After going about 2 months uncalibrated, it was time to put a stop to everything so noturally I went out to search for the cheapest option there was to pick up a colormeter for my monitors. I started looking at some of Pantone's new budget calibrators (through a parnership with Greyteg Macbeth). I was initially going to pick up the Pantone Huey which I found for around $70 shipped until I saw this gem: The Eye-one Display LT.
On the outside it looks exactly like the Eye-one Display 2 which I used briefly last year except for the labelling. I ended up checking out with Google and got the Eye-one Display LT from buy.com for ~$89 shipped.
Inside this black box is the answer to your reds looking red and your blues looking blue. :noes:
The Pantone Eye-One Display LT
Interestingly enough, Pantone says that if you ever need the extra features of the Gretag Macbeth Eye-One Display 2, you can pay extra to upgrade the software (ability to profile multiple monitors & test ambient light) which means the two units are probably exactly the same hardware (the LT even comes with the ambient cover even though the included software won't measure it). To test this out I went to the Gretag Macbeth site and downloaded the latest version of their Match software and calibrated my LCD.
And...? Surprise surprise, you don't even have to pay extra to use the ambient meter. You just need to download different software, which means I get a Eye-one Display 2 for half the price.
As for dual monitor support, I was never even able to find the support for it when I did use the Display 2 but this site goes into detail of how to set up seperate monitor profiles even if the calibration software doesn't support it.
Which meter do you recommend for calibrating my monitor....I am struggling trying to make a decision as to which one I should purchase....thank you , Fame Dileo