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So totally overkill? Would you reco I return and get something more affordable? 

Thank you. I read the wide gamut myth, and most if not all the articles you'd posted lol. I guess I'm confused why even get a monitor with Adkbe rgb? I get not editing in that mode in PS, I get the 8 bit vs 16, that all made sense. Is it just for your personal viewing pleasure or for movies?? Assuming your clients or print labs won't see what you're seeing, so use standard mode and calibrate that? I read the which monitor to buy too...just curious now because it seems like uhd, 4K and 5k monitors are so common, if this rule still applies?

After going back and forth with you guys on the Dell 2515H monitor and Colormunki Display, I gave up and bought the new ASUS PA279Q and a colormunki 1Display Pro, praying it would be the difference I needed to match my Millers prints. I ordered the same prints from WHCC as well to compare.

Here's the question. When I'm calibrating, I reset to factory settings, correct? Then it gives you many options on which display to use. Standard (where you can adjust the Kelvin later), Adobe RGB, sRGB more, Scenery, Theater and 2 user modes. I've spent the time today calibrating them all, and now i'm confused.  Which mode do I start in after factory re setting?

Lastly, when you're in PS, and you're proofing the image, do you click on preserving the RGB numbers? or leave it unchecked?

Thank you so much! Hopefully this will be the last of it and I can FINALLY get back to actually shooting and editing!!!

I'll do that. i'll go to a couple more labs and get samples, then when i go to lightroom proof preview at sRGB, and photoshop then i would use the proof condition to the latest calibration? or as document profile?

the brightness is still brighter on screen than the print, but manageable. I'd just have to deepen the blacks a bit to match it.

screenshot attached for clarification

Brightness finally yes, close enough. But still red on screen, green on print

Yes. 5 times. With different levels of brightness and white levels and they print is more green and the screen more pink. Should just at this point custom my screen to the prints? Or say screw millers and calibrate per your initial instructions?

Shit sorry it's the menu above the luminance. It's the white balance? I'm on my phone now but it goes from d55, d60, d65 and native?

Luminance meter that you suggest to be at 100? On the colormunki calibration steps? Goes from 80-120 and native as options?

sorry shit, you can't see the monitor buttons. here they are from my cell phone view

 i did the factory reset on the monitor prior to all the calibrations. should i change these manually in order to manually match Millers? then again, what do I do with another lab? thank you so much for everything btw. sorry for having so much trouble with it. it's the dell https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B00SPWPF1O/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

and what do i do when i switch labs? Do i have to recalibrate again for each lab?

also when comparing them in lightroom, should i have the background white like the screenshot? 25% grey? Black?

is this just a f**king light bulb problem now? Eff me.

went down to white balance 50. Still too red.

looks the closest with lumen 88, with white point to 55.

 Monitor is still a hair too red. would that be a white point issue or a lumen issue?

it's set to 100

2 minutes ago, Damien Symonds said:

Some lab reviews here.

Just bumping this question, in case you missed it.

done. still too red, blue and bright.

where should i print here in the US? I know it's me, but I need my monitor to place nicely with all printers, right? In case my client goes to another printer? Because right now i wouldn't be happy with the prints or files I've sent them compared to what I'm seeing on my screen...

same for lightroom then, yes?

done. still looks to blue and red and bright. 

and what if i go to another printer? what setting would it be?

i'm open to going anywhere! as long as it matches my F***ing monitor lol I'll go where ever you tell me to!

or should it be on the last/current calibration saved file?

1 minute ago, Damien Symonds said:

No, the window you get when you go to View>Proof Setup>Custom in Photoshop.

it was on millers, now i changed it to this.