scott_stacy Posted February 6, 2008 Share Posted February 6, 2008 A few people on this post, including myself, have been curios about using the Spyder2 sensor with this monitor. Here is their opinion about this as of Sept. 2007: NEC LCD2690WUXi, LCD2180WG-LED displays and ColorVision Sypder2 color sensor: The ColorVision Spyder2 color sensor has been tested with the the NEC LCD2690WUXi and LCD2180WG-LED displays and found to cause inaccurate measurements when measuring the color primaries. This is due to the wide color gamut aspect of these displays. This may result in an inaccurate calibration and ICC Profiles to be generated. At the moment using this color sensor is not recommended with these displays. http://www.necdisplay.com/SupportCenter/Monitors/spectraview2/? Page=downloads/readmewindows_v1_0_41.html#About%20SpectraView Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frans_waterlander Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Scott, This is very helpful information! However, when I click on the link I get to the SpectraView II page, but I can't find the info specific to the Spyder. Can you guide me to this? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryrock Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 You have to upgrade to the Spyder3 colorimeter. It has been optimized for wide gamut displays with the addition of a larger sensor, ambient light meter and a seven color detection system. http://www.northlight-images.co.uk/reviews/profiling/spyder3pro.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
scott_stacy Posted February 7, 2008 Author Share Posted February 7, 2008 Sorry Fran ... scroll down the page to: "Latest releases.". Under platform and description, click on "Spectraview II README file." For some reason when I copied the link from within the README file, it didn't transfer over. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frans_waterlander Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Scott, Thanks. I just found this 2 minutes ago, but it is still very helpful to know. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frans_waterlander Posted February 7, 2008 Share Posted February 7, 2008 Note that the NEC SpectraView II information doesn't say it supports the Spyder3. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
teeuwen Posted February 8, 2008 Share Posted February 8, 2008 > It has been optimized for wide gamut displays with the addition of a larger sensor Gerald, Can you tell me where you got this information that the Spyder3 is optimized for wide gamut displays? AFAIK, none of the current 'standard' colorimeters is optimzed for these wide gamut displays. There is a reason that the real wide gamut LED diplays (like the NEC SpectraView LED, Samsung XL series) come with custom colorimeters including filters mated to the display. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jerryrock Posted February 11, 2008 Share Posted February 11, 2008 Herman, It is the filters that increase the colorimeters ability to distinguish and accurately profile colors. The Spyder3 is the only colorimeter on the market with seven color filters. "New Support for Next Generation Displays Patented Spyder3 optical design and color engine enable precise calibration and profiling of the latest in wide gamut, LED backlight and AdobeRGB displays." Information is readily available from the Datacolor website. Jerry Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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