Hi. I regularly calibrate my Nec Multisync LCD2490WUXi2 using Nec's SpectraView II software with an X-Rite ColorMunki Photo photospectrometer. Per the excellent advice I got here on LuLa (iirc) I am using the "
Photo Editing" target settings. My use is strictly for photo editing. My goal is to get the images on-screen to match prints made with an Epson 3880. Mostly, this has worked well.
My monitor, though, has
always appeared overly bright to me. (I had been using a luminance value of 80 in the past, first with the ColorMunki Photo software on other monitors, and then even on the Nec using the SpectraView II's included Target "
Print Standard".)
• Is the correct (and best) way to lower the luminance of the monitor by editing the value in the Target Settings to something lower than 140 cd/m^2?
• Is there a suggested target value other than 140?
• Do I lose anything? Are there any reasons this is not recommended?
I am also likely to purchase a second Nec monitor for use in another location. I expect to purchase a wide-gamut monitor. Will the setting for the 2490 in any way reduce my ability to match (as best as possible) the output from each monitor?
Thanks in advance.
Much appreciated.
