Colour calibrating a laptop screen?

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Is it possible to colour calibrate the screen on my laptop with a colour checker so the colours I see are corrected to say sRGB profile?
Laptop is a Dell Inspirion about 3 years old.

And what colour calibraters are recommended for an amateur? Definitely looking for one I can plug in sit it on the screen and let it sort it out for me.
 
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The only real way to calibrate a screen, is with a calibration device , such as a Spyder or X-Rite. calibrating by eye is near impossible as calibration means using a look up table to the video card. I tried doing it visually years ago on windows machines that did not support colour management, adjusting the individual contrast of the RGB channels . It didn't work. I use an i-One device, but there cheaper ones such as Colormunkie Smile. I've not used it so can't comment.
 
I use the Spyder5 Express on my Dell XPS laptop, it might suit your needs :)
 
Chappers said:
The only real way to calibrate a screen, is with a calibration device , such as a Spyder or X-Rite. calibrating by eye is near impossible as calibration means using a look up table to the video card. I tried doing it visually years ago on windows machines that did not support colour management, adjusting the individual contrast of the RGB channels . It didn't work. I use an i-One device, but there cheaper ones such as Colormunkie Smile. I've not used it so can't comment.
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Definitely going to use a device that plugs into the usb and does it for me, colourmunkie smile was one I had seen.

gramps said:
I use the Spyder5 Express on my Dell XPS laptop, it might suit your needs :)
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Cheers another option to look at.
 
How do folks that edit on a laptop overcome the issue that the colours and contrast change depending on the viewing angle of the screen?
 
Bristolian said:
How do folks that edit on a laptop overcome the issue that the colours and contrast change depending on the viewing angle of the screen?
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you'll never eliminate it completely, which is why i believe laptops are always a compromise for editing.

where possible always get a good ips external display.

fwiw ips laptops can be found but either cost a fair chunk of cash and/or have a horrid glossy overlay.
 
I bought my laptop (HP G72 with i3 processor and 8MB RAM) with the intention of using to for editing but just couldn't get consistent results because of the colour and contrast changes. I eventually gave up and went back to my trusty desktop PC - trusty that was until Sunday when the CPU got fried because the cooler failed :(
 
As many have said, it's definitely a compromise / you'll not get perfect results due to the quality of laptop panels and inconsistent environments (viewing angles / lighting) that go with using a laptop. However, I've calibrated both my laptops (Lenevo x1 carbon and Asus Zenbook) with a Spyder5 and whilst soft proofing in Photoshop has shown that neither panel is great at covering the sRGB space it has allowed me to get much more consistent prints at home. As a beginner doing this for a hobby I'm happy to get 90% of the way there without wasting ink and paper and knowing that photos will have a consistent look when I share them.
 
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