[argyllcms] Re: I need some help / advise on colorimeters
- From: Jordi Puigsegur Figueras <jordi.puigsegur@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: argyllcms@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Fri, 17 Jun 2011 12:46:05 +0200
Hi Christophe,
Thanks for the information.
I would not have found about this item without your help. It seems that the
DTP94 has been discontinued for retail but they still produce it and sell to
oem manufacturers. The (few) reviews I found are quite good!
Jordi.
2011/6/16 Christophe <christophe@xxxxxxx>
> Hey,
>
> there's very few thorough(!) comparisons of colorimeters, the only one I
> know has been done by a German magazine called "Mac Life" in 2008.[1] The
> clear winner is the DTP94, you won't get a better device for this price,
> it's still available from OEM manufacturers.[2]
>
> I got one myself, it works very well on Ubuntu Linux, both 10.04 and 11.04.
>
> Christophe
>
> [1]
> http://www.best-lite.de/Mac_**Life_Farbmanagement_Teil_1__1_**.pdf<http://www.best-lite.de/Mac_Life_Farbmanagement_Teil_1__1_.pdf>
> [2] http://geizhals.at/eu/a441451.**html<http://geizhals.at/eu/a441451.html>
>
>
>
> On 15.06.2011 13:23, Jordi Puigsegur Figueras wrote:
>
>> Hi all,
>>
>> I use Linux Ubuntu and I am looking at the different options to buy a
>> colorimeter to be used with Argyll.
>>
>> You might remember recently I reported a problem with a Spider 2 under
>> Linux. That hardware was borrowed from a friend, and after the experience
>> I
>> am definetely not going to buy a Spider.
>>
>> The other options I am considering now are the following:
>>
>> - Pantone Eye One Display LT
>>
>> - Pantone Huey
>>
>> In both cases I understand there is no difference with the other more
>> expensive options since the hardware is the same. And I also understand
>> that
>> they work using Argyll under Linux.
>>
>> Is there much difference between these two colorimeters? Is it worth the
>> difference?
>>
>> Any other option I might consider?
>>
>> Which is the difference between a colorimeter (like Eye One or the Huey)
>> and
>> a spectometer like the x-rite Colormunki Photo?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Jordi.
>>
>
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