#Using spyder5 with displaycal Pc

5000-5500 is nearer to paper in the light I view it. I've tried 5000K, 5500K and 6500K all have this issue. Curious where 5000 recommendation come from? Also it might help if you describe exactly what you are doing. I use Spyder5 Elite to calibrate my two monitors, one of which is wide gamut and have no problems.

#Using spyder5 with displaycal Pc

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I read that DELL monitors require XRite for calibration. What is more concerning is I am using the ELITE version (most expensive and meant to be their top end calibrator!) So, considering I don't have an entry level monitor and the calibration and non calibration screen on spyder (flicking between) only warms it slightly - colours seem pretty unchanging, then why is it doing this stuff to my black areas - it looks truly horrendous. Looking at these files after calibration at first glance they appear ok - however in the black areas they have horrible artefacts in the areas and poor gradients honestly I am close to punching the damn screen I've tried it countless times with different settings? It looks a thousand times worse than before calibration in this regard, like it's a 50 quid screen! I like to edit quite contrasty black and whites and sometimes similar edits in colours.

That is until I look at photos that looked fine before in the black areas. As it appears after calibration is finished all with recommended settings - 5000K, gamma recommended etc etc and about 90-120 cdm2 depending on light level all looks okay. So I have a Dell ultrasharp monitor - a pretty decent one which is under a year old which I am trying to calibrate.