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The hardware in all three packages is identical, but the software capabilities expand greatly depending on the version you have.ДЇor basic use, with a single display and minimal interaction required, the Express is a great option and will give you much more accurate color than previously seen.

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The Spyder is available in three flavors: the Express ($119), the Pro ($169), and the Elite ($249). Working by measuring the color values flashed on your screen, the Spyder uses a seven-color sensor that works on a variety of devices-everything from projectors to iPads, and of course LCD, LED, CRT, and other displays that you would use with your digital editing. The Spyder devices fall into this second category. There are two common types of measurement devices-spectrophotometers and colorimeters. This is where a hardware calibration device, such as the Datacolor Spyder4Elite comes into play.Д¬omprised of a software package that drives the calibration device, and the device itself, monitor calibration is a tool that should be in every serious photographerвЂ™s kit. Your eyes perceive color differently from one minute to the next, and this can translate into inconsistent results.

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Particularly if you print your own images, having a realistic brightness on screen will save a great deal of work, ink, paper, and hair from being pulled out.Д«oth Windows and Macintosh have the ability to be calibrated visually, and while this is certainly better than nothing, there is too much random chance involved with a visual calibration. But, as photographers, we need to be more interested in what is accurate, not some artificial ideal of color. Everybody likes a vibrant and bright display it catches the eye. It may end up being a tad more expensive but I think it would be worth it because you're always going to want consistent results out of such a device.Most LCD displays are very bright when used at the default, out-of-the-box settings. X-Rite display calibrators seem to be favoured a lot over Colordata's Spyder devices and I think I may try and get one of those because if you're going to invest in such a device you should get it right the first time I believe. This device is the X-Rite i1 Display Pro. Although he uses much more expensive higher quality display calibrators, he did recommend the cheaper device he uses because you get much more consistent results. I actually emailed Simon Baker (TFT Central) about the Spyder 4 Pro specifically and he told me that he's never been that impressed with the Spyder devices because there's a lot of inter-unit variance and he's never found the results to be that great.

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Theres an option to upgrade from Pro to Elite via a software upgrade if need be, but it's expensive though.

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However I'm not sure whether I need the level of adjustment the Elite offers because I'm not a professional by any means. I'm in the same boat as you, the Pro is more favourable to me due to multi monitor support. Sorry for late reply mate, and I should've saw that you were based in Sydney before I posted the link. Of course if any of you can direct me to another reliable and trustworthy store like Ted's Cameras that has these devices for decently less, then please leave a link to the site in your post, please. This does seem like a lot of money to spend on such a device but I believe that it's a worthwhile investment. NOTE: All prices are in Australian Currency.ДЄs you can see there is a $70 difference between the Express and the Pro and a $100 difference between the Pro and the Elite. I'll probably be getting the device from Ted's Cameras and at the time of writing the prices are as follows: I would like to not be limited by the number of displays that I can calibrate and for that reason I've been looking at the Pro version but also at the same time looking at the Elite version because it as unlimited adjustability, and knowing how fussy I can be, I think that I may go with the Elite version. However I'm finding on the Dell that I can't seem to get colours quite right (mostly grey, I've heard that if you can get a neutral grey on your display then every other colour should be correct) and so I've been looking into getting a display calibration device and as such I'm trying to figure out which Spyder 4 version of the product would suit my needs the best. Okay, so I wasn't getting much of a response with the previous version of this post so I decided to modify it to better get across what I'm asking.ДЄs some of you may know I bought the Dell P2314H IPS monitor the other week and I've found it alright, colours are certainly much more vibrant than my HP TN panel display.

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