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Feb 20, 2008 20:29 | #1

I have a 30" Apple Cinema Display, and I am getting into more professional work, and wondering what the best calibrator for the money is. On the Apple ACD site, they recommend

ColorVision Spyder2 Suite

, PANTONE Monitor Calibrator

, or color calibration tools from X-Rite

Any suggestions?

I would also be using it on my 15" MacBook Pro, as long as I had it

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Feb 20, 2008 22:15 | #2

I use the Colorvision Spyder2Pro on my 30" Samsung 305T. Like the results I have gotten with it though I havent tried any others.

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Feb 20, 2008 22:16 | #3

I am using a Spyder 3 Elite to calibrate my Cinema displays and both my macbook pros. I get very consistent results.

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Feb 20, 2008 22:31 | #4

This gets debated a lot as there are some good and not so good products on the market. I've got an Eye One which I used as a starting point, then added to that a test print and disk from my commercial lab and then threw in a little more "tweaking." The results are prints that pretty well match what I see on screen. But it can be challenging.

Here are some related threads:

https://photography-on-the.net …1591&highlight=calibrator

https://photography-on-the.net …667&highlight=calibration

https://photography-on-the.net …495&highlight=calibration

https://photography-on-the.net …024&highlight=calibration

https://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=296149

https://photography-on-the.net …4371&highlight=calibrator

https://photography-on-the.net …1991&highlight=calibrator

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