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p.1 #2 · p.1 #2 · How well does calibrating help a "cheap" monitor? | |
How do you typically output your files (prints, books, digitally)? If you just hand off digital files for device viewing, calibration doesn't much matter because you have no control over anyone else's devices and viewing environments (i.e., what you see won't necessarily be what they see).
If you print, then your monitor needs to give you a reasonably accurate representation of what will appear on paper -- and limiting your service providers to one or two trusted entities (as opposed to going with whoever has the cheapest price this week) will help you fine tune your hardware and expectations. You may be able to accomplish this without calibration equipment, assuming your monitor has decent uniformity in brightness and color.
In the end, it comes down to how critical you and your clients are. Good enough means different things to different people. For the consuming public, it generally denotes acceptance of the lowest common denominator.
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