Images from my Pixma Pro 100 are much darker than my monitor screen

[RobRut]

The images from my Pixma Pro 100 are quite a bit darker than the images from my monitor.  So: 1) it's an inexpensive (cheap!) monitor.  Do I solve this by breaking the bank and getting something like a Dell Ultrasharp?  or 2) should I buy one of those devices like a colormunki that calibrates the monitor for me?  I'm told that they actually affect the graphics card, not the monitor itself.  But if the monitor is of such poor quality that it will never get it right, that's a waste.  I don't use my computer for any kind of gaming, but is it possible I need a better graphics card?  That seems unlikely, but I never know with this stuff.  The answer often turns out to be, "maybe any of the above", and the solution inevitably the most expensive one!

(P.S., I have tried manually calibrating my monitor, but it hasn't worked.)

Thanks for any suggestions,

Rob.

[RobRut]

Interesting.  I have reset my PS (I'm on a Windows 10 PC) settings to match those you suggested.  I will give this another shot later...right now I'm getting cabin fever from working on it.  You may be on to something here; I tried my son's monitor & my wife's, and they all produce basically the same on-screen image.  I got slightly different results by going around photoshop altogether and using the Canon image garden software.  At any rate, I'm taking a break from this madness for now!

Thanks again,

Rob

[RobRut]

I've managed some improvements.  You might find this guy's stuff interesting in general:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7IyykIZZioA

R.

[jrhoffman75]

Use brightness to control general level and the contrast to get distinct separation between the step squares.

Ideally you want no light falling on the surface of the monitor.

I edit in a dim room and have a desk lamp behind the monitor lighting the desk. If possible fashion a hood on the monitor.

[jrhoffman75]

Thanks. Yes, Jose has some great videos. A very helpful resource.

[jrhoffman75]

Found this:

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/58251206

[RobRut]

Thanks again. Interesting, but a little beyond my limited capabilities! However, I have made an interesting discovery: when I bring up an image in Photoshop, then use the Curves -- Darker adjustment, my images come out pretty well as I see them. Close enough, anyway.

[jrhoffman75]

That's all that counts. Edit an image how you want it to look and confidence that it will print as you want.