Dell 3008 Spyder 3, slightly red

Hey.

Well i've calibrated my Dell 3008 with a spyder3 Elite, and all teh light colours look a little reddish.

Anyone know how to fix this? Run the calibration like 5 times with all the same result.

Thanks

Might be that you are just used to the screen being to blue?

Lol, no there is a definite red cast.

Ok after a little more testing here is what im finding.

When i open up a blank canvas in photoshop and fill it with

R - 128
G- 128
B - 128

Everything looks fine, its a nice dark grey.

When i move up to around

242
242
242

Thats when i notice a red tint to the canvas.

It goes to white again at 255, 255, 255

Is the monitor faulty?

Here's a thread that might help: Link

Aszental wrote in post #8112125
Lol, no there is a definite red cast...

...Is the monitor faulty?

I've adopted the following method when using the Spyder3 Elite:

I make sure it's plugged into a direct motherboard USB connection, not a remote USB hub or the USB outlet on the monitor itself.

I turn off all lights and draw the window blinds/shades. I only calibrate when the sun is not directly on my office windows.

I have rich reddish wood office furniture, so I rigged a home-made monitor hood to reduce color reflection (and glare). I also wear a gray t-shirt when calibrating so there's no color reflection from my clothing.

I reset all monitor settings to factory default. The video card settings also remain at default.

I calibrate with no other setting besides the monitor's Brightness control. In the initial Spyder3 setup, I tell the software I only have a Backlight control, no Contrast, no RGB controls.

I use Native/2.2.

I have calibrated 3 Dell Ultrasharp LCDs and have gotten excellent results from the Spyder2 Pro and Spyder3 Elite. No color casts, neutral grays.

When I first started using my i1d2, my impression was that everything had a pink tinge, but I have got used to it and looking at the screen as I type this everything looks perfectly normal.

What colour temp are you using? I use 6500 degK now, but have gone as high as 7000 and as low as 5500.