[NC10]Correcting the NC10's blue-shifted display

[Squonk]

I'm not exactly sure this belongs here (mods: feel free to move this wherever you like) since it's not really a hack or hardware mod, but it's definitely a tweak. Lately, in an attempt to stick out in a crowd, LCD screens of all kinds have been being shifted increasingly toward the blue hue. This might make everything pop off the screen more, but it's not accurate, and this becomes apparent when you edit pictures and stuff (or, if it's really bad). I'm no expert and don't have any fancy calibration software, but I can tell that the NC10's otherwise nice screen is pretty blue-shifted.

Thankfully, fixing it is a very simple process. You can do it using the Intel GMA Driver for Mobile panel in the Control Panel.

Click the Color Correction tab on the left, then select the Blue radio button. Next, click on the Brightness slider and bring it down to about -12 (experiment--these screens might differ somewhat between units). Now, follow the same process for the Green channel, but bring it down to around -6. When satisfied, hit Apply. I'm sure it's still not particularly accurate, but it's noticeably better with this adjustment. Just for kicks, try clicking the Restore Defaults button just to see what it was like before you started.

I might play around a little more with the settings, but ultimately I think this simple adjustment makes a huge difference. Plus, it might even decrease viewing fatigue, if that's a problem for anybody.

[Rsaeire]

I hope someone calibrates their NC10 using a calibration tool such as the Datacolor Spyder 3 Pro or similar. I intend to use Photoshop and it would be ideal if I could calibrate my screen as near to perfect as possible; using someone else’s settings of course! lol

[Britman]

As a photographer the screen has to be correctly calibrated. And as Rsaeire states you should usen a pro tool. I use spyder express.

[Rsaeire]

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As a photographer the screen has to be correctly calibrated. And as Rsaeire states you should usen a pro tool. I use spyder express.
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If you don't mind me asking, after you calibrated your screen, was their much difference between your calibrated image and that of the default image on your NC10?

[Squonk]

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As a photographer the screen has to be correctly calibrated. And as Rsaeire states you should usen a pro tool. I use spyder express.
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I'm not really after clinical accuracy myself, though for anybody who actually uses his screen for image processing calibration is pretty much as necessary as any other piece of photo editing software. My main aim was to affect a quick fix that toned down some of the blueishness. Honestly, for most users it's a personal preference, and many people actually prefer bluish white.

But yeah, my suggestions function on really basic control parameters. If anyone is considering using an NC10 for photography, screen calibration software is a must.

As noted above, I'd love to see how well the NC10 screen calibrates. Samsung, based on my experience, has produced some very good LCD screens; I wonder how much effort they put into their brave new netbook.

[kadath]

Yes, if anyone properly calibrates the NC10's display, please share the profile here. It would be apprectiated.

[Strider]

I tried Sqounk's settings and does make a difference - cheers

[tocasa]

I've recently calibrated my display, but hadn't found this thread so I started a new one here.

[sibere]

Hi all!

Try this ICC profile here::
http://img1.focus-numerique.com/focu...ung%20NC10.icc

Was done with a "LaCie Blue Eye Pro" (350€ calibration device ...)
and gives very good results. try it!

[avservice]

It is a sort of interesting sidenote that many TV manufacturers skew their display to the blue range so they look better side by side with more accurate models.

Sony has long been the leader in the Blue Screen battle I suppose they feel the image has more punch to it than a calibrated grey scale image.

In the AV business one of the things we try to do with all displays is to level the playing field by matching the displays as much as possible.

It has always amused me somewhat that Sony has resorted to these types of technique to make their sets look better as opposed to Focusing(pun not intended) on the basics first.