Thanks All, I must say that a Color Calibrator (ColorSpyder or ColorMunki type unit) is absolutely at the top of my shopping list. I can state with unequivacobal authority that no matter how wonderful the 'software' calibration is built into our preferred OS, the fact our calibrations are done with 'Human Eyes' makes them completely unrepeatable. There is no getting around the variability of the 'sensors' never mind the ongoing variables of our 'brain's' flexible color perception and the changing nature of the illumination of the room the monitor is used - either the bulbs age and change or the varying 'solar' illumination of a window impinges on the situation.
I DEFINITELY use the Software Calibration in OSX - on a quite routine basis! But it's always with the acceptance of it's limitations. It's a usable process, is a workable assistant in chasing color gremlins, but it falls short in critical ways. Richard On Jun 11, 11:50 am, Bruce Johnson <[email protected]> wrote: > On Jun 10, 2009, at 9:10 PM, tortoise wrote: > > > > >> I'm 'provisionally' settled on the "DELL ULTRASHARP 2408WFP 24-inch > >> Widescreen Flat Panel Monitor" which is a cnet award winner and > >> highly > >> reviewed there. The link to dell is "http://accessories.us.dell.com/ > >> sna/products/Monitors/productdetail.aspx? > >> c=us&l=en&s=dhs&cs=19&sku=320-6272". I' > > > Does Dell really make their monitors ? > > No they don't, any more than Apple does. In fact Dell and Apple have > used the same OEM's in the past. Don't know about now, but when Dell > came out with THEIR 30" LCD, it was pretty quickly determined that > they were from the same OEM as Apple and Dell had sales on their > monitors much more often. > > -- > Bruce Johnson > University of Arizona > College of Pharmacy > Information Technology Group > > Institutions do not have opinions, merely customs --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed Low End Mac's G3-5 List, a group for those using G3, G4, and G5 desktop Macs - with a particular focus on Power Macs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/lists/g-list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/g3-5-list?hl=en Low End Mac RSS feed at feed://lowendmac.com/feed.xml -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
