Hi all,

I have been long time reader of this forum, but for once I need to ask help of you, which I didn't find my self.

So I want to buy calibration device to use it for LG C8 and bunch of pc monitors. I no professional etc. but want most eye candy I can.

So long story short there are bunch of X-rite and Datacolor devices, but I find hard to chose one. Oem, retail, colormunki, I1, SpyderX etc.

So which one you would be if you are willing to spend like 300'ish pesos??? (dollar/euro)

I1 Display Pro

 

To add to that, the i1Display Pro OEM is the same as the new, and more expensive, i1Display Pro Plus.

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Hi all,
I have been long time reader of this forum, but for once I need to ask help of you, which I didn't find my self.
So I want to buy calibration device to use it for LG C8 and bunch of pc monitors. I no professional etc. but want most eye candy I can.
So long story short there are bunch of X-rite and Datacolor devices, but I find hard to chose one. Oem, retail, colormunki, I1, SpyderX etc.
So which one you would be if you are willing to spend like 300'ish pesos??? (dollar/euro)

Hi,

SpyderX is not so good at measuring low luminance patches, because of that weakness it will not able to measure the native black level of many LCD/LED's (If they will have black level lower from ~0.03 nits) and this is a major problem for proper gamma calculation for that display calibration. The performance is variable as the factory calibration is not so 'tight' and it can have bigger unit-per-unit variations compared to X-Rite colorimeters. Currently is not supported by all calibration software, like CalMAN.

i1PRO is a spectrophotometer and can't be used as a stand alone meter (as its lucking to measure low luminance patches and its slower), it can be used as a additional meter to a colorimeter to create meter correction tables for each display you have, for improving the colorimeter's color accuracy.

X-Rite ColorMunki has been discontinued, its not supported by all calibration software, like CalMAN or ChromaPure.

ColorMunki based to i1Display PRO hardware but its not having refreshing rate scan capability, so its slower and it will not have the same repeatability with specific display tech as the i1Display PRO which feature refreshing rate detection and synchronization.

BTW the ColorMunki has been discontinued and replaced from i1Display Studio (but we have to see what calibration software will support it...).

About i1Display PRO Retail/OEM, they are supported from all calibration software, Retail version is rated up to 1000 nits while OEM is rated up to 2000 nits, so with OEM you have flexibility to measure a lot of more HDR models with high-brightness which are currently available to the market. (can read down to ~0.003 nits)

BTW LightSpace/HCFR/DisplayCAL/ArgyllCMS supports all the above meters.

Generally the i1Display PRO is the best choice for any calibration as a stand-alone meter for manual cal or 3D LUT profiling and as a future upgrade can be the addition of a spectrophotometer to create unique meter correction tables for each display you want to measure.

You can find a lot of info about meter profiling, meter capabilities here.

 

So how exactly you make out which is retail whic is oem?

 

When you buy it. It will say Retail or OEM.

 

Looking at the open boxes on Amazon. Does this code a the end mean anything? Any opinions on buying one used?

X-Rite i1Display Pro (EODIS3)

 

Looking at the open boxes on Amazon. Does this code a the end mean anything? Any opinions on buying one used?

X-Rite i1Display Pro (EODIS3)

Hi,

EODIS3 is the product code of the i1Display PRO Retail (1000 nits).

EO = Retail

DIS3 = i1Display 3 (i1Display PRO).

 

Buy the i1Display Pro OEM from Ted.

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Is there really any advantage to having the i1 display pro plus or the pro OEM instead of the pro retail if I’m only going to use it for calibrating my projector? I have a 5000 lumen projector with a 0.8 gain screen which puts me at a screen brightness of 85 fL so ~290 nits I guess?

 

Hi,

For projectors, the maximum luminance it can output is about ~200 nits from an expensive model.

For SDR, you will aim for 48-60 nits peak output.

The 2000 nit meter is not required, but the 2000 nits models will have a better grade (or binning) sensors.

i1 display pro vs pro plus for projector?

Is there really any advantage to having the i1 display pro plus or the pro OEM instead of the pro retail if I’m only going to use it for calibrating my projector? I have a 5000 lumen projector with a 0.8 gain screen which puts me at a screen brightness of 85 fL so ~290 nits I guess?

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Which is a entry level spectrophotometer that goes with i1Display?

 

Hi,

i1Studio and i1PRO2 are the entry-level spectros from X-Rite.

I recommend i1PRO2 only.

i1Studio is a ColorMunki Photo (spectrophotometer) not supported by all calibration software solutions.

i1Studio will not work with LightSpace, CalMAN 2020 5.11.0, or ChomaPure.

ColorMunki Photo has been discontinued from the arrival of i1Studio (Oct. 2017).

i1Studio/ColorMunki's Photo spectral measurement range in the emission mode (measuring display/projector) is 400-700nm while i1PRO2 is 380-730nm. (1931 2° CIE Standard Colorimetric Observer Data are provided from 380nm to 780nm)

i1Studio/ ColorMunki Photo is not coming with any NIST certification of performance.

X-Rite's Re-certification factory doesn't provide certification for this device.

i1PRO2 is coming with a NIST certification of performance, and X-Rite's Re-certification factory can provide certification service to the instrument.

i1PRO2 is using glass optics, i1Studio/ColorMunki Photo use plastic, so i1Studio/ColorMunki Photo it's easier to drift over time (natural aging, humidity, heat)

i1PRO2 frequency scanning rate is 200Hz, i1Studio/ColorMunki's is 50Hz, so i1Studio/ColorMunki Photo is slower.

The Inter-Instrument Agreement is 0.4 dE for the i1PRO2 while its 0.6 dE for the i1Studio/ColorMunki Photo.

1PRO2 & i1Studio/ColorMunki Photo...both are made in China.

X-Rite i1Studio/ColorMunki Photo is rated up to 1000 nits.

X-Rite i1PRO2 is rated up to 1200 nits. (X-Rite i1PRO1 is rated up to 300 nits.).

i1PRO2 features a Built-in Wavelength Calibration Technology (Self-Check & Correction)

Built-in wavelength calibration technology allows for self-diagnosis of the optical grating position with respect to the sensor during white Calibration, eliminating worry about your device's measurement accuracy.

i1PRO2 has 128 sensors binned into 41 10nm increments. The mechanical alignment feature will make sure the 41 increments are accurately aligned with the 128 sensors.

Special Green Filer and LED perform instrument self-check on every Calibration.

i1PRO2 has a reference spectrum of the (green) wavelength LED stored in its firmware; during the wavelength calibration, the driver computes a wavelength offset in the sensor to wavelength interpolation tables to ensure that the measured spectrum of the green LED matches that of the firmware reference. Too large a shift, and it will error out. Zero shift, and nothing has moved in the hardware.

The instrument can automatically self-diagnose and correct for small shifts as well as identify re-calibration needs.

Damaged instruments can be identified for a repair.

So with i1PRO2, you can re-certificate after some years, X-Rite has repair centers with re-certification capabilities around the world.

 

FWIW, I just spoke to X-rite support and was quoted the following:

iPro2 recertification - $550
iPro3 repair - $610