I've also used the Spyder 2 and had no problem matching monitor and
prints, especially considering the cheap monitor I'm using. Considering
what I paid for it, I think it's the Spyder 2 Pro, but I've used it with
good results with the latest versions of both the Spyder 2 Pro and
Spyder 2 Express software. I recently upgraded to the Spyder 3, so if
anyone is interested in getting a cheap start on monitor calibration
with the Spyder 2 contact me off list.
-p
On 8/3/2011 10:38 AM, Paul Stenquist wrote:
I use the very inexpensive Spyder Express (the older 2 version), and it is
quite adequate in that my monitor and my prints are a near perfect match. It
will only calibrate one monitor, so I have my large monitor set up as the photo
viewing area and use my second monitor just for PhotoShop windows and tools. It
adjusts the monitor for the ambient light, so I have to work in the same
lighting conditions for best accuracy. I think the main advantage of the Pro
device is that it allows more adjustment of gamma and the calibration of
multiple monitors. I'd like to have it, but the Express version does the job
and does it well. That being said, other calibration systems are more highly
rated by reviewers, but the Spyder works well for me and my iMac 27 monitor.
(It also worked well with my previous frontline monitor, an Apple Cinema
Display.)
Paul
On Aug 3, 2011, at 11:10 AM, Igor Roshchin wrote:
Dear All:
What model(s) of color-calibration devices (colorimeters) for computer
displays would you recommend? (For Windows - XP and Win7, - if that matters)
I am looking for something that would be reasonable - both in
functionality (quality, convenience of use) and price.
I heard mostly about Spyder. But then even Spyder seems to have
several variations (Datacolor DC S3P100 Spyder 3 Pro, Datacolor DC
S3EL100 Spyder 3 Elite, Datacolor DC S3X100 Spyder 3 Express).
I didn't have a chance to figure out which features are really helpful,
and which are just marketing ploy:
http://spyder.datacolor.com/s3compare.php
Does the Pro version automatically adjust calibration based on the
ambient light in real time, or only during the calibration?
Also, - how does the "multiple display calibration" work? Does anybody
know?
I think I am ready to "bite the bullet", - as the monitors I thought
were close to calibrated are actually not.
Thank you in advance,
Igor
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