Pantone huey MEU101 by Pantone
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Digital camera reviews of Pantone huey MEU101
Digital camera Review: Easy to Use but Doesn't Cut It
Summary: 2 Stars
This little device is easy to install but does not correct your screen to match prints. Save your money and try something else.Digital camera Review: Easy to use and does a great job removing a color cast
Summary: 5 Stars
Monitor calibration can't be any easier. The Huey is small and compact which makes it easy to store and to travel with. I was used it on a new Dell 21 inch ultrasharp. The suction cups adhere to the screen with minimal pressure and there was no fear of damage to the LCD screen. Calibration took less than two minutes and you get a before and after look after it finishes. My neutral grays are dead on now. It is much more accurate than trying to calibrate your screen with Adobe Gamma and trying to match the R G B squares. It is hard to beat for the price. Some reviews complain about the thin USB cord. I liked the thin cord because it rolls up into a small place. I guess some reviewers have 800 pound gorillas doing their screen calibration. This is a screen calibrator and is the first step for getting better prints. It does not calibrate your printer. For your printer you need profile creating software or you have to rely on the ICC profiles that come with your printer. Huey will remove any color cast that you have on your monitor.
Bob Biamonte
Digital camera Review: Easy to use. Decent results
Summary: 3 Stars
(Updated Feb 2011)
I've changed the star rating. Not sure if I didn't do it earlier because it wasn't an option. Someone pointed that out. I've given it 3 stars. Although it's easy to use and seems to work well I haven't found the profiles to that are generated to be much better than what I had by default. Over the years I've actually stopped using it.
(Updated 3/13/07)
I can't change the star rating but if I could I would. I contacted Pantone with the greenish cast issue and they told me that they were aware of a problem with some units. After confirming the serial number I received a replacement and it works! It would be nice to have multiple monitor support but at this price I'm not complaining. The only issue I have is that adjusting for room lighting seems to screw up the colors.
Original Review
I purchased this product based on user reviews but it just doesn't work. It is easy to use but the profiles that it generates are unusable and look much, much worse than the defaults. I've tried it on Windows XP, OS X and on a several different displays. I generally get a greenish cast. This seems to be a common problem and most professional reviews identify this issue and the product is not recommended.
I guess you get what you pay for. Do your research and save your money.
Digital camera Review: Easy, cheap, problem free
Summary: 5 Stars
It installs and runs like a charm, no problem at all.
Remember to disable all color profiles, color management apps.
White is white for the first time.
Digital camera Review: Excellent
Summary: 5 Stars
Product worked find on my Dell Dimension 2400 but would'nt work on my Dell Inspiron.