Monitor Calibration..

ront

I have read just about all that I can find and still am not sure which way to go. I am hoping in the next couple of weeks to but one. I am about $30 short right now.
I have the HP w2207h monitor. It has the glossy screen. I am trying to decide between these two calibrations systems and any input would be greatly appreciated.

http://www.amazon.com/ColorVision-S3P100-Spyder3-pro/dp/B000X4X37A/ref=pd_bbs_4?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1237322551&sr=8-4

http://www.amazon.com/Xrite-EODLT-X-Rite-Eye-One-Display/dp/B000CR78CE/ref=pd_bbs_9?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1237322551&sr=8-9

A friend just purchased the Spyder 3Pro and seems to be pretty happy with it, but it seems that I consistently hear better things about the Eye-One products.

Again, thanks for any input.

Ron

ziggy53

Hi Ron,

I moved this to "Digital Darkroom Gear" where we have similar threads. Here's a recent one:

http://www.dgrin.com/showthread.php?p=1049527

Newsy

ront wrote:

I have read just about all that I can find and still am not sure which way to go. I am hoping in the next couple of weeks to but one. I am about $30 short right now.
I have the HP w2207h monitor. It has the glossy screen. I am trying to decide between these two calibrations systems and any input would be greatly appreciated.

I believe that the Xrite i1 Display LT is not comparable to the Spyder3 PRO you listed in the sense that the Spyder unit is full featured while the Xrite unit is feature crippled. The equivalent Xrite unit may be the i1 Display 2. Check it out as I'm not as familiar with these as I was when I bought a unit 18 months ago.

http://www.xrite.com/top_products.aspx

Also, salt in the wound I know, but frankly I would not expect earth shattering results using one of these calibrators on the monitor you have - in fact it could prove quite frustrating. The W2207h is a 6bit colour depth TN panel monitor; they have many issues for image editing and viewing.

For the time being, try this online site and see if it helps.

http://www.lagom.nl/lcd-test/

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ront

Thanks for moving this thread ziggy53.

Newsy, thanks for the reply. First off, I know that I don't have the best monitor available for photo editing. I think I remember seeing your name in some of the threads about the new Dell monitor that people were getting for the same price as I paid for the HP. I wish that I could have gotten one of those as it sounds like it is a pretty good monitor. I was out of the period though to return the HP so I have to live with it for now. I basically am just looking for the best calibrator that I can afford for now. The i1 Display 2 does sound very good. I know that it would cost me more in the long run, but I have read that the only difference between the i1 Display 2 and the i1 Display LT is the software and that the software to upgrade to the i1 Display 2 can be purchased further down the road. That is why I was looking at the LT for now as it and the Spyder 3Pro are close to the same price.
Thanks for the link to the online site.

Ron

Newsy

Ron E!! from DPreview's Sony forum!



Long term it is better to have a calibrator than none at all and you take enough photos to benefit from it.

Without a doubt you'll soon have an opportunity to "donate" that monitor to another PC in the family and then you can upgrade. Looks like an exciting time to be on the bubble for monitor shopping - lots of new product about to hit the market.

ront

Ya it's me:D.
Thanks for your input.

Ron

boblin

Monitor Calibration Rental
I don't know if you have used borrowlenses.com before, but they now rent the Datacolor Spyder3Elite monitor calibrator. The prices seem reasonable unless you plan on calibrating on a weekly basis.

here's the link http://www.borrowlenses.com/product/Other_accessories/monitor_calibration