Content creation on HP Omen 15-dc0030nr

[Pranav3630]

Hey! I just ordered my new laptop, a HP Omen 15-dc0030nr. It is powered by an Intel core i7-8750 with a base clock of 2.2Ghz, coupled with a GeForce GTX 1060 and 16gigs of DDR4 2666Mhz Ram. The display is a 1080p 60Hz IPS panel. 

I'm a photographer and a designer. I have to use this laptop for my video editing as well. And I came across some YouTube reviews which claims that this specific model has a good colour accuracy and is good for content creation, while some of them said, it's display isn't good for such kind of works. I'm actually confused and if there's any omen users here, who can help me with this issue, I'll be grateful. Also, are there any colour profiles out there which will improve the colour accuracy of the screen?

Thanks in advance!

Cheers!

[Photoray002 · Accepted solution]

Hello @Pranav3630

I can't rally speak for the DC0000 series, but I've had the W200 in the past with 17 inch 4K screen.

Most of the standard 1080p laptop screens arent going to be near as accurate as a good stand alone monitor, but the 4K screens changed my mind. It was fantastic for a laptop.

I just set the Color Profile to sRGB in the Windows color settings. That keeps the colors the same when switching a file between software like Photoshop and Lightroom.  But your best way to get the most out of a screen is to set up a custom profile with a color profiling solution like Spyder or Eye One Pro.

If you do serious photography or design, you should really consider getting one of these. It will read your screen and create a proper profile based on what that screen is capable of.

Hope it helps.