Monitor & TV Adjustment?

Metonymy · 08-18-2009, 05:21 PM

Anyone know a good place to find adjustment settings for computer monitors and HDTV's?

I bought a 15ft HDMI cord so I can hook my laptop to my TV and edit in size "huge".. lol

But in hooking it up, I notice a big difference in how the picture on my laptop looks vs. my TV, so I need to make some adjustments.

Will update drivers, settings, etc. as necessary to ensure I have both the laptop and output to the TV set correctly.

Ideas?

JayT · 08-18-2009, 06:50 PM

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Originally Posted by Metonymy

Anyone know a good place to find adjustment settings for computer monitors and HDTV's?

I bought a 15ft HDMI cord so I can hook my laptop to my TV and edit in size "huge".. lol

But in hooking it up, I notice a big difference in how the picture on my laptop looks vs. my TV, so I need to make some adjustments.

Will update drivers, settings, etc. as necessary to ensure I have both the laptop and output to the TV set correctly.

Ideas?

no matter how many adjustments you do, nothing is going to fix a crappy pic

That's all I got.

Ask JR.

asteelo · 08-18-2009, 09:51 PM

If your computer is a Mac, use Adobe Color on your display and try to match your TV's color, hue, saturation, brightness and contrast settings to it.

JayT · 08-18-2009, 10:00 PM

check the max native resolution and use it.

Metonymy · 08-18-2009, 10:46 PM

It's an HP laptop (with an NVidia graphics card...not that graphics memory BS) and a Samsung 1080p tv.

Both are set to max native resolution. 1680x1050 on my laptop (17" widescreen) and 1920x1080 on the TV.

JayT · 08-18-2009, 11:00 PM

that might be your problem there where you aren't matching resolutions. Can you adjust the resolution of the TV to match the max resolution of the video card?

Metonymy · 08-18-2009, 11:28 PM

Just installed the updated NVidia control panel. Will play with it more tomorrow to see if I can get them to match.

Oh, and I just realized I misspelled the thread title... LOL

eric · 08-19-2009, 10:20 PM

set your laptop first using a color correction, then set your tv. Or just guess on the monitor and get the tv to match, your laptop is probably closer to what it should be.

Metonymy · 09-16-2009, 01:38 PM

Apparently with all my photos looking "dark" to everyone, something is way wrong. I think the brightness and gamma on my laptop are wrong.

This is damn frustrating. And I can't find adobe gamma on here to set it appropriately. Argh.

Metonymy · 09-16-2009, 02:32 PM

Got gamma installed. Spent an hour and a half reading, adjusting, etc. I believe it's pretty darn close now and I can see what people were saying about my images looking underexposed. They looked fine on my monitor, but they didn't look right otherwise.

Now I have to re-do nearly 100 pictures from my trip. I can only imagine how all my previous pics from WMRRA, nature, etc. all look. *sigh*

timebom · 09-16-2009, 07:16 PM

you can also get a monitor calibration device. They arnt the cheapest things around, but worth it. Wish I had one to calibrate all the monitors at the shop so they would match better.

Metonymy · 10-01-2009, 07:18 PM

Turns out a co-worker of a co-worker had a Spyder with the Pro version of the software.

My hand-tuning had done an OK job, but with this thing... WOW. Now I know why people use them.

I disabled the Nvidia control panel and saved a new color profile with this tool. It's a beautiful thing.

I set it using Gamma 2.2, and 6500k for color. Everything is crisp, clear, and it has just a slightly warmer tone to it with the change in Kelvin. I guess I previously had adjusted my colors to have a cooler look.

08-18-2009, 05:21 PM	#1
Metonymy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a roof Posts: 382 My Camera: Canon S5 and 50D	Monitor & TV Adjustment? Anyone know a good place to find adjustment settings for computer monitors and HDTV's? I bought a 15ft HDMI cord so I can hook my laptop to my TV and edit in size "huge".. lol But in hooking it up, I notice a big difference in how the picture on my laptop looks vs. my TV, so I need to make some adjustments. Will update drivers, settings, etc. as necessary to ensure I have both the laptop and output to the TV set correctly. Ideas?

08-18-2009, 10:00 PM	#4
JayT Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Darkness Posts: 724 My Camera: must take pretty pictures	check the max native resolution and use it. __________________ Last edited by JayT; 08-18-2009 at 10:14 PM.

08-18-2009, 11:00 PM	#6
JayT Super Moderator Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Darkness Posts: 724 My Camera: must take pretty pictures	that might be your problem there where you aren't matching resolutions. Can you adjust the resolution of the TV to match the max resolution of the video card? __________________

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08-18-2009, 09:51 PM	#3
asteelo Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2009 Location: Silverdale Posts: 116	If your computer is a Mac, use Adobe Color on your display and try to match your TV's color, hue, saturation, brightness and contrast settings to it.

08-18-2009, 10:46 PM	#5
Metonymy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a roof Posts: 382 My Camera: Canon S5 and 50D	It's an HP laptop (with an NVidia graphics card...not that graphics memory BS) and a Samsung 1080p tv. Both are set to max native resolution. 1680x1050 on my laptop (17" widescreen) and 1920x1080 on the TV.

08-18-2009, 11:28 PM	#7
Metonymy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a roof Posts: 382 My Camera: Canon S5 and 50D	Just installed the updated NVidia control panel. Will play with it more tomorrow to see if I can get them to match. Oh, and I just realized I misspelled the thread title... LOL

08-19-2009, 10:20 PM	#8
eric Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Seattle Posts: 596	set your laptop first using a color correction, then set your tv. Or just guess on the monitor and get the tv to match, your laptop is probably closer to what it should be.

09-16-2009, 01:38 PM	#9
Metonymy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a roof Posts: 382 My Camera: Canon S5 and 50D	Apparently with all my photos looking "dark" to everyone, something is way wrong. I think the brightness and gamma on my laptop are wrong. This is damn frustrating. And I can't find adobe gamma on here to set it appropriately. Argh.

09-16-2009, 02:32 PM	#10
Metonymy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a roof Posts: 382 My Camera: Canon S5 and 50D	Got gamma installed. Spent an hour and a half reading, adjusting, etc. I believe it's pretty darn close now and I can see what people were saying about my images looking underexposed. They looked fine on my monitor, but they didn't look right otherwise. Now I have to re-do nearly 100 pictures from my trip. I can only imagine how all my previous pics from WMRRA, nature, etc. all look. sigh

09-16-2009, 07:16 PM	#11
timebom Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2009 Location: Central Washington Posts: 23	you can also get a monitor calibration device. They arnt the cheapest things around, but worth it. Wish I had one to calibrate all the monitors at the shop so they would match better.

10-01-2009, 07:18 PM	#12
Metonymy Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2008 Location: Under a roof Posts: 382 My Camera: Canon S5 and 50D	Turns out a co-worker of a co-worker had a Spyder with the Pro version of the software. My hand-tuning had done an OK job, but with this thing... WOW. Now I know why people use them. I disabled the Nvidia control panel and saved a new color profile with this tool. It's a beautiful thing. I set it using Gamma 2.2, and 6500k for color. Everything is crisp, clear, and it has just a slightly warmer tone to it with the change in Kelvin. I guess I previously had adjusted my colors to have a cooler look.