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Jan Morales

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Better for monitors: colorimeter or spectrophotometer?
« on: December 18, 2012, 02:55:32 pm »

I have an X-Rite i1Display Pro now and I plan to get an i1Photo Pro 2 in the new year. I understand that the former is a colorimeter and the latter is a spectrophotometer. I read somewhere that colorimeters are more accurate for monitors and spectrophotometers are more accurate for prints. Is that correct?
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Re: Better for monitors: colorimeter or spectrophotometer?
« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 03:00:53 pm »

The names of the products are damn confusing!

There's a new Colorimeter and new Spectrophotometer. The i1Display-Pro and similar looking items** are the Colorimeter. The i1Pro is the Spectrophotometer.

**ColorMunki Display
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Re: Better for monitors: colorimeter or spectrophotometer?
« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 03:07:18 pm »

Am I correct that for the monitor I should continue to use the colorimeter, and use the spectrophotometer just for prints?
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Re: Better for monitors: colorimeter or spectrophotometer?
« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 03:08:37 pm »

Am I correct that for the monitor I should continue to use the colorimeter, and use the spectrophotometer just for prints?

Ideally (if budget permits), yes.
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Re: Better for monitors: colorimeter or spectrophotometer?
« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 03:11:04 pm »

Cool. Thanks!
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