Spyder2Express question

In the instructions it says to set your monitor to 6500K then calibrate it.

When I do that obliviously the whites are a tad warm.

Am I suppose to use 6500K to calibrate and build a profile then switch to "user color" on my LCD monitor (gateway FPD2185W)?

No - it doesn't matter what settings you use on your monitor. The colour profile generated by the Spyder takes care of any colour cast your monitor has. Whatever you set it at, the Spyder compensates, so you should leave your monitor setting at its default.

Your monitor is inherently blue, so calibration always makes it seem warmer. Give it a bit of time and see if you like it or not. MY monitor is a little green, meaning everything comes out slightly pink for me. My photos look amazing, but generally use of my computer is a little strange sometimes. It can be very subjective, as your eyes are very good at adjusting, but after years of using 'blue as white' can be hard to shake.

mrkgoo wrote in post #5382538
No - it doesn't matter what settings you use on your monitor. The colour profile generated by the Spyder takes care of any colour cast your monitor has. Whatever you set it at, the Spyder compensates, so you should leave your monitor setting at its default.

Your monitor is inherently blue, so calibration always makes it seem warmer. Give it a bit of time and see if you like it or not. MY monitor is a little green, meaning everything comes out slightly pink for me. My photos look amazing, but generally use of my computer is a little strange sometimes. It can be very subjective, as your eyes are very good at adjusting, but after years of using 'blue as white' can be hard to shake.

Sounds good.

I will try to play around with it.

I also noticed that on the new updated software (2.3 from their site...but they still ship the older version in the box) the white point has been switched to 6500K from native. This made me think about the situation a bit more.