Datacolor User to User Support Group.

"profile chooser" provides an easy way to tell the difference between 
two monitor profiles.

Hope this isn't too far off topic. I've been using the original Spyder 
to profile my monitor for about 3-4 years now, and I've been satisfied 
with it. After recalibrating with the Spyder 2 a couple of weeks ago, 
I initially thought I could not see a difference between the two 
calibrations (Spyder 1 vs Spyder 2). It turns out that there's a very 
easy way to see that difference, using the "profile chooser" in 
PrintFix Suite. Just look at your desktop (or any other multi-colored 
image) and click through a few past monitor calibrations. In my case 
that meant clicking through a couple of calibrations done during the 
past 6 weeks with Spyder 1, and a couple of others done with Spyder 2. 
The difference wasn't gigantic, but it was easily noticeable - easily 
enough to make a difference in matching photographic prints to the 
monitor.

Sure, maybe it isn't a great big deal - but it's interesting, amusing, 
and potentially pretty helpful.

Bill Hansen