nope no two monitors are the same..i have two 17" ones in front of me...both the same manufacturer,one just a model revision newer than the other,both have the same CRT and specs but both are different...i find the best way to get em looking ship-shape is to use the "adobe gamma loader" software that ships with photoshop.the really important bit is to get the phospher/white point specs for your particular monitor to plug into it[these are often listed on the manufacturer's website]this makes a huge difference,it takes a lot of the guess work away...but i still need to fudge a bit to get them looking the same:)