From: Godfrey DiGiorgi
On Sat, Feb 5, 2011 at 7:17 AM, David J Brooks <[email protected]> wrote:
> I have the older version, the Spyder I i bought from Mark a number of
> years ago. I found a small up grade a while back. Do you think the
> older Spyder I will work on today's computers. I see our local pusher
> has the Spyder III express for around $179 Canadian, maybe an upgrade
> should be in order.???
I'm using the Eye One Display 2 unit I bought in 2004, upgraded the
software to the latest revision for Mac OS X v10.6, and it seems to
work very well still.
I don't know about the Spyders. I'd heard all sorts of variable
reports about them. Only thing to do is to try it.
My $0.02 ...
Eye One is the preferred system for Macs ... most accurate, easiest to
use, etc.
Colormunki or Spyder III are preferred for PC. The Eye One is apparently
not as easy to use with a PC as it is on the Mac.
Reading the reviews, Colormunki apparently has an edge in ease of use
for the PC, while Spyder III provides marginally better results if you
can figure out the instructions.
Spyder III is better than Spyder II, which in turn is better than Spyder
I, which is in turn better than not having any calibration whatsoever.
I bought the SpyderPro + PrintFIX back in 2004 while I was overseas.
That was the unit I received that the software CD did not have the S/N
label and wouldn't install without the S/N.
I couldn't use it until I had been round and round between B&H and
ColorVision - with both claiming the other was responsible for providing
me with the necessary S/N.
I did finally receive the S/N I needed from ColorVision relayed to me by
B&H, but only after a very frustrating delay.
PrintFIX only supported a limited array of printers, and the printer I
had was not one of them.
I still have the SpyderPro and have not upgraded to a newer version.
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At school, they have the complete Eye One system for their Macs. I don't
know how easy it is to use to calibrate a monitor because I've never
needed to calibrate one. It's already done and the settings are locked down.
Using the Eye One to create custom printer profiles is not difficult
once you figure out a few quirks. The way the school's computers and
printers are configured, you MUST have those custom printer profiles.
The profiles from Epson and/or paper venders don't work well enough on
the school's equipment. You cannot get a print that looks anything like
what you see on the monitor if you use them. You're just wasting paper.
I don't know why.
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