X-Rite Eye-One Display LT by Xrite
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Digital camera reviews of X-Rite Eye-One Display LT
Digital camera Review: Sounds cooler than it is.
Summary: 2 Stars
I couldn't see much of a difference other than just adjusting your brightness and contrast settings manually. It wouldn't even offer my monitor's default setting (9500) as an option.Digital camera Review: Turned everything magenta
Summary: 3 Stars
Recently, I have started to get into video production and editing, and my wife likes to shoot photos and edit them on her computer. I figured having a calibrated monitor is quite important to see everything correctly. I decided to buy this product after doing some research and reading the other reviews. It looks like this unit is superior to the Huey calibrator.
When I received it, I downloaded and installed the latest version of the software from the website and followed the on screen instructions. For the most part, I found it simple to use. The only challenge I had was trying to figure out how to use it on a multiple-monitor configuration. I found out that it ended up calibrating which ever monitor I had the application running on.
I have tried this on my laptop's LCD screen, and also with a few LCD screens that I use with my desktop. For some reason, it always turned my screens into a magenta hue. I'm not sure if it's my LCD screens not being very compatible with it, or if the unit was faulty, but I can't say I was happy with the results. I read some of the troubleshooting guides on their support website and tried many of their suggestions with no luck.
After being frustrated with it, I requested a refund request from Amazon. Fortunately, they were quick with the refund.
I was a bit disappointed and am not sure why it didn't work correctly. Maybe some time in the future, I will try out the Pro model.
Digital camera Review: Very Happy
Summary: 4 Stars
I used this product with the Color HCFR program to calibrate my HDTV. For this purpose it did a wonderful job and I couldn't be happier.
However, the program that comes with it is absolutely horrendous. I attempted to use it to calibrate my computer monitor. It did it automatically, and when it was done it was so bad that it hurt my eyes. It was way to bright, and while it said the color was "balanced" it was waaayyy to blue.
While this would be a 5 star product, the included software is so bad I could only give it 4 stars.
However, if you plan on using the Color HCFR program to calibrate your HDTV or monitor, I believe this product is very hard to beat for the price.
Digital camera Review: Very frustraiting
Summary: 1 Stars
I can live with a cumbersome software but what's much worse is every attempt to calibrate my monitor yielded a very crappy looking picture with a pronounced color cast. Absolute waste of money.
Monitor: BenQ 241W
OS: Win7 32 & 64 bit
Digital camera Review: Vista-64 Driver Struggle. Throw Installation Disk in Trash
Summary: 1 Stars
Step #1: Take a pair of pliers and twist the included installation disk until it breaks and then throw it in the trash. You will be far ahead if you do.
Step #2: Go to these web sites and download the latest software.
http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=758&Action=support&SoftwareID=724
http://www.xrite.com/product_overview.aspx?ID=789&Action=support&SoftwareID=768
Step #3: Install the application software. Then make a subdirectory in the application folder called USB Drivers. Copy the drivers from the second link above into the USB driver folder.
Step #4. Go to the control panel and click install hardware. Select the USB driver folder to pick the appropriate driver.
Step #5: Rename the stupid GretagMacbeth program startup folder to something logical like Eye-One Display.
Step #5: Restart your computer. That should do it.