Monitor calibration - disappointing results with Spyder 2 Express

I recently calibrated a brand new LCD monitor with a Spyder 2 Express. I've had this calibrator for several years and it always did a great job on my previous display (a Samsung 17" LCD). However after the calibration there is a very faint yellowish tint on whites. The display has a warmer cast over everything which is what I expected based on previous experience with the Spyder 2 Express. The reds and oranges seem to be spot on, but I'm concerned about the faint tint on white areas which seems indicative of a bad calibration.

Anyone else had this experience?

Are there any pitfalls with how Windows 7 handles color schemes that I should be aware of?

Thanks for your help.

Could be a monitor issue, to be honest. Not every one is the same.

The only way to test the monitor is to print something, and see how the results look. That is why we calibrate, no?

When I first calibrated my LCD it looked so different I thought I must of got some bad calibration results, but once I printed the colors were flawless and I soon got adjusted to it very quickly.

I have the Spyder Express 2 and the colors on my 22" Acer are accurate, but the brightness is way off - I always got the dark prints, no matter how low I turned down the brightness on the monitor. I ended up using the Windows 7 built-in calibrating tools and I'm getting much better accuracy. Not perfect, but usable. I'm close to buying an IPS monitor and a better calibration tool.

Ok let me ask a different question....

I know the Spyder 2 Express cannot provide calibration for a dual monitor setup, or rather Windows cannot make use of it. What I did was mirror the display of my laptop onto the LCD, so it's not really dual, just mirrored. I then rant he calibration with the Spyder reading off the LCD instead of the laptop. Logically this should create the desired effect but I just wanted to make sure.

Not sure what you mean by mirrored.

Oh, if your new monitor is a wide gamut, I believe the Spyder 2 can't accurately profile those. YOu will need to go to the Spyder 3 or some other calibration tool.

Mirrored means the second display shows exactly the same thing as the main display, as opposed to extended which doubles the amount of real estate you have to work with.