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Don Kuykendall_RIP

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I just got my new Asus 24 inch monitors in and also the Spyder 4 Pro to balance them. They don't quite get together yet.
So far:
  1. Made sure both were set exactly the same to start with
  2. Downloaded a photo of grey scale to use as wallpaper to get a visual for looking at once balanced with Spyder4 Pro
  3. Ran spyder in a dark room.
  4. Did it all again.

They never get quite the same. To back up a little...The main monitor uses the DVI to HTMI cable and the other one uses VGA. Could this be the difference and if so do I have any other options?

I have a HP 500-54 Desktop and the Monitors are the Asus VN247H-P Monitors & Projectors - VN247H-P - ASUS
 
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Blacktop

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The main monitor uses the DVI to HTMI cable and the other one uses VGA. Could this be the difference and if so do I have any other options?
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Sounds like that might be it Don. Why not use straight HDMI cables for both?
 
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Krs_2007

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Don, you just listed what I am afraid of with running dual monitors. I have one DVI, the second would be VGA. I feel you would have to have them use the same connection type to have the same results. I could get a display port to HDMI but still not sure if the resolution would be the same. I know Apple has some dual link stuff, so maybe there is a solution out there like that for windows. I'm kind of just going back to running only one really good monitor for editing and if I add one it would only be used for email and such.

if you find something or figure out then please report back. I know it can be done, just haven't followed the computer tech changes lately so out of touch.
 
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Don Kondra

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Hi Don,

I had the same calibration issue when I upgraded to two 24" IPS monitors. My video card has one DVI and one VGA connector.

When I gave up it appeared the solution was to upgrade to a video card with dual DVI connections.

Still on the to do list :)

Cheers, Don
 
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Geoffc

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I run one screen calibrated and one normalish. Most people who will view you pictures online won't have calibrated monitors which tend to be darker than out of the box monitors. If you adjust an image on a calibrated monitor it will look too bright and washed out on an uncalibrated monitor, at least in my experience.

Before I post to Flickr etc I adjust until I get something that is ok for both monitors. In reality a compromise.

For printing I adjust on the calibrated monitor.


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aroy

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VGA rarely gives accurate colours as it is an analog signal, which has the whole chain to deteriorate. I have three monitors, two on HDMI and one on VGA, and there is a distinct washed out appearance in the VGA. (It has HDMI input also. When I use HDMI then the colours perk up).

Graphics cards are not all that expensive. My card cost around $200 three years ago, today they are even cheaper. The card I have has two HDMI straight and another HDMI/VGA output, which is not supported by any OS. The computer recognizes the port, but XP-64, Win-7 just cannot use the third monitor. The third monitor works in VGA mode in XP, but not in Win-7.

Next time I get a video card, I will have one with 4 HDMI/DVI ports which are supported by OS. Or I may wait till 4k or 8k monitors are available at sane prices and then get compatible cards.
 
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Glevum Owl

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Having both monitors displaying the same isn't necessarily an issue, depending on how you work. I've run various dual monitor set ups for years and never had two screens the same make. I always have the newest, better screen as my main monitor for viewing the image I'm editing and use the second screen for tools / menus (PS), grid view (LR), file manager. Both screens are DVI and colour balanced using an old Spyder Pro unit I've had since my Win XP days which still works fine with Win 8.1.
 
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