ilya
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Hello everyone!
I am considering getting a new monitor for photo editing and I am a bit lost in regards to monitor calibration. I am looking at either EIZO CS2420, EIZO CS2731 or BenQ SW270C.
Both manufactures have proprietary calibration software that comes with the monitor.
I have one specific question to someone with experience with Eizo/Benq proprietary calibration software with Datacolor/X-rite color meters and another is more general:
1) In terms of calibration devices, if for example I look at Datacolor Spyder X Pro & Elite, both have the same meter/sensor and the only difference between the models is in the software features where Elite provides more options compared to the Pro model (for which these options are blocked by the software). The same thing seems to be true with X-rite i1 Display & Pro models.
Question - If I am going to use the Monitor's manufacture proprietary calibration software, I assume that this software has all the customization options enabled. Does it make sense to get the cheaper Datacolor Spyder X Pro or the X-rite i1 Display because I only need the color meter or am I missing something?
2) It seems like there are 2 schools of thought on calibration in general - one says to calibrate the new monitor right away and do it often. The other (possibly a minority ) says that unless you print your work, calibration doesn't matter for web sharing because who knows what other people are using to view your pictures.
Question - If I am not printing my photos (at least not for now), should I even bother with monitor calibration?
Thanks all in advance for your input!
I am considering getting a new monitor for photo editing and I am a bit lost in regards to monitor calibration. I am looking at either EIZO CS2420, EIZO CS2731 or BenQ SW270C.
Both manufactures have proprietary calibration software that comes with the monitor.
I have one specific question to someone with experience with Eizo/Benq proprietary calibration software with Datacolor/X-rite color meters and another is more general:
1) In terms of calibration devices, if for example I look at Datacolor Spyder X Pro & Elite, both have the same meter/sensor and the only difference between the models is in the software features where Elite provides more options compared to the Pro model (for which these options are blocked by the software). The same thing seems to be true with X-rite i1 Display & Pro models.
Question - If I am going to use the Monitor's manufacture proprietary calibration software, I assume that this software has all the customization options enabled. Does it make sense to get the cheaper Datacolor Spyder X Pro or the X-rite i1 Display because I only need the color meter or am I missing something?
2) It seems like there are 2 schools of thought on calibration in general - one says to calibrate the new monitor right away and do it often. The other (possibly a minority ) says that unless you print your work, calibration doesn't matter for web sharing because who knows what other people are using to view your pictures.
Question - If I am not printing my photos (at least not for now), should I even bother with monitor calibration?
Thanks all in advance for your input!