The calibration is not that expensive. A decent calibration set costs around 150$ and if you treat it well it can last ages. Not professional, but does the trick for the mere mortals. Also, you only need to calibrate the screen once in a while (2-3 months depending on the monitor uptime hours), so you can do a group buy with other people and share the calibrator when you need to use it.

And I'm not really that much into sound systems myself. I don't have the money, so I haven't bothered yet to have a look to them. But I should start doing some research, because listening to music is the main thing I do with my computer (I also use it for photo editing, but that's less often) and I'm starting to feel that what I have is not enough. with my earphones plugged to the computer I can barely notice the difference between FLAC and MP3 320...

Last time I borrowed the colorimeter during my internship. The thing was worth around 1000€ since it's a model used for printing, so it also works for printer. But yeah I know that mere mortal can get one one for 150$, and we have enough screen to eventually justify the cost ( I mean, we have an army of console, computer, screen, smartphone )

When I purchased my SE-530, I had a dead Nvidia 8600M ( now that I think about it, I'm cursed by Nvidia ), so it was some sort of well, buying to keep me busy. I would rather not continue browsing audio equipment because it's expensive and I don't want to buy one of these by "mistake" xD

Yeah, where my mother works they have also tons of screens (around 40) used 10 daily hours for editing/printing/etc works and they have one of those too. Costs a zillion Euros, but the results are really impressive.

I don't think you need to calibrate al the screen tho, just the one you use for editing. I have the 'editing screen' (A random airis 14" TFT) as secondary with the standard settings (I borrow a cheap calibrator once on a while), and the main screen with very low contrast and brightness, so I can use the computer without my eyes burning (I usually use the computer at night, so a calibrated setting would be really awful to use).

Anyway, what I'm trying to say is that it's only important to calibrate a monitor if you are going to use it for certain purposes (Editing, printing tests, etc). For the rest of the things, a normal screen with the default settings works fine.

Wanna know how I spent my day? My wife has been sad and moody for the past week. I guess it's pregnancy hormones? Well, I have a job. Not much, a manager at our local Gamestop, so I'm gone in the day and for her job she's gone in the night. So tonight she gets off work and stays off work because her belly is HUGE and it's hurting her to move and walk. She is not due until August. But I guess with twins...

I went all over town in search of red balloons. I bought fifty of them and got a big pack of fancy cards and wrote on each card one reason I love her. I hole punched them and tied them to the string of the balloon.

Yes, this is my work out room. Forgive the mess. <___<







She gets off around ten. Sorry for the mushiness post.

I'd love to see her reaction :)

That's incredibly cute~!
I hope it cheers her up ^_^

You're such a thoughtful husband Aizawa! So incredibly sweet! ^^

Oh god, it's adorable.

That's really sweet of you. I know that will cheer her up

this isn't mushy at all! you're so kind Aizawa. ;w; ooohh so lovely.

That's nice. I should do it, one day, eventually if I have a girl xD

I hope they will both be born fine. From what I heard, I also had a twin in the womb of my mother, but he/she vanished. Sometimes I wonder how my life would have been with a twin xD

god, that's rather huge. I want to see the twins ;w;

oh and here's a short story, I had a funny dream last night. I was banned by Kage by commenting on a disabled image, hehe. I have no idea, though. XD

I wish I had a twin brother too