Are Mac monitors pre-color corrected?

[SlvrScoobie]

My fiancee wants the new iMac 27" with the LG IPS panel inside.
Really she only wants the monitor, but is willing to buy the mac just for the monitor.
Today she said something that scared me a little. This computer is going to be her imaging computer and she said
"At least when i look at it i know itll be right!"
I know the monitors are "tuned" to be vibrant and contrasty, but are they accurate?
I mean you can calibrate it, but is it correct out of the box?

[basroil]

Simple answer, it is.
Better answer, it is calibrated to something, but what that something is is probably not what you want it to be. Tell her to just wait until others start using the same panel (or even apple themselves), it'll be cheaper.

[davidcrebelxt]

I mean you can calibrate it, but is it correct out of the box?

Think you somewhat answered your own question, really.

IPS basically means colors should not shift at different viewing angles, and a wider color gamut in general than TN panels. (At least that's my understanding... as I'm looking into the Dell 2209wa.)

Any monitor, you get will need to be calibrated occasionally with colorimeter (be it a spyder, eyeOne, etc.) Done properly, this will bring what YOU see in line with what everyone else with a calibrated display sees.

This needs to be done occasionally since monitors colors drift over time.

[chrishunt]

Even if someone turned in on, calibrated with a Spyder, and saved the profile just for you (which they didn't), once it got packed and put in your house the profile is not longer accurate.

It still needs to be calibrated.

[SlvrScoobie]

So at best Apple makes a ICC profile for it, and cranks up the viberance and contrast...
at worst, its just a glossy IPS monitor.