Thanks for your thoughts/experiences and thanks Kort for the links.  I will try to calibrate the new LCD monitor (Samsung 931c) later this weekend....hopefully that will get things in line.

One interesting point that was raised is that most monitors that are connected to the net and viewing our images...are NOT calibrated....and I agree with Onslow that "out of the box" settings seem to be very poor.  Which leads me to a simliar question...for web viewing, do we adjust for the masses?    Because, if I calibrate my LCD monitor, it still won't be in sync with what most people see......

Starting to chase my tail here...lol!

In youth, we learn....with age, we understand.