For all the repainters and photo nuts...

[Moparmike]

Try this little quiz to see how good your eye for color is...
http://www.xrite.com/custom_page.aspx?PageID=77

I scored 4 errors on on one monitor and 41errors on my other monitor.
A lower score is better...0 is perfect.

 

[Marlin]

I tried it, then xed the screen. Does that count for anything :costumes::d

 

[Sopwith Chameleon]

I........got...4................:mixedsmi:

 

[demorier]

26 here....for my group

 

[lifejogger]

I got an 83 what ever that means.

 

[Craig Taylor]

Interesting test...51 here. Thanks for sharing!

 

[Henry]

I got an 8
but i have an x rite calibrated monitor
so its my eyes
H

 

[Dangerousdave26]

:costumes: How about that

I scored my age 39

Whats it telling me ... Old Fart can't hear and now is going blind.:d

 

[Sixghost]

Now I'm surprised!!:isadizzy:

Scored with an 8 years old CRT monitor (not calibrated)...you gotta love CRT's!:d

 

[Henry]

Now I'm surprised!!:isadizzy:

Scored with an 8 years old CRT monitor (not calibrated)...you gotta love CRT's!:d

I only use CRT's
H

 

[Buddha13]

Hi all,
Well I scored 12.Think it is my eyes though as I was not wearing my glasses.

Buddha13

 

[monk1]

Brown
Green
Blue
Purple

How'd I do? :costumes:

 

[dadmod]

Zero...amazing! I must have cheated:costumes:

 

[AckAck]

Zero here too! On both monitors - cheap 17" LCDs, non calibrated.

Although the calibration shouldn't really effect this test, since you are only comparing one color to another, not trying to get the "correct" color.

Brian

 

[smoores]

My screen is half pink, half black and white, not a good combo

 

[TARPSBird]

I got a 19, for whatever that's worth. :mixedsmi:

 

[Moparmike]

Zero here too! On both monitors - cheap 17" LCDs, non calibrated.

Although the calibration shouldn't really effect this test, since you are only comparing one color to another, not trying to get the "correct" color.

Brian

Brian, the ability to distinguish similar shades of color is one reason behind a monitor calibration. That part of a calibration (level control) is mainly done with your brightness/contrast/gamma adjustments.
The other big reason is to make the colors represented on the screen as true to the same color in real life. This is done using a color curve profile.

If you scored a 0, then you've got good eyes and your monitors do a good job of distinguishing colors...even if they're not calibrated.

I've got a $500 Sony LCD that is great for games but stinks when I use it for color work...even if calibrated. I've got a cheapy Samsung LCD that does a much better job with colors and level control. That one scored 4 when calibrated and 12 when uncalibrated...I'm not gonna complain about it either way.