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X-Rite i1Display 2 Color Calibrator for LCD, CRT, and Laptop Displays (Old Version)
- Compact colorimeter for emissive color measurements of LCD, CRT and laptop displays
- Highest sensitivity in dark areas for better control in shadow detail and more neutral gray scale
- Detachable ambient light head to capture ambient light measurements - also serves as a dust protector for your device!
- Easily attaches to all models of LCD and CRT monitors with included built-in counterweight and suction cups
- Use at multiple workstations without additional licensing fees
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Product information
Product Dimensions | 8.25 x 5.5 x 2.5 inches |
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Item Weight | 0.388 ounces |
ASIN | B000JLO31M |
Item model number | EODIS2 |
National Stock Number | 7030-01-569-3998 |
Customer Reviews |
3.4 out of 5 stars |
Is Discontinued By Manufacturer | No |
Date First Available | October 30, 2007 |
Manufacturer | Xrite |
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The Xrite Eye-One Display 2 is an, easy-to-use, powerful solution that provides the best monitor profile quality ever! With enhancements to both hardware and software, you'll achieve consistent, predictable color on all types of monitors (LCD and CRT). Eye-One Display 2 features an enhanced sensor providing higher repeatability, faster measurements and higher sensitivity in the dark areas for better control in shadow detail and a more neutral gray scale. Its lightweight, sleek design is the same as the original Eye-One Display and comes with an Ambient light head (which also acts as a dust protector), a built-in counterweight for LCD displays plus an integrated suction cup for CRTs. The included Eye-One Match 3.6.2 software has an easy-to-use interface and even provides an Easy Mode for great results with a few simple clicks. And for all monitors supporting the DDC/CI standards, you'll achieve one button push monitor profiling. The Advanced Mode allows experienced users to achieve individual and best possible monitor calibration with new features such as selection of different monitor white points, custom luminance settings and detailed profile summary. When you're ready to profile all your input and output devices, use the generous upgrade voucher* towards the purchase of other Eye-One solutions.i1Display 2 Measurement Device: Compact award-winning colorimeter for emissive color measurements of LCD, CRT and laptop displays. Highest sensitivity in dark areas for better control in shadow detail and more neutral gray scale. Detachable ambient light head to capture ambient light measurements and protect your device. Easily attaches to all models of LCD and CRT monitors with included built-in counterweight and suction cups. USB powered. Use at multiple workstations without additional licensing fees. i1Match Software: Software interface provides an Easy Mode for great results with a few simple clicks, plus an Advanced Mode for experienced users to achieve the best possible monitor calibration. Workgroup Match: Utilize reference profiles to match all monitors in your workgroup. Unlimited gamma white point and luminance settings, including native gamma and measure luminance as target. Ambient Match: Check ambient light and adapt profiles for different ambient light environments. One push button monitor calibration (PBC) support for leading industry monitors. (Please see Specifications tab for complete listing.). Gray balance optimization for more neutral and better defined grays. Profile summary report ideal for post profile analysis. Validation: Monitor validation and trending graph. Before and after images show instant results. Profile reminder to ensure true and reliable color over time. Easy to follow on-screen help guides - no extra manuals needed.Compatible with all Windows and Macintosh operating systems except MAC OS10.7 Lion (Lion Compatibility coming 9/2011).
From the Manufacturer
The i1Display 2 provides unparalleled functionality for high quality profile results. Working with a calibrated and profiled monitor is essential for professional photographers and designers, and the X-Rite i1Display 2 offers the tools you need to attain high-end, accurate, on-screen color, whether in your own studio or in a collaborative production environment. With i1Display 2, you can precisely measure all types of displays - including LCDs, CRTs and laptops.
The included i1Match software offers two modes. Easy Mode provides great results with a few simple clicks, while Advanced Mode helps experienced users achieve the best possible monitor calibration with optimized brightness and contrast controls, custom gamma and white point, reference profiles to match multiple monitors, and unlimited gamma and white point settings.
The X-Rite i1Display 2 enhanced monitor features such as Workgroup Match, Ambient Check and Match, Push Button Calibration and Validation help you get the exact color, every time, and Trend Controls keep you in touch with performance.
Product Features
i1Display 2 Measurement Device
- Compact award-winning colorimeter for emissive color measurements of LCD, CRT and laptop displays
- Highest sensitivity in dark areas for better control in shadow detail and more neutral gray scale
- Detachable ambient light head to capture ambient light measurements and protect your device
- Easily attaches to all models of LCD and CRT monitors with included built-in counterweight and suction cups
- USB powered
- Use at multiple workstations without additional licensing fees i1Match Software
- Software interface provides an Easy Mode for great results with a few simple clicks, plus an Advanced Mode for experienced users to achieve the best possible monitor calibration.
- Workgroup Match: Utilize reference profiles to match all monitors in your workgroup
- Unlimited gamma white point and luminance settings, including native gamma and measure luminance as target
- Ambient Match: Check ambient light and adapt profiles for different ambient light environments
- One push button monitor calibration (PBC) support for leading industry monitors. (Please see Specifications tab for complete listing.)
- Gray balance optimization for more neutral and better defined grays
- Profile summary report ideal for post profile analysis
- Validation: Monitor validation and trending graph
- Before and after images show instant results
- Profile reminder to ensure true and reliable color over time
- Easy to follow on-screen help guides - no extra manuals needed
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Customers like the compatibility of the product. They say it's a great device, with good software. They are impressed with the quality of the results. Customers also like the value of the device. However, some customers have concerns about the ease of use. Customers have different opinions on instructions, performance, color, calibration, and quality.
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Customers like the compatibility of the product. Some say it's a great product, with good software. Some mention that the software is good but buggy. Overall, most are satisfied with the quality of the results.
"...Software installed fine but upon plugging in the hardware to the USB port Win7 would not see it...." Read more
"...Good product once you learn all the factors involved to get accurate color reproduction - highly recommended!!" Read more
"...3. Very well priced, good software...I wasn't sure which piece I needed to use at first (it comes with 4 choices) but I figured it out.4...." Read more
"...display on OS X 10.9 (Mavericks) I'm surprised that the software is still compatible...." Read more
Customers like the value of the product. They mention it's the best value for money and saves them money.
"...Do I think the D2 is worth the price? Yes. Do I think it's perfect? No way, but it's close...." Read more
"...my computer displays, this unit was the first one that was reasonably priced with relatively good reviews that could push me to a purchase...." Read more
"...This is an expensive product, but is reliable, strong and powerful...." Read more
"...previous reviews, it coming from a reputable company, and the price being reasonable for this type of product. It did not disappoint me...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the instructions. Some mention that the software is easy and intuitive, while others say that the instructions are weak, basic, and horrible. They also mention that there is a weird software that doesn't seem to self install.
"...My monitor displays better color now, and the device is easy enough to use where I'll willingly re-calibrate every so often to account for drift...." Read more
"Horrible documentation. The directions out of the box basically says plug it in, stick in CD, run software. That's the extent of it...." Read more
"...not need to be an "advanced" user to accomplish this-- it is quite straight forward...." Read more
"...The online instructions are fairly straightforward..." Read more
Customers are mixed about the performance of the product. Some mention that the hardware does its job reasonably well, and they are pleased with the results. However, others say that it wouldn't work with their Windows 8 machine, and the software wouldn' t run.
"...the Match program, which also had included directions, and everything ran without a hitch...." Read more
"...One misgiving I have with the D2 is that it won't just keep working accurately all day; it tends to get jumpy after about 90 minutes of fiddling..." Read more
"...The device and software work fine and are easy to use once you get familiar with it. I have two issues:1. The instructions are not clear...." Read more
"...To sum up, the Eye-One Display 2 is a very competent device with a non-intuitive, clumsy user interface for the adavanced mode...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the color of the product. Some mention that the colors are very close, it fixes color problems, and produces reliable, high-quality color for a long time to come. However, others say that the color was way too dark, it does not display true color, and the whites seem overblown and way too bright.
"...While the "Advanced" mode does allow you to tweak the contrast, white point, and brightness settings individually, you do not need to be an "..." Read more
"...That sure is annoying.The colors on my monitor are now warmer and more true...." Read more
"...My monitor is a pretty decent LCD monitor, but it does not display true color (24-bit color), so I'm not squeezing everything out of this calibrator...." Read more
"...a bit pricey as a one-time purchase, will produce reliable, high-quality color for a long time to come...." Read more
Customers are mixed about the calibration. Some mention that the Easy calibration method achieved reasonably good results on all the monitors the first time, with no problems calibrating. However, others say that they could not get it to calibrate correctly, with poor results. The advanced calibration mode is next to useless for iMac users, and it's hard to know which monitor is accurate.
"...just to make sure I was following them correctly, but I had no problems calibrating...." Read more
"...button on my screen to calbriate the Eye-One is greyed out and I can't calibrate it. I'm stuck again...." Read more
"...than many would fiddle with, and there's even a dandy monitor calibration status and probe validation utility...." Read more
"...Very disappointing and hard to know which monitor is accurate." Read more
Customers are mixed about the quality of the product. Some mention it's a high quality, well built product that produces reliable, high-quality color. However, others say that it'd be a better choice if the color was better and the customer support was faster.
"...this device, albeit a bit pricey as a one-time purchase, will produce reliable, high-quality color for a long time to come...." Read more
"...Very disappointing and hard to know which monitor is accurate." Read more
"...unit, I was very impressed with the packaging, the quality of manufacture of the unit itself, and the ease of installation and use...." Read more
"...I've been working with computers since 1978. This is the worste service I have ever had...." Read more
Customers find the website not well designed and the user interface clumsy. They also mention that the product is not user friendly, and the print is too dark and not as depicted on the screen.
"...several times in an attempt to correct this, but have been unable to get a uniform look...." Read more
"...gets only 4 stars because the user interface is clumsy, but it gets that many stars because it does exactly what it's..." Read more
"...Colors seem washed out and overblown as well. I read on forums that this was supposed to be one of the nicer and better calibrators to...." Read more
"...Post-calibration the monitor was much improved, and text reading was much easier on the eyes...." Read more
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I received the calibrator less than a week after placing my order. Installation was not completely straight-forward, as some reviews mentioned. The AutoRun window showed four large buttons (Match, Share, Diagnostics, Color Print) which would install modules, as well as a list containing Registration, Tutorials, etc tabs. As there weren't explicit directions on which modules to install, and the included Quick Start Guide was not specific, I installed Match, Share, and Diagnostics, in that order. I ran Diagnostics, which apparently tested the calibrator to make sure it worked correctly. I started up the tutorials, which was helpful in walking me through Match, which you use to profile your monitor. It mentioned Basic and Advanced features, and the animations helped clarify steps in the process I would have found confusing otherwise. I walked through the tutorial as I ran the Match program, which also had included directions, and everything ran without a hitch. I had to read the directions in Match a couple times just to make sure I was following them correctly, but I had no problems calibrating. I especially liked the end where a window displayed color swatches and a test portrait with a before and after calibration button to press. The before and after showed huge differences. Now I have no blue or yellow color cast, and the colors displayed look softer and are easier on my eyes. I calibrated the monitor twice to see whether the calibrator would be consistent, and it was.
I then calibrated another monitor to see how well it would improve. This monitor had a blue cast, and the contrast settings (whatever they were) made reading text very difficult. Post-calibration the monitor was much improved, and text reading was much easier on the eyes.
After calibration, I opened up my post-processing software (Adobe Lightroom 2) to check out my pictures. They look different from before. The colors are more nuanced and feel more natural.
One thing to realize is that while I like this calibrator, it can only do so much if the monitor you are using isn't very good. My monitor is a pretty decent LCD monitor, but it does not display true color (24-bit color), so I'm not squeezing everything out of this calibrator. I'm sure my experience calibrating would be even more dramatic had I a newer, true color monitor. Another thing is that when looking at before and after, I had to make sure to look at the monitor straight on, and not from the side or up/down. My monitor is a TN panel and as such has a yellow cast when viewed from any angle other than straight on. It also had considerable light fall-off when not looking straight on. The Eye One has showed me the limitations of my monitor, which are more obvious now than before. Unfortunately for me now I want a true color monitor as there isn't really a point calibrating a monitor that can't display all the colors the eye can perceive anyway.
Overall, I'm satisfied with this product and the results on my monitor. My monitor displays better color now, and the device is easy enough to use where I'll willingly re-calibrate every so often to account for drift. It's a good investment from my standpoint -- I'm serious enough about photography to want a good color calibrator, but not serious enough where I need to buy an excellent photo printer and calibrate that, too. Additionally, the Eye One Display 2 uses a colorimeter, not a spectrophotometer, so it can only calibrate monitors. As I get more serious about photography I'll probably invest in a pro level spectrophotometer, but the Eye One will keep me happy for quite a while.
A couple of comments-- BEWARE! this device is fragile... I attempted to use the ambient light sensing capabilities (a snap-on cover over the sensor) and the device ended up breaking in 2 when I tried to take the cover off again. It is a very tight fit, and even after holding the device the way it describes to remove the cover, the pressure required to remove the cover was greater than the pressure required to break the device in half. Given that the ambient light sensor does nothing to affect your color profiles, and that I was happy with my profiles, I opted to replace my unit rather than move on to a different brand. I have not and will not attempt the ambient light sensing again...
After calibrating my monitor, I attempted my first print. My initial results were less than ideal... My prints were coming out too dark (which was the reason I got a calibration tool to begin with...) The fault lies not in the i1 D2, but with me. I have since realized that you really cannot judge the your image will print based on how it looks on screen, but by the histogram for the image. I noticed that the histogram of the photo I was printing was too far to the left. After adjusting it (increasing the exposure) it printed just fine. And, looking at the before & after image on screen, it did look better after adjusting it on screen as well. Modern monitors are so bright that even when the image is dark, it still looks good... Lesson learned.
Overall I am happy with the i1, and would have rated it higher if not for the fragile nature of the device.
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Man gewöhnt sich halt an einen falsch eingestellten Monitor und hat kaum eine Chance den Monitor nach Gefühl einzustellen. Dieses Gerät würde ich mir trotz des Preises immer wieder kaufen! Es gibt einen Basismodus, in dem alles automatisch eingestellt wird und einen erweiterten Modus,in den man sich kurz einfuchsen muß, aber es lohnt sich ! Für einen Samsung Monitor sollte man sich, falls man dies noch nicht getan hat, unbedingt noch die aktuelle kostenlose Software Magictune installieren, mit der man dann aufgrund der Vorgaben des Colorimeters den Monitor einstellen kann.
X-rite's Eye One Display2 is recommended by Photoshop guru Scott Kelby, and as I have a lot of faith in Scott's judgement I decided to give it a whirl. I was glad I did - it is so much better and easier than any of the other calibration devices I've tried (and failed miserably with). Eye One Display2 can profile CRT, LCD and laptop displays with ease and accuracy, so now I can calibrate my laptop's display too - no more colour mismatches there! It's incredibly easy to use - you can either go for the advanced settings (if you like messing around) or you can go for the easy option (which does it all for you). The results from the Easy setting are more than acceptable unless you're absolutely fanatical about colour matching - I've tried both and to be honest I can't see much difference. The resulting profile is automatically set as the default, but it's easy enough to revert to an earlier profile (though why you'd want to do that I can't imagine).
The device produces brilliant results. After years of fiddling with printer settings to get a (no more than reasonable) match to what I saw in my monitor, I can now get the best possible match every time - with no fiddling!
Thoroughly recommended.
Dennoch kann man von einem Kauf heute eigentlich nur abraten, da das Gerät ein Auslaufmodell ist, und x-Rite für Mac OS Mountain Lion keine Unterstützung mehr gewährt (und es tatsächlich bei den neuesten MacBooks nicht mehr funktioniert), und man vermutlich auch bald auf der Windows Seite alleine gelassen wird.