Datacolor User to User Support Group.

Oh, I just noticed it is the Lacie EyeOne that you were referring to  
on the luminance issue. Lacie has been marketing their proprietary  
calibrators, from various companies, for years as being superior. They  
are certainly more convenient, for the displays they are paired with,  
as they have automated adjustments, saving you from having to adjust  
the display controls yourself. How "limited" that makes the Spyder is  
a matter of how much it bothers you to adjust the luminance control  
yourself. Seems a rather thin advantage to me.

C. D. Tobie
WW Product Technology Mngr.
Digital Imaging & Home Theater
DataColor.com
CDTobie@...

On Nov 15, 2008, at 2:14 PM, "madigan_bill" <madigan_bill@...>  
wrote:

> I am about to make a purchase - can't decide if I need the Elite
> version, or if should use X-Rite Eye-One. I currently use Spyder2 on
> my older machine. My new machine runs Vista 64, will be printing to
> an Epson Stylus Pro 3800 from CS4
>
> 1.I do not need projector calibration - is that a large part of why
> the Elite package is so much more expensive than the Pro?
>
> 2.Spyder3 Pro cannot change B/W Luminance. How important is that?
>
>
> 3.I read a posoting saying that luminace calibration more important
> for LCDs - true?
>
> 4.Why should I get Spyder3 Elite instead of the X-rite Eye-One
> Dispaly 2?
>
> I read a review that says Spyder3 Elite suffers  "Limited correction
> of luminance" compared to an LaCie Eye-One
>
> For the price of Spyder3 Elite, I could get the X-rite Eye-one
> Display 2 calibrator - version 3.6 of the i1Match software is suposed
> to be Vista 64 compatible...
>
>
> Thanks
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