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    Spider3 Elite: Good investment?

    Discussion in 'Accessories' started by DEagleson, Jun 14, 2011.

  1. DEagleson

    DEagleson Gamer extraordinaire

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    I own a good deal of screens, like my 37" matte LG HDTV and recently the high end matte screen on my Clevo P170HMx. (AUO B173HW01 V5)
    Can the Elite also color calibrate TV screens?
     
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    Thanks for the reply.
    From what i gathered Spider3 Elites bought from 2010 to now get the new version for free while the Pro version (Software difference only) can buy the upgrade for a extra fee.

    Im also curious to know if it can calibrate TVs.
    I have tried to calibrate as best as i can do without proper hardware or software.
    My main usage on my HDTV is gaming (PC & consoles) and bluray movies.
     
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    I want to calibrate both my computer screens and my HDTV.
    The online store im ordering from only carry the express, pro and elite.
     
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    Lucky me that i can understand swedish. xD
    Thanks for the help.
    If needed i can just purchase the extra Spider3 TV software upgrade for the Elite so il just order the Elite with my tube of IC Diamond.
     
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    kurtcocaine Notebook Evangelist

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    you can find colour profiles made by spyder for laptop screens in notebookcheck's reviews which they make during the reviews.. so you can try finding a laptop with your screen there and check how the color profile looks on your notebook
    granted the same colour profile does not work across a whole line of displays and it has to be made separately for each display, but it'll give you a good idea if you use one that was made for the same model..
    It might not end up being a 100% accurate so you'll have to change colour temps and all to get it looking decent but it'll give you a good idea whether your notebook will benefit from colour calibration
     
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    kent1146 Notebook Prophet

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    Hmmm. Never heard of this stuff before.

    I guess one of the nice parts about being colorblind is that you don't really need to care about color accuracy.
     
    kent1146, Jun 14, 2011
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