I have a two-month-old NEC 2690 LCD monitor with Spectraview II and the NEC/Gretag calibration device, a Mac G5 with OSX 10.4.9, printing to an Epson 3800. I view my prints under 4700K Solux halogen bulbs. Printing these days on Epson Premium Luster, using Epson's furnished profile. Also tried the BookSmartStudio Premium Luster profile, but found it to be virtually identical to the Epson profile.
Monitor settings are D65/2.2/95. Why 95? I find that even at 95, the screen image is slightly brighter, slightly contrastier, and slightly bluer in the shadows.
I'd appreciate any suggestions for getting a better match. I'm still at a point where what I see on the monitor isn't what I get off the printer (which is operating flawlessly), and I'm wasting ink and paper compensating for the difference between monitor and print.
I thought about trying the Native White Point Setting, but using it will not allow you to control the brightness manually--Spectraview II sets it for you at about 400--way too bright. There is another setting called Native Monitor Gamma, I believe. Would that help in any way?
I'm pretty clueless on what to try next.
Thanks.