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Look at it like this.... The monitor is like a window into the scene outside. If your window is clean and pure white glass, the scene will look correct. But if your glass is tinted, dirty or misted, then the scene will look different.
So it follows that the image you capture, however correct it is in the camera, will appear differently on different monitors.
The only thing you can do is ensure the camera captured colour/tones are correct OR that any post capture corrections you make are necessary. And this is where YOUR monitor accuracy and calibration are important.
If YOUR monitor is incorrect when you view the new image you may decide corrections are needed..when they aren't! For example, if you monitor has a slight blue cast, you may be fooled into thinking your image needs more yellow. After adjusting, it may then look ok on your monitor ....but print too yellow! What's more...If your clients screen has by chance a yellow cast..the adjusted image will then look doubly yellow! You can't compensate for other peoples screens all you can do is get yours right.
The whole monitor calibration thing is about making sure you don't mess unnecessarily with your images.
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Eric