Colour calibration devices, price vs quality.

LeeC22 · 27 Nov 2008 at 08:33

I'm just about to get myself a pair of new monitors and I am thinking about colour calibration devices. How much of a difference am I going to see from a £50 - £80 device to a £150 - £200 device? Am I going to see any difference at all? Are there really levels of "correctness" that make some devices worth more?

After buying 2 monitors, I am hoping that I am going to get good results with even a low end calibration unit.

Baddass · 27 Nov 2008 at 08:53

something like the X-rite i1 Display 2 will offer you a very good hardware device, and can bring you excellent results even with the free software from Gretag. It comes at a cost though. There are some lower priced devices, the Spyder series tend to struggle in my experience, but the Pantone Huey is pretty decent. see all my colorimeter reviews here btw.

philjohn · 27 Nov 2008 at 11:05

You could always get the i1 Display 2 LT - same device as the full suite but simpler software package, goes for £120.

Baddass · 27 Nov 2008 at 13:27

then get the Gretag Eye One Match software for free from their website...job done

LeeC22 · 27 Nov 2008 at 13:38

Cool, thanks for the info guys... I have a few items in my watched list on EBay