Calibration bar at the bottom of the page

[William]

Get a new monitor, Or you need to calibrate by the sounds of that , You should be able to see each separate segment , But there is more to it than just this little quick test

[tyb1987]

thanks for the calibration bar. It's really help me a lot.

[ricktas]

reminder: The calibration bar does NOT mean your monitor is correctly calibrated. It just means that the brightness levels are correct, nothing more.

To ensure your monitor is correctly calibrated, the use of a hardware device is necessary. Please do not assume that because you can see all the squares on our calibration bar, that you do not need to use a monitor calibrator. Use of a hardware calibration device is the only way to get it right!

[chrissmithy]

Great tool for checking your monitors brightness, I struggled so much with calibrating my monitor that I finally purchased a Monitor Calibrator (well Xmas Present) I put a second monitor on and it calibrated that as well there are some slight differences between the monitors but you have to stare hard to see the difference. And the Bar Below, I see all which is reassuring (yes I know it should lol)
Oh by the way in reading some of the below posts I have the version that adjusts for ambient light I Highly reccomend it. Am new to the Forum hoping I can contribute as well as learn a lot

[dannyv]

Many thanks! It's a great help!

[Rob Davids]

If you find that the left hand few all look the same (black), or the right hand ones are all white, and you cannot see any graduation between them, your monitor needs calibrating. The optimal way is with a hardware colorimeter calibration device, like a Spyder. If you do not have access to one, the best method I have found is here

Line look OK and distinct on an iPad. I doubt I can do any calibration on of anyway.

[ricktas]

Line look OK and distinct on an iPad. I doubt I can do any calibration on of anyway.

iPads etc can be calibrated with the latest hardware calibration devices

[Warren Ackary]

I get 3/4s of the way across and thats it

Then again I have an el cheapo monitor plugged into my laptop

[Nashy]

Thanks for putting it at the top again. Works well, but I have trouble seeing the Gamma cal using that QuickGamma that is linked. Any advice with that?

[Kym]

Thanks for putting it at the top again. Works well, but I have trouble seeing the Gamma cal using that QuickGamma that is linked. Any advice with that?

From this? http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

We don't manage that site so you will need to ask there.

In the end the best calibration is with a device.

[shniks]

I was looking for something like this, thanks for posting.

[coopers789]

Thanks. My monitor looks as though it is calibrated pretty well.

[goodgroove]

Everything seems to be OK here
Thanks for this useful info.

[escape]

thank you

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than you

[JohnDavo]

My monitor seems to be calibrated OK

[ricktas]

My monitor seems to be calibrated OK

Not sure how many times we have said it in this thread. Do NOT use the bar as a decider if your monitor is calibrated correctly. This just shows that your monitor brightness and contrast are correct, it does not show if colours are being rendered correctly, or if the warmth/coolness (kelvin) of your monitor is correct.

[Willilamwgn]

Thanks for this post, I could see the different shades in my photos after this caliberation!

[tsmpaul]

Thanks for this thread! I'm seeing each of the bars now.

[richtbw]

So glad I invested in a SpyderProearlier this year

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So glad I invested in a SpyderPro earlier this year

[MilanB]

Looks fine on a 1920 x 1080 LCD screen