Monitor calibration

I recently bought a new monitor as the one I had was too small and wasn't suitable for editing images.

In addition to purchasing the monitor I invested in a ColorMunki (Display) in order to calibrate my monitor more effectively.  

It is pretty straightforward to use once you install the software you simply follow the instructions on screen, measure the ambient light in the room and hang the Colormunki over your screen and it does the rest.  

I have to say I wasn't pleased with the results initially and after doing some research on Google I discovered that I needed to make some adjustments to the screen that I hadn't already done like changing the mode to AdobeRGB instead of leaving it as standard.  

When I ran the procedure again there was a vast improvement.  

I have noticed that the brightness of the screen is darker.  However the colours are clearer and more realistic.  However, I would have to say that I haven't noticed a huge difference like some users report.  Maybe that is because my monitor is new.  

The ColorMunki is set to measure the ambient light in the room every 60mins and adjust the monitor accordingly.  

I will be getting some prints of the images I will be submitting for my next assignment and I am hoping that that will give me a better idea of how beneficial the ColorMunki is.