred to as "daylight white." People in the video world prefer this setting. The 5500 or 5000 kelvin setting is sometimes referred to as "paper white," and is commonly used in the print and prepress world. If you're doing a lot of desktop publishing or color printing then you might want to use this setting.

While some monitors will allow you to set your own temperatures or even play with the individual color values, you should probably avoid changing things too much, unless you have a specific purpose in mind and know what you are doing. For general computer use, you probably want to stick with the default 9300 kelvin setting. "

[Snakebyte]

Yes, That is what I read. But like I said 6500 and 5500 are utterly deplorable, too dark and too red.

Do you people have your monitor set this way?

I dont think I can ever get used to it that way...

[Sukhoi]

Isn't the reddish yellow tone supposed to show colors that match what is printed on paper??

Sukhoi

[Snakebyte]

Well, having had it set to 6500k for a little while now and going back to my previous settings Wow! That is allot of blue..... If 5500 and 6500 is the preferred temp than it will take allot of rehab to get used to it Still too dark though…

[Muzman]

Jeeezus; 9000+ at 68% brightness?!?!
You're trying to display images not illuminate the room!