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[skyerjoe]

Hello guys

I'm planning to by an colorimeter for my lcd samsung display

And i wonder if it is worth to buy an used eye one pro, or is the accuracy for measures by these ones so much poorer than by an new one?



thnx for help skyerjoe

[Nashou66]

It depends on how much it cost and then how much to send it in to have it calibrated and certified, if both costs are less than a new one do it.

Athanasios

[skyerjoe]

@Nashou66

Is it a stupid idea to hope , that the used meter is still working accurate without a new calibration after my purchase?

[jkruger]

Can the eye one pro be used on a front projection application or is it strictly flat screen?

[skyerjoe]

@jkruger

A little bit off topic

but here is the answer:)

[kal]

They EyeOne Pro can be used with all known display types out today as well as anything up and coming in the future. This is because it's completely different from mosto of the others out there. It's a spectroradiometer and not a colorimeter. It's the cheapest meter that will work correctly with the newer LED based displays.

You need to read my FAQ "Which Meter is right for me?" here: https://www.curtpalme.com/forum_archived/viewtopic.php@t=11436.html

For what it's worth, I wouldn't buy a used one unless it was under $200 as you should probably budget in a recalibration as you probably don't know how old it is or how it was stored/treated.

Make sure to budget in software for it. ChromaPure is specially discounted here for less than anywhere else. See: www.curtpalme.com/ChromaPure.shtm

Of course, you can buy it together with a new EyeOne Pro too.

Kal

[kal]

They EyeOne Pro can be used with all known display types out today as well as anything up and coming in the future. This is because it's completely different from mosto of the others out there. It's a spectroradiometer and not a colorimeter. It's the cheapest meter that will work correctly with the newer LED based displays.

You need to read my FAQ "Which Meter is right for me?" here: https://www.curtpalme.com/forum_archived/viewtopic.php@t=11436.html

For what it's worth, I wouldn't buy a used one unless it was under $200 as you should probably budget in a recalibration as you probably don't know how old it is or how it was stored/treated.

Make sure to budget in software for it. ChromaPure is specially discounted here for less than anywhere else. See: www.curtpalme.com/ChromaPure.shtm

Of course, you can buy it together with a new EyeOne Pro too.

Kal

[pcummins]

SkyerJoe: I picked up a used Eye-One Pro (rev A, probably about 4+ years old) and it was still fairly close to my fairly newish ColorMunki on a quick analysis I did. Since then I've picked up a new Eye-One Pro (within the yearly certification period), so I'll be comparing the 3 to see how much drift there is. From memory a recert was about $150 US. Another issue is that many are sold with additional accessories + licensing which pushes the price up and many are UV-cut + Rev A models (latest is Rev D, but something to be aware of - people seem to recommend No Filter (not UV-cut) for monitor calibration). If you were just after monitor calibration an Eye-One Display 2 would be a better choice IMHO as you could get it new including CalMan for casual use.

[akajester]

I'm not an expert and I can tell you that I bought a used i1 display 2 and I like it. I've used it on monitors and my front projection barco. works great with hcfr. I ran through Kals guide and it looks good. I made a few minor adjustments after that and haven't touched it since.

At some point it either looks good to you or it doesn't. I used the meter to get it close to 6500k then adjusted by eye to my liking. it all comes down to how picky you are, how much money you're willing to invest, etc. I don't have the money to pay someone else to work on my stuff or to buy new stuff, so this was a cheap way to learn about it myself and get my setup to look better.

[skyerjoe]

@pcummins

Thats interesting... i'll think it over to purchase a used one ....

thanx for information

greetz fireskyer

[pcummins]

SkyerJoe: Yes, basically you are better off with a Eye-One Display 2 + CalMan as you will get a new meter that is within spec + software. Minimum prices for used Eye-One Pro's are about $300 US and again, you get hit & miss with which revision, licensing, UV-cut or not and age. I'd only get the Eye-One Pro if you are planning on doing printer calibration or taking reflectance samples (ie, sampling paint or print output) or plan to be a high level pro with colour management or Argyll. Otherwise, if you're just planning on calibrating your TV or monitor the Eye-One Display 2 is a better choice, or if you wanted to maximise your investment you can get a Chroma 5 or new Eye-One Pro that can be NIST certified again (probably the Chroma 5 is better for you).

I'd like to see more software support the ColorMunki, at about $400 bucks this is the cheapest spectrophotometer you can get your hands on and well worth the money to get into colour calibration and management. Right now Argyll (the latest beta builds) supports it plus it's own quite good software (which is actually better and nicer than the i1 Pro software), it's up to SpectraCal to consider it since it is a UV-cut device by basis of its LED light source. The spectrophotometer hardware itself is probably as good as the Eye-One Pro IMHO, so if you wanted to try this route out it's probably not a bad place to start.