Matching colors - 20" display and PB G4

I'm having a hard time calibrating my 20 inch ACD and my powerbook G4 15". I've used Spyder's calibrator and Optical, and have tried Apple's own calibrator (included in the Displays preference) but the color on the 20" ACD is significantly warmer/more yellow than what I see on my PB and on the prints I'm getting from an Epson 2200. Basically, I'd love to manually adjust the colors on the ACD to match what I'm seeing on the PB and from my printer, but that seems impossible.
Any ideas?
Thanks,
David

David,
If you are serious about calibration among multiple LCDs (RGB) and a printer (CMYK), then you should buy: [url="http://www.pantone.com/products/products.asp?idSubArea=0&idArea=2&idProdu ct=497&idArticleType_Products=0"]Pantone's ColorVision® Spyder2[/url] for $170 USD.
,dave

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