Colorimeter purchase: I have an old ColorMunki colorimeter from a number of years ago and it won't work with my new BenQ monitor. So I need to buy something new. In looking at B&H they...

flashdaddy Loc: Berlin PA

I have an old ColorMunki colorimeter from a number of years ago and it won't work with my new BenQ monitor. So I need to buy something new. In looking at B&H they have two choices within my price range and I'm just wondering if someone has used them.

One is the Calibrite Color Checker Display which I think is made by the company that made my ColorMunki and it's priced at $169.

The Datacolor SpyderX Elite is in a package that includes a Checker 24 Color Chart and a Spyder CUBE Exposure Calibration tool for $149.50 which is on sale from $299. Naturally, everyone likes a good sale, I'm just asking if the SpyderX Elite is a product that can get the job done.

Amadeus Loc: New York

flashdaddy wrote:

I have an old ColorMunki colorimeter from a number... (show quote)

I use the spyder. Works very well. I believe you’ll get numerous answers on this. Many here use the spyder.

TriX Loc: Raleigh, NC

I use the Spyder as well - have for many years and works great

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

I have the Spyder X2 Ultra (V. 6.0.1) and I have used the Spyder through several iterations. I balance two monitors with it. Works well for me.

flashdaddy Loc: Berlin PA

I'm looking at the Ultra because I have 2 monitors, a 24" HP that I keep my Photoshop tools on and a BenQ 25" PD2506Q that I recently purchased and use for my editing. The first print I worked on seems to be too yellow and hopefully getting my BenQ calibrated will do the job.

Has anyone used a Spyder on a BenQ monitor?

terryMc Loc: Arizona's White Mountains

flashdaddy wrote:

I'm looking at the Ultra because I have 2 monitors, a 24" HP that I keep my Photoshop tools on and a BenQ 25" PD2506Q that I recently purchased and use for my editing. The first print I worked on seems to be too yellow and hopefully getting my BenQ calibrated will do the job.

Has anyone used a Spyder on a BenQ monitor?

I have the SW270C PhotoVue. It has hardware calibration built in, but I use the Spyder anyway. I can use the Spyder to balance the brightness of the Ben Q and the older ViewSonic I use as my second display.

flashdaddy Loc: Berlin PA

Thanks, everyone, time to order!

camerapapi Loc: Miami, Fl.

I also use the Spider, an old version and I never had a technician at a printing shop mentioning to me that the colors in my files were off.

DaveD65 Loc: Queen City, Ohio

I have an older Colormunki and a fairly new (last year)
BenQ 24" monitor and it worked just fine. I use an even older Lenovo desktop Intel 15i, 16 gig ram. I have had no problems.

tcthome Loc: NJ

[quote=flashdaddy]I have an old ColorMunki colorimeter from a number of years ago and it won't work with my new BenQ monitor. So I need to buy something new. In looking at B&H they have two choices within my price range and I'm just wondering if someone has used them.

One is the Calibrite Color Checker Display which I think is made by the company that made my ColorMunki and it's priced at $169.

Xrite sold the non- commercial product line to Calibrate.

one_eyed_pete Loc: Colonie NY

flashdaddy wrote:

I have an old ColorMunki colorimeter from a number... (show quote)

A few years ago I bought a Spyder 5 Pro, I think it was under $100. It works for my monitors. What I don't understand is why wouldn't your ColorMunki work for your new monitor? The colorimeter simply measures the color output of your monitor and generates a profile that your computer applies to the monitor output. The colorimeter doesn't communicate with the monitor.

BebuLamar

one_eyed_pete wrote:

A few years ago I bought a Spyder 5 Pro, I think it was under $100. It works for my monitors. What I don't understand is why wouldn't your ColorMunki work for your new monitor? The colorimeter simply measures the color output of your monitor and generates a profile that your computer applies to the monitor output. The colorimeter doesn't communicate with the monitor.

I don't know about BenQ but I guess like NEC they have their own software that uses a number of supported colorimeter to calibrate their monitors. The software communicate with the monitor and make the hardware adjustments on the monitor not doing it via the profile.

Hip Coyote

flashdaddy wrote:

I have an old ColorMunki colorimeter from a number... (show quote)

I have the Datacolor SypderX Elite. It came in a cool little metal box with the tool and the cube. It works just fine for me. I never use the cube...I do use a grey card on occasion when doing off camera flash stuff.

one_eyed_pete Loc: Colonie NY

BebuLamar wrote:

I don't know about BenQ but I guess like NEC they have their own software that uses a number of supported colorimeter to calibrate their monitors. The software communicate with the monitor and make the hardware adjustments on the monitor not doing it via the profile.

Thanks, I learned something. I did hear some monitors have internal calibration/recalibration software but they aren't necessarily correct/accurate. I would think he could still use his ColorMunki but use the ColorMunki software and the created profile.

BebuLamar

one_eyed_pete wrote:

Thanks, I learned something. I did hear some monitors have internal calibration/recalibration software but they aren't necessarily correct/accurate. I would think he could still use his ColorMunki but use the ColorMunki software and the created profile.

I had the Spyder II unit and I didn't really like to use it with its software. When I bought the NEC monitor I used NEC software with the Spyder II and I really like it. But with the latest version of the NEC software it doesn't support the Spyder II any more so I had to buy another unit which is made by X-Rite but branded NEC.