# Big Problem! with the colors of my monitor **URL:** \ **Category:** Uncategorized\ **Created:** [July 11, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343 "2003-07-11T18:22:33Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 13\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Eberth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/user_avatar/forum.kirupa.com/eberth/32/41_2.png) [@Eberth](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/Eberth)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/1 "2003-07-11T18:22:33Z")
i was making my website, and i published something to the internet, and i asked my sister on the other computer to test the page, so she tested it, but the colors were totally different 😱 i made a blue thing, and on the other monitor it looked gray!!! how can i configure my monitor so it displays the real color btw, my monitor is a lcd tft screen 17’’ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:24pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/2 "2003-07-11T18:24:46Z")
you cannot really…just gotta try to stay as true to web colors as possible. You have to compensate sometimes and just make sure it is pass-ible. Really no way to account for the different monitors. Just have as many test subjects as you can ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:26pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/3 "2003-07-11T18:26:22Z")
btw designing on tft’s is not good since most peoples will have a crt of some sort. TfT’s are abnormally bright and what looks good there may not look good on crt’s. I would say test on a lcd but design from a crt ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/4 "2003-07-11T18:27:05Z")
omg, and the computer is new ☹ ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/5 "2003-07-11T18:28:56Z")
get you a cheap 15in or 17in crt. Keep the cpu ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 11, 2003, 6:30pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/6 "2003-07-11T18:30:09Z")
how much ? ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 8:04am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/7 "2003-07-13T08:04:14Z")
I dont think your monitor have a problem ! try this program. it will fix ur color problems. if not try to play with the options in the program. [PowerStrip](http://download.com.com/3000-2094-10175383.html?tag=lst-0-1) ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 8:16pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/8 "2003-07-13T20:16:07Z")
Didn’t you get a CD with the TFT? If so, put it in and use the calibrating software thats on there. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 8:22pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/9 "2003-07-13T20:22:02Z")
i dont think he has a problem at all. It is just that colors on a flat panel are drastically different than those of a crt which most folks use. That is his dilemna. His sister viewed something he created using a flat panel. and she viewed it on a crt and the colors were different. Just a designer booboo. He needs to test on a crt and flat panel. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 9:42pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/10 "2003-07-13T21:42:15Z")
if you are really rich you can get a color screen calibrator: > **[LaCie](https://www.lacie.com/)** > > LaCie, the premium brand of Seagate technology - world-class storage solutions for photographers, videographers, audio professionals, and other power users. don’t know many people who do though. Best way is to make many color versions of your site and ask for friends (us =)) to check it out - and give screenshots. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 11:28pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/11 "2003-07-13T23:28:31Z")
> \*Originally posted by 3d-iva \* > \*\*i dont think he has a problem at all. It is just that colors on a flat panel are drastically different than those of a crt which most folks use. That is his dilemna. His sister viewed something he created using a flat panel. and she viewed it on a crt and the colors were different. Just a designer booboo. He needs to test on a crt and flat panel. \*\* I have a TFT monitor, the colors are brighter/different but you can fix it, all you gotta do is put in the CD you got with the monitor and calibrate it after the settings, if you don’t do it, it’s your problem. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 13, 2003, 11:36pm UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/12 "2003-07-13T23:36:49Z")
I did that with my flat panel also but flat panels are just brighter plain and simple. Unless you have a super duper CRT the colors will not be as vivid on a CRT leading to color problems. We have a total mixture for test here at our studio and Ill tell ya the Flat panel is always the hardest to peg. ---
**Author:** ![system](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex011/uploads/kirupa/original/3X/6/2/621e5c11736f46532526e61be85940af4230f3e5.png) [@system](https://forum.kirupa.com/u/system)\ **Post date:** [July 14, 2003, 11:40am UTC](https://forum.kirupa.com/t/big-problem-with-the-colors-of-my-monitor/25343/13 "2003-07-14T11:40:30Z")
did u try powerstrip ? it did work when I tested my site on other pc :thumb: -Blast :tb: