Monitor Calibration w/ dual LCDs?

[JohnAugust]

Has anyone used monitor calibration hardware with a dual display setup? I was thinking of picking up the Huey Pro since I'm on a tight budget and was I hoping it could calibrate my dual LCDs. Sorry if this is a dumb question...

 

[Sean Rose]

Absolutely not a dumb question. You've every reason to want calibrated kit. However, I cannot answer your hardware question. I did want to make it clear this is a valid thing to ask and I hope someone can.

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[vemssi]

It depends on your hardware. If you have a Mac there's no problem, just do it. On a PC it comes all down to the video card driver - some do support different color profiles for each monitor, some don't. Check your manual. Or Google.

 

[mkawa]

note that the huey leaves much to be desired as a calibrator. here is a rather lackluster review of the original huey software package:

http://www.xbitlabs.com/articles/other/display/professional-monitors_7.html

i don't know if the huey pro fixes this rather glaring deficiency, but i wouldn't count on it.

 

[mkawa]

but it points out the device's major flaw quite neatly. the huey only calibrates for primary colors. not actually useful. you might as well just guess.

 

[mkawa]

http://www.behardware.com/articles/626-7/monitor-calibration-for-0-to-100.html

apologies for the multiple posts

 

[JohnAugust]

It depends on your hardware. If you have a Mac there's no problem,
just do it. On a PC it comes all down to the video card driver -
some do support different color profiles for each monitor, some
don't. Check your manual. Or Google.

Ah... that makes perfect sense. I think I'm in good shape then. Thanks.

 

[JohnAugust]

Thanks for the link. I think they pro version has more advanced options but I don't know it addresses the "primary colors only" issue.

Does anyone know?

Can anyone suggest another option that costs less than $100 USD?

I know the spider2express is within that price range, but I've read mixed reviews about it.

Thanks again.

 

[Markintosh]

I'm using HueyPro for my two Apple Cinema Displays 23". Very simple, good result and very nice feature adjusting calibration for room light condition (my setup is every 15 min). I'm working with different printing houses and result seems to be very accurate.

 

[strikeback03]

not dual LCDs, but I have set up a computer with dual CRTs (and an old Radeon 9600 video card). It automatically identified which screen I had the calibrator on and saved the profile to apply to that screen.

I have the Eye-One Display 2. Figured it was worthwhile to get one known to work well for laptops and that I could be confidant in the output.
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http://www.linelight.org/

 

[mkawa]

The spyder2express managed to reduce deltaE, but not to levels one would consider precise, in that review. In fact, judging by that review (which is a pretty straightforward test, to be honest), the spyder2 colorimeter in general is just not that precise. Maybe consider either a) calibrating carefully by eye, or b) saving up to get the Lacie (uses the gretag device) or the gretag package.