[argyllcms] Re: Some clarification about profile generation and verification
- From: adam k <aak1946@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: "argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx" <argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 25 Aug 2010 17:41:03 -0400
How does Colormunki vs display i2?
Sent from iPhone
On Aug 25, 2010, at 5:35 PM, János, Tóth F. <janos666@xxxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> One of my friends sent his EyeOne Display 2 back to Switzerland for factory
> recalibration/recertification. (It costs around the price of a new EyeOne but
> I agree with him: A fresh recalibration/certification sounds much better than
> buying an unknown thing in a box....)
>
> They offered him a new measurement head with a new firmware which is able to
> handle WCG and LED displays. It was expensive but yes, it is really WCG and
> LED compatible now. (I chose to buy ColorMunki, so we could compare our
> results ans we can "borrow" our instruments from each other if necessary...)
>
> But X-rite or Datacolor won't note it on the box if it is WCG compatible or
> not. And I think they don't sell them in retail shops these times.
>
> But a ColorMunki or an EyeOne Pro just works. And the ColorMunki is not so
> expensive (if we correlate it to the expensive colorimeters, because those
> are cheaper hardwares for relatively big prices...).
>
>
> And yes, may be it looks correct for you. It's your choice... until you want
> to write a review about a display...
> May be you will publish erroneous measures and you will judge the test
> specimen based on your erroneous measures. So, I feel it is very dangerous!
> (If you care about the quality of your reviews and your integrity, I would
> suggest you to check your results with a spectrophotometer before you would
> publish that review. Or at least make a note about this possible issue.)
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