ColorVision® Spyder2expressâ"˘ Monitor Calibration
by Datacolor
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: DatacolorFormat: CD-ROM
Platform: Windows XP Home Edition
Product features:
- Easy Software Wizard guides you through the calibration process, in just a few steps
- Effortless LCD, CRT, and laptop calibration while protecting delicate LCD screens
- Sophisticated gray balance and tonal response algorithms, for exceptionally smooth gradient steps and neutral grays
- Before and After Viewing Feature lets you compare your display with and without calibration
- For Mac and Windows
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Customer Review: Datacolor Spyder: Potentially useful but doesn't work
Summary: 1 Stars
The Datacolor Spyder seemed to be the tool to perfectly equalize the monitor display of my several PCs. I was glad to snap up the older version that runs on Windows98 as well as XP. I installed it first on a Windows XP machine with a Mitsubishi "Diamond Plus 71" monitor, a CRT monitor that was highly rated at the time of its purchase and delivers an excellent picture. I let the software go through the calibration routine with the room in complete darkness, as recommended. The result was a too bright, completely washed-out picture with a green tint. A second run gave the same result.
The Spyder software can, of course, not modify the monitor, but produces a file that is read by, and modifies the video adapter. The PC in question contains a motherboard-integrated ATI adapter. This file is loaded during bootup. But in the cheaper "Express" model, it is unfortunately automatically disabled when one looks (through Control Panel - Display - Settings) at the video adapter settings to find out in which way the Spyder modified them. The file itself is encoded and cannot be interpreted.
However, the results were devastating and render the device useless. Manual modification of the video adapter while eyeballing a greyscale is less convenient but still seems to be the only way to a near-perfect display.
Description of ColorVision® Spyder2expressâ"˘ Monitor Calibration
General InformationManufacturer: ColorVision, Inc
Manufacturer Part Number: S2E100
Product Name: Spyder2express Monitor Calibration
Marketing Information:
Calibrate your display just like professionals. Spyder2express calibrates monitors in three easy steps: simply plug it in, specify your display type and it does the rest, automatically calibrating your monitor or laptop. New state of art optical science provides a five-fold increase in color sensitivity over previous technology with a patent-protected light baffle for accurate characterization of LCD displays.
Product Type: Color Calibrator
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Physical Characteristics
Dimensions: 1.4" Depth x 4.25" Width x 4.7" Length
Weight: 3.2 oz - Including counterweight and cable
Brand Name: ColorVision
Product Line: Spyder2PRO
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Parts Warranty/Labor: 2 Year - Hardware
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