ok. calibrated with factory settings. Opened the curtains, turned on the 5000K lights, and this is what I'm seeing.
The monitor is much brighter, a little more blue, and has less contrast than the prints. Besides it bring 16bits instead of 8, should i be changing anything here?
Now, having said that, my lightroom and photoshop settings are attached.
The lab suggested I use their color profile to ensure proper color, but now when I click on it instead of sRGB, it looks much too blue compared to the print.
Any ideas? I feel like I should just chuck it all, and buy a new monitor!