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PROFESSIONAL CALIBER: i1Display Pro combines ambient light measurement, monitor profiling & projector profiling into a sleek, compact and fully integrated device at 5 times faster measurements than previous devices, offering unrivalled color precisionDUAL MODE: Two user modes (Basic & Advanced) provide serious Color Perfectionists with the perfect combination of unrivaled color precision, speed, options & controls to fit any workflow. Includes quality assurance functions & display uniformity testing.ULTIMATE ACCURACY: The X-Rite i1Display Pro is the ultimate choice for discerning photographers, filmmakers, designers and imaging professionals looking for the highest level of on-screen color accuracy for displays, laptops, mobile devices and projectorsCOLOR MANAGEMENT EXPERTISE: X-Rite is the leader in color management solutions. Our color matching products can help you get you the right color every time, accurately & consistently, whether you're an enthusiast or professional photographer or filmmaker; Intelligent Iterative Profiling, an adaptive technology, produces optimized results for maximum color accuracy on each unique display every time you profile.A NOTE ABOUT 3RD PARTY SOFTWARE: Please check with your 3rd party software developer to verify if this device is supported. X-Rite can only guarantee compatibility with the included X-Rite i1Profiler software.
This is good for taking it to another level:
https://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-i1Display-Pro-Display-Calibration/dp/B0055MBQOW
Google "HCFR" and "DISPLAYCAL" free software you would want to use with it. Feel free to PM me for tips on how to use with TVs vs PC monitors (it's designed with software out of the box for PC-connected monitors only).
Using this with the bundled software will at least get your backlight brightness and contrast dialed in, and some color tone and color space/white balance stuff. With the HCFR, DISPLAYCAL or other software like CALMAN which costs money, you can dial it in even more.
Good luck :D
Picked up a color meter from Amazon
X-Rite i1Display Pro (EODIS3) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0055MBQOW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apa_i_AdSGDbDWHX785
Already completed the rec-709 and imported it onto madvr.. Working my way through BT.2020 now.. Looking forward to see what improvements I get.
> do you guys think the AW will go any lower than 849.99 (price on microcenter)?
Watch /r/buildapcsales. This monitor gets posted almost weekly. $849.99 is fairly common, but we've seen a few posts in the last month or so where it's gone a little lower. Here's a few recent but expired examples:
I personally think that Black Friday through Cyber Monday will see this thing hit $799 again, possibly $779 for a new record low. Here's hoping!
Dell online will also price match most national retailers and etailers. I got Dell to price match Microcenter since there is no MC near me (I think they sold it online too, but Dell's online returns are as easy as Amazon).
> , but wondering if colorimeters usually go on sale— especially with Black friday coming up
Prices fluctuate, but I haven't noticed any big sales recently. As per my other post, here's the 3 to watch out for and their current Amazon prices.
Checking CCC for the price history on those, here's what I'm seeing.
If you have to buy today, the ColorMunki is the best value when compared to the other options, and compared to historical prices. If you can wait until the holidays, they all should hit some fairly low prices. I'd still recommend the ColorMunki as I feel it's the best consumer home-use colorimeter, but some like to splurge for the i1DisplayPro as it's a better long term option for multi-device calibration due to the better build quality, durability, and faster sensor.
this is the only way you're really going to get it calibrated. I have one of these, used it with the ColorHCFR fork that's being worked on by people on AVSforum. You aren't going to get your greyscale right without a meter.
http://www.amazon.com/Xrite-EODIS3-i1Display-Pro/dp/B0055MBQOW
That isn’t a bad option.
I do recommend budget a little more to also get yourself an X-Rite i1Display Pro.
You’ll need it to keep the display calibrated (no the factory calibration isn’t good enough, and yes this is a thing you need to do routinely). Otherwise all the cash spent on a nice display will mostly be a waste.
First, budget in a calibration probe because without it, even the best monitor can't be trusted. You really shouldn't get a spyder (they suck) or low end xrite. The cheapest I'd recommend is the x-rite i1 display pro (and you should get the OEM model if you can as it will work with high end calibration software if/when you upgrade). For now, use this with the excellent free and open source displaycal calibration suite. Upgrade to Light Illusion or CalMan when you can afford it/need to. Most consumer and low end pro displays need to be calibrated once a month or so - even those that come "factory calibrated."
Beyond that, 10bit is nice, IPS is a must, and not all displays are created equal. Best bang for your buck in 4K right now is probably the LG 31MU97C-B (4K, DCI-P3 color, 10bit, 31", really pretty) (also I think this is the same monitor but cheaper? Ignore the poor reviews, they don't know what they're talking about). This is the same panel as in the high end Eizo that is finding itself into some color suites, but without the Eizo processing and available for almost a quarter of the price.
Here is an article with some other quality options.
You need a hardware device to properly calibrate a monitor. I use one of these but there are cheaper alternatives.
Some monitors have black crush, i.e. dark gray and black are indistinguishable. People compensate for this by jacking up gamma, which fixes the black crush, but then black is gray and white becomes crushed.
If you're hardcore, get a X-Rite i1Display Pro or cheaper ColorMunki (not tried this one, looks to be the same but slower) and use DisplayCAL to calibrate the monitor. If you're not hardcore, do this black level test. All the low blacks should be visible. But now you probably fail white level test. Hard to get it perfect w/o a sensor.
After I started calibrating I found no need to adjust gamma, because things that were previously uniform black became unique shades of gray. Your eyes might be worse than mine, though.
> Once calibrated [the S2716DG] is the best TN panel ever.
Please forgive my inexperience, but how does one calibrate a monitor? Is it the on-board settings display? Do you need external equipment? (If so, $200 for a colorimeter seems a bit much, on-top of the already pricey S2716DG.)
https://lg.encompass.com/shop/model_research_docs/?file=/ZEN/sm/OLED55B6PU.pdf
Page 9. Anyone should be able to do this but would have to be very patient and actually understand what they're doing first. For someone to try to understand that procedure, figure out software, and also learn to use a probe, would take some time but once they had it down could keep all monitors in their house calibrated.
You can get probes that would be enough for a novice on amazon for about $250.
I don't have any advice on software. Everything I calibrate is through LabView or an Agilent/Fluke/Tektronix program. But I've been in different calibration jobs without any significant experience and have been able to learn.
Like the guy said, it's better to have an engineer do it, especially if that resource is available, but there's no reason someone couldn't do it themselves. eevblog also has random information on a lot of things like this as well.
The only one I have experience with is [this one](X-Rite i1Display Pro - Display Calibration (EODIS3) Scanner & Software for Color Accuracy Scanning, Profiling, & Multi Device Calibration https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0055MBQOW/ref=cm_sw_r_cp_apip_qRmMDOs9LhFSF). It’s very simple to use. There’s a third-party software that is recommended for implementing the color profile, though. I’ll see if I can dig that up.
I used one called Chromapure. I bought the pro version which is $199. But with software you also have to have a colorimeter which will also run you about $200. Would probably be cheaper to pay for a calibration. There is a free option for software called HCFR. It's open source and there are some tutorials for using it such as this one but you will still need the colorimeter. The tutorial goes over the needed items and even links to places to purchase them. I got my meter off of eBay because you can find them for less than other sites stores most of the time. Edit: This is the meter I bought.
i1Display Pro is one of the best, and almost all calibration software will work on it.
I would suggest checking out Anandtech's Monitor review section. They're incredibly thorough in their reviews. If you're looking for a deal, they recommend Monoprice's 27" IPS As long as you use a calibration tool like the X-Rite i1Display Pro.
yes
no i mean an actual color calibration unit. One of these to be precise
https://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-i1Display-Pro-Display-Calibration/dp/B0055MBQOW
Look into a device like the X-Rite i1Display Pro and the free DisplayCAL software. Love mine.
https://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-i1Display-Pro-Display-Calibration/dp/B0055MBQOW
The spider's actually kind of suck. These are much more reliable
https://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-i1Display-Pro-Display-Calibration/dp/B0055MBQOW
source: 5 years of color work for broadcast
I bought this http://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-EODIS3-i1Display-Pro/dp/B0055MBQOW/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1405474564&sr=8-1&keywords=xrite
It basically hangs on your monitor for 2 minutes and tells you what settings to change. It made my drop my blue channel from 100 to 88 and adjust the brightness a little as well.
The result is a little more yellow, which apparently is normal.
Another way is to get a Colorimeter to calibrate/measure 8bit or 10bit color to ensure they are accurate. Which is what most graphic designer/print work professionals use:
https://www.amazon.com/X-Rite-i1Display-Pro-Display-Calibration/dp/B0055MBQOW/
You really need to create your own ICC profile using something like an i1 Display Pro
Any recommendations? I’ve come across this same one