Can you Recommend me a TV colour calibration tool

chaparral · 1 Dec 2012 at 14:09

Has anyone here ever used a Calibrator to set there TV/monitor screens up and was it worth the cost ??

And can anyone recommend any please ??

I been looking around on the net at Calibrators like this ColorVision Spyder
http://www.amazon.co.uk/ColorVision...EH44/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1354371252&sr=8-2

(P.S I never owned or used one these before)

imginy · 2 Dec 2012 at 12:11

The spyder isn't that great but if you pair it up with the hcfr software then you could get a half decent calibration.
By the way I have seen that spyder for £75 elsewhere. http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/S4TV100-D...ting_Software_Software_SR&hash=item3f1de34eaa

The one recommended to me was the x-rite i1 Display Pro for £160 which is supposed to be really good.
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/X-Rite-i1...ting_Software_Software_SR&hash=item4d039bb81a

Or you could have someone out to your house and do it for around £300 which would get the best results.

Zirax · 2 Dec 2012 at 12:25

I went for the spyder elite which I am sure was less than £100. This will calibrate all your pc screens which does make a difference. Especially with an LED screen which tend to have a blue tinge. The TV part for the elite is around £30.

The main thing for me was it gave noticeable improvements with minimal effort. Literally attach to screen you want to calibrate, click go, come back in 2 mins and its sorted a custom colour profile.

Agreed that getting a pro in would be best. But you can keep this thing for years and only pay out once.

Nick1881 · 2 Dec 2012 at 20:20

I looked at getting one of these before. I'm tempted by the Spyder 4 pro. I have a 23" IPS monitor and 60" plasma connected to my pc, I'd want it to calibrate both and it looks like it will do it.

EllisDJ · 2 Dec 2012 at 21:32

Eye One display 2 and HFCR will do the trick

Clairvoyant · 2 Dec 2012 at 21:45

How do these calibrate TVs (Plasmas/LED/LCD) I know on PC they make a profile that the GPU uses. But how do the TVs get sorted.

chaparral · 2 Dec 2012 at 22:40

Clairvoyant said:
But how do the TVs get sorted.

Am guessing it would be by adjusting the setting in the TV menu..

Shelster · 4 Dec 2012 at 13:04

HIJACK.....I have one of the Eye One Display 2 gizmo's sat in a draw at home.

It it fairly straight forward to use this to calibrate my Sammy ES8000? and if so, what else do I need to achieve this?

Cheers