spyder3 elite

vdotmatrix

spyder3 elite<!-- google_ad_section_end --> <hr style="color: rgb(14, 14, 14); background-color: rgb(14, 14, 14);" size="1"> <!-- google_ad_section_start -->I am looking for monitor calibration hardware and recently used the spyder2.

i was looking at the spyder3 elite.

Can anyone recommend this product or possibly something else?

thanks in advance.

pathfinder

What difficulty are you having with the Spyder 2? I used it for several years with what I felt were fine results.

My current too is an i1D2 hardware colorimeter. Works fine, but no real difference that I can see in what I was previously using.

vdotmatrix

pathfinder wrote:

What difficulty are you having with the Spyder 2? I used it for several years with what I felt were fine results.

My current too is an i1D2 hardware colorimeter. Works fine, but no real difference that I can see in what I was previously using.

THe spyder2 is borrowed and I need to buy something. I have a 19" dell ultra sharp that is prolly 5 years old.....

pathfinder

The i1D2 is a generally highly regarded tool for monitor calibration. Easy to use, and relatively inexpensive too.

ivar

I have the spyder3elite, and am happy with it. I've had no problems with it.

malch

I'm still using a Spyder 2 but... the info I have (from some very well qualified sources) says that while the spyder 3 puck is terrific, the software is less than stellar. When I upgrade it will be to:

* The cheapest Spyder 3 package I can find (just for the puck)

and this software to use with it:

* http://www.basiccolor.de/english/Datenblaetter_E/display_E/display_E.htm

I'm assured the software is excellent despite their sucky website!

Terrence

I have the Spyder 3 as well. I decided to use ColorEyes software instead of the Spyder software, but in retrospect I spent far too much ($300+) and I'd recommend trying the Spyder software first. More likely than not, I would have been fine with that.

arodney

Terrence wrote:

I have the Spyder 3 as well. I decided to use ColorEyes software instead of the Spyder software, but in retrospect I spent far too much ($300+) and I'd recommend trying the Spyder software first. More likely than not, I would have been fine with that.

Or as pointed out above, the EyeOne Display with their software. Why buy a device from one manufacturer and spend money on software when the original isn’t presumably up to snuff?

Next time you are in the market for a display, the best approach is an integrated “smart monitor” that uses a number of good, 3rd party instruments with its own software to control the panel and thus, the entire calibration process (something like an NEC SpectraView II).