Ching1202 :
Hi all. I have a Samsung 2443BW monitor for almost 8yrs. Although it still works fine, I feel it can't show much detail in dark area, which makes me pissing off while im gaming/watching movies.
I wonder if I should consider buying a new monitor or a color calibrator?
buying a color calibrator would not hurt. It might fix your darker areas problem by giving you a better contrast ratio after calibration. But monitors in general after a prolong period of time will start to lose their color consistency depending on how it was use. You would also need to do some research on how to properly color calibrate your monitor and depending on what color calibrator you purchase it will take account ambient light in your room as a measurement to give you accurate colors. Not only that but when you color calibrate your monitor, the first thing that you are ask by the software is at what lumens you want to calibrate? 120, 160, and the kalvin, d50, d65 etc.
But the question would be what if you buy the color calibrator but give you results that you were not intending?
I think, for what it might be worth, just buy a new monitor that would suite your needs. Just my two cents.