You need to do two things, and realize a third thing.
First, you need to get rid of your Dell E6500, or stop using the display on the laptop. The E6500 uses a TN panel for the display. If you want a wider/superior color reproduction then you need to get an IPS, PVA, or old school CRT monitor. TN panels suck. The cheapest IPS monitor on the market is the Dell 2209WA. Its a 22" LCD and usually costs around $250.
Second, you need to calibrate your monitors so that they are balanced similarly. Spend $60 and get a Spyder Pro 2 or something similar.
Third, make sure that you're saving your jpeg images in sRGB color space. If you are converting RAWS over using photoshop, then they are probably being saved with the Adobe RGB colorspace (which holds more color information than sRGB). Most web browsers ignore the extra information in the Adobe RGB colorpace and end up displaying the photo with very washed out, gray colors. I think that Safari is one of the few browsers that reads the entire colorspace.
If you need more info, just google any of the stuff I just mentioned. Lots of people have the same issues you described.
Originally Posted by Nerdsrock22
Well guys, I need some help.
I have noticed a huge difference in my pictures between my home computer (27" iMac) and my work computer (15" Dell Latitude E6500). Basically, I'll edit my pics using Aperture and Photoshop from RAW, save a TIFF, and then upload to Flickr as a JPEG. Any format I view them on iMac, they all look the same.
I'll then drive up to work, check out my Flickr, and be the pics will look completely graywashed. What was a bright, contrasted image now looks flat and dull.
Am I going crazy, What gives? How can I get my monitors to display closer to each other?
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