While the included SpyderX Pro Software ultimately does provide good calibration extremely fast, I wish it allowed custom whitepoints target. WHATS IN THE BOX, HARDWARE & SOFTWARE SPECIFICATIONS :Īfter the calibration my screen looks more contrasty and the bluish tint on my iMac was corrected and finally my photos match the same with my printed images. The best way to decide is to measure monitor changes over time to establish a reasonable timeframe between calibrations. Depending on the monitor, color drift over time will vary from insignificant to pretty visible, so it's necessary to measure and track to make an informed decision. For less demanding work, calibrating a modern good quality IPS monitor twice a year is perfectly acceptable. ![]() Calibrating weekly is a good starting point for those cases.īased on my experience, modern monitors drift little over time, so it’s safe to rent a colorimeter or maybe even share the cost of one between a group of friends. Generally, if your work depends on color accuracy, it's a good idea to recalibrate more often. A web developer, for example, can get away with a less color accurate monitor than, let's say, photographers that absolutely need to deliver color correct files to a high standard. On the other hand, how important those changes really are depends on what kind of color accuracy your work requires. ![]() At the same time, higher end displays are manufactured within more strict tolerances and often have better hardware mechanisms to compensate for drift over time. Old monitors with CCFL fluorescent lamp backlights drift much more than newer LED monitors. The rate those changes happen varies from monitor to monitor and also depends on display quality. Computer monitors are not perfectly stable devices and color accuracy varies with time as components age, specially the backlight that illuminates the LCD monitor.
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