[BigHaus]

Presently operating a Sony monitor, colors set to True Color (32 bit). When watching some DVD's or websites, the colors appear a bit off. The monitor allows modification of the RGB settings (each element, R, G or B can be set to a number between 0 and 100. They are all presently set to 76. Is there an optimal RGB setting for monitors to ensure proper colors?

[uly7]

I'm not sure if this may help you, but in a color palette that have RGB, the number of color use is 256. R (red) go from 0 to 255, G (green) go from 0 to 255 and B (blue) the same.
If I divide 256 by 4, I got 64, so 75 for what you have in your monitor, I going to assume is like 3/4 or 64 in the RGB color wheel. Now when I enter 192 (3*64) in each color (R=164, G=164, B=164) what I got is a 30% gray in another words, to light.
If you lower your RGB to 50% all, you will get a natural gray, therefor, all your colors (movies, pics, etc,) should have a more natural color.
I hope this may help you.
I'm interested in what other people will say about your problem.
Let see.
Uly7

[DaveBurnett]

You need to set the Gamma Correction for your monitor. This can be done from Display Properties/Settings/Advanced/Adapter and depends on the type of Graphics card from there on. Download this picture http://www.burn-it.freeserve.co.uk/pics/GAMMA.TIF and open it in a picture viewer and make sure it is being viewed at 297x344 pixels 100%. Then go back to the adapter settings and adjust the gamma slider for each colour until the center rectangle is the same shade as the outer one for each colour. Save and apply the settings and make sure they are actioned on start-up.
Thats it.