dv5t color display problems & sleep problem

[ethos]

I'm having a couple of problems with my new dv5t (with infinity brightview 1680x1050 display).

1. Colors are way off. Working on a project in photoshop on this computer, the colors are far more desaturated than on other computers. Makes big problems with printing.

2. When I close the lid and it goes to sleep, very often when I open it back up it won't comeback, all the lights are on on the dashboard, but the screen is blank black and no matter what I press it won't come back-- so I end up having to hard shutdown.

Any ideas?

[ethos]

bumppppppp

[cpu2k]

1. You'll need to use a monitor calibrator like a Spyder3... the software will analyze and create a colour profile for your screen...

2. I've had that happen to me a few times on my DV7... no idea what's causing it...

[Infamous22]

I hope the Nvidia defects didn't make it onto the DV7.

[ethos]

1. You'll need to use a monitor calibrator like a Spyder3... the software will analyze and create a colour profile for your screen...

2. I've had that happen to me a few times on my DV7... no idea what's causing it...

Spyder3 costs 450 bucks! Any less expensive alternatives?

[uwontprevail]

Spyder3 costs 450 bucks! Any less expensive alternatives?

Bittorrent?

[cpu2k]

Spyder3 costs 450 bucks! Any less expensive alternatives?

Yeah... there's a Spyder2Express... it's should be significantly cheaper than the Spyder3 and should get the job done...

[ethos]

I was thinking along the lines of hopefully something free :O

[ethos]

Still having this problem, any fixes that don't cost so much money?

[SDreamer]

There is, manual calibration I think. This thread discusses it. Hope that helps.