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Jan 08, 2008 04:49 |  #1

Any comments if there is a good reason to invest a few tens of bucks to Spyder2 Suite instead of standard Spyder2express?

In other words, is the printer calibration a value adding feature?

I'm a regular user of three lcd's and one crt, but only occasionally printing with three different inkjets.


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Jan 08, 2008 05:16 |  #2

Do not bother with the printer calibration in the Spyder 2 suite. I have it and it's not a true printer calibration tool. Very hit and miss. if you want to save money the express will be fine.


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Thanks JD, you confirmed I was suspecting.


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Jan 08, 2008 13:11 |  #4

I agree with EOS_JD. I also got the Suite but if you want to make your own printer profiles you really need to have the hardware calibration tool, not a software based one. Just one more thing to add to the list. Does it ever stop?


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Jan 08, 2008 14:25 |  #5

EOS_JD wrote in post #4656584 (external link)
Do not bother with the printer calibration in the Spyder 2 suite. I have it and it's not a true printer calibration tool. Very hit and miss. if you want to save money the express will be fine.

Thanks, and yes I do want to save some cash. I will be picking up the Spyder2express.


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