Is this the "Pink Panther"?

I've had a brand new 23" Cinema Display for a week now.
However the light greys and some light graphites display as a light pink-ish color.
This makes white text on light grey web pages especially hard on the eyes.
A SN check revealed that this display was made in late August 2006.
Neither my 20" cinema display or my MacBook Pro have this problem.
Is this the pink panther problem reported here or is there some adjustment that can fix this.
Martin
G5 Desktop   Mac OS X (10.4.8)   23" Cinema Display

As mentioned earlier, the best solution is a colorimeter/spectrophotometer, the more color critical you are, the more you should probably opt for a hardware device. Of course it doesn't cost you anything to use Apples built-in calibration tool. If you spend a good bit of time in Photoshop, I suggest going with the hardware device. After profiling make sure you don't change the brightness. If the brightness is altered after profiling, the unit should be re-profiled. You should also do the profile in the ambient light you expect to be using the display under.
Because the characteristics of monitors change over time, they should be profiled at somewhat regular intervals, the hardware profiling device, in addition to being accurate, is consistently repeatable, profiling with your eyes you just can't get that accuracy & repeatability.
If you decide to get a hardware device, take a look at the EyeOne Display 2 by GretagMacbeth. Monaco's OPTIX is a good colorimeter but it might be getting harder to find one since Monaco was bought by GretagMacbeth, and future support might be an uncertainty.
Even if the 23's Pink Panther issue didn't exist, monitors should still be profiled. You might want to look into Color Management if you'll be using ICC aware applications like Photoshop or working with others that do.
If the unit is new, I'm sure you have options to return it if it is a big enough issue for you.
Patrick
G5 DP 2GHz, 23ACD, iBook, AEBS, iPod video   Mac OS X (10.3.9)  

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