My NEC PA271 is calibrated well under 100. There are no fixed, absolute numbers to use. Roger -----Original Message----- From: argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx [mailto:argyllcms-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of adam k Sent: February-02-12 6:43 PM To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx Subject: [argyllcms] Re: Monitor calibration Well, thank you. I'm concerned with editing photos mostly and want them to match prints. Just wondering why everybody talks about calibrating to 120 cd/m^2. It looks to bright for me. A Kielcz On Feb 2, 2012, at 6:35 PM, "János, Tóth F." <janos666@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote: > It does make sense for me as my plasma display can not reach more than > ~85 cd/m^2 anyway. But this is enough in a dark room. > 80 cd/m^2 is a little too bright for web pages with bright backgrounds > and black text but usually optimal for most of the movies and games. > In a dark room which is actually not that dark if you have white walls > and there is something on a relatively big display... >