Okay, I know the answer to this question is highly subjective but I feel like asking it anyways. Some of it will be related to STO but the other half will be more general. So here goes...
Ever since Lighting 2.0 was introduced it altered lighting and shadows quite significantly and almost beyond recognition. This also means a major difference in how colors are represented. It can be difficult to tell whether On or Off provides better color representation if we're just talking about colors alone.
Also, I just happened to have upgraded my monitor less than a day ago from a
Samsung S27A950 to an
LG 38UC99.
Apart from screen size and IPS panel the LG one is more of a professional monitor with more accurate color representation. But the two of them are quite different in brightness, contrast and especially color temperature. I noticed this especially when going to the Winterland and observing the color of the ice and snow. The Samsung one is more bluish and the LG one is more neutral with greater distinction between white and dark as well greater distinction between different colors. It was neither warm or cold but offers a great selection of customization (RGB, YCbCr, six color adjustments and 10-bit mode).
So here is my question -
what color temperature do you generally prefer for your monitor? Warm or Cool, or something custom and what would that be? That is to say, a more yellowish tint or bluish tint to white for example?
I know I can only use my myself as reference but I would like to know what seems to be the generally more chosen golden standard. Feel free to speak of the Kelvin color scale such as 6500K to describe your choice.
I'm not really very knowledgeable in matters such as proper contrast ratio, gamma and color representation so I am calling out for possible better expertise among you players.
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as for STOs 2.0 update? Yeah, cool concept. Bad implementation. The best thing most players who are not on console can do is to turn it off before it causes issues. It helps a lot with atmospherics and general ambiance, but all my characters end up looking like plastic dolls, and it only increases the lag/stutter that occurs in over-crowded instances. not going against it, just pointing that out. More animations, the less STO seems to work right, and it has nothing to do with my comp so much as the game itself.
Originally, I thought you were talking ACTUAL temp of your monitor getting hot from your title, but I see that was just a mistake in reading it and that you meant ambiance rather than real temperature. My first response would have been: "Pull the plug and buy a new one if it's running hot". But that was way off.
Blue or Red? Hmm. Have you ever run a marathon? Not one of those short 5k races, but a real marathon? One of the side-effects of the strain is that the natural pigment of the eye increases. With one, everything takes a heave red cast, with the other it all turns blue and the lesser colors fade. (now if they turn grey, you're frigged, and about to pass out). For some people the red is on the right eye, for others it's the left. It's how those old 3d film goggles used to work.
what I'm saying is that I guess it'd be personal preference verses work requirements and such.
I said too much.
I have been reading around a little bit and it seems like the consensus for correct color representation sits somewhere around the 6500K color temperature. And for those who wonder, that color temperature seems to represent the more whitish LED color. Anything lower generates a more yellowish or candlelight tint (old halogen bulbs), and anything higher generates a more bluish or Xenon tint.
Among monitor manufacturers they call it either Warm or Cool. Some monitors may even use the Kelvin temperature scale such as 9300K for cool, 6500K for neutral and something like 5000K for warm.
And what I meant is that Lighting 2.0 completely changes how colors in STO are represented on your monitor regardless of your color settings, or RGB settings (Red, Green, Blue). And to clarify my question, what is your general preference when you calibrate your monitor?
Here is an example of color temperature:
It's different if you're making stuff, especially serious photo editing or video. Then you need at least some consistency between your camera, the monitor and the printer, unless you want to look like you have absolutely no clue.