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    Do you calibrate your Display?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by Tinderbox (UK), May 10, 2019.

  1. Tinderbox (UK)

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    I just bought a second hand Spyder4 Elite Calibrator for like £60 (Spyder5 is latest) only used 5 times according to the seller.

    I have an 20" IPS display on my machine.

    So i just calibrated the display (took like 10min) and i am really happy with the increase in colour saturation the screen looks more alive.

    John.
     
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    Starlight5 Yes, I'm a cat. What else is there to say, really?

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    @Tinderbox (UK) do you have any of your displays fast switching between calibrated and uncalibrated profiles every time you connect some USB or Bluetooth device?
     
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    I just received my calibrator today so no problems yet, I will let you know if anything happens.

    I just tried plugging and plugging an usb stick in a few times and nothing so far, I have disabled the Spyder app from loading every time as i don't want to room brightness monitored, So as long as the calibrated profile stays the default one i will be happy.

    John.
     
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    I use DisplayCAL instead of the spyder software. To my eye it does a much better job, and it does a much better job of managing profiles. May be worth a shot, it's free, but it takes ~40 minutes to calibrate a display.
     
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    I did not know there was 3rd party software available, It`s great for older devices that manufactures stop supporting in newer OS.

    Thanks

    John.
     
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