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X-Rite i1 Display Pro Colourimeter with ChromaPure $470

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X-Rite i1 Display Pro Colourimeter with ChromaPure $470
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wfdTamar on 13/06/2012 - 07:34 curtpalme.com (345 clicks)
Last edited 13/06/2012 - 08:23

Hard to explain what this is - it makes your TV or monitor look better by setting it up more accurately. Currently US$70 reduced (until the end of June).

It connects to a computer and 'reads' the settings of your display (TV, monitor etc) to help you configure the displays settings to be as accurate as possible. This one has hit a new price point for its quality.

TV's are rarely set as good as they can be out of the box. They might have overly dark shadows, or too red flesh tones. You can adjust that to a certain extent with the normal adjustments (Brightness, Contrast, etc), but to get the best out of it you need to have it calibrated. You can get a tech in (no idea what that costs, but I'd guess at least a few hundred) or with one of these and access to the service menu of your TV (usually a combination of remote buttons gets you into it) you can do it yourself.

If you get the version with AutoCalibration ($671) and the DVDO iScan Duo I posted ($970) you can automatically run calibration (as well as the other benefits of the DVDO). The drawback to this is it's the DVDO that is being adjusted, not the TV, so it's a one display device solution (as far as the automation goes). You could still manually calibrate other displays with the X-Rite.

http://www.chromapure.com/

http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=1454

http://www.dtvforum.info/index.php?showtopic=90558 (forum discussion of this and the DVDO iScan Duo)

Electrical & Electronics Colorimeter X-Rite

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  • aa1320 on 13/06/2012 - 08:20

    no deal
    amazon is selling @ US$300

    p.s: clicked the wrong one :(

    • Belistic on 13/06/2012 - 08:26

      I clicked it for you :)

      • Moderator[Deactivated] on 13/06/2012 - 08:58

        Belistic, nice idea but its not your role to do that. Report it to mods please, we can revoke the vote.

        +1 and -1 = 0

        I have revoked both votes so net effect still =0

        Again please use report button thats the best solution.

    • wfdTamar on 13/06/2012 - 08:27

      There's quite a few different versions. Also once you get this version, there are OEM and retail ones. If you want to use Chromapure ($180) with it you have to get it from this place. You can find just the meter for $230-250 but it's of limited use.

  • monkp on 13/06/2012 - 10:28
    +1

    for the same price or less I can get a much better device (spectrophotometer) eg. colormunki photo
    spectrophotometer + dispcalGUI (open source) are the best combination for accurate screen calibration

    • nfr on 13/06/2012 - 11:49

      Where to get the colormunki photo spectrophotometer?

  • jar-unit on 13/06/2012 - 11:57

    is this worth it? does it make that much of a difference in the picture?

    • oz-dxer on 13/06/2012 - 12:06

      Most people "just watch tv"
      Depending on the origin of the TV show formats, ie NTSC, PAL etc the colours vary anyway.

      Possibly useful to the graphics people to calibrate monitors for correct colour reproduction.

      Anyway thanks to the OP as i downloaded the free "calibration" DVD file. In oz-bargain tradition.

    • DVDGuy on 13/06/2012 - 12:45
      +1

      Depends on what kind of TV you have, and how well it performs out of the box. If PQ is everything, then a professional calibration by not only a certified calibrator, but someone who has good experience in the field, is something to consider. You often end up having a better PQ by spending $400 on professional calibration than you would by simply buying the next model up that's $400 more expensive.

      DIY calibration is for those with the interest and patience to do it, and it also helps if your TV has the right controls (without the need to go into the service menu and all that) - luckily, most of the mid to flagship models from the major manufacturers do have consumer accessible greyscale and sometimes CMS controls.

      For most people though, I think downloading the free AVS HD 709 test disc and doing the 5 basic control tweaks (Cell light/Contrast, Brightness, Sharpness, Colour and Hue) will already get you at least half way there to a very decent picture, but if you want to take it a step further, then DIY calibration can be good fun.

  • Postulative on 13/06/2012 - 13:46

    Just download the Google app for your phone.

    • Tater on 14/06/2012 - 16:58

      Link?

  • justtoreply on 13/06/2012 - 14:30

    For that price, I'd want it to do a 3+ multimonitor setup.

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