Can I use DisplayCAL with an old ColorVision SpyderPRO?

[Shucito]

And a crt monitor (maybe a lcd one too). Thanks 😉

[Florian Höch]

Some users have reported success using a Spyder1, but the device is very old and its filters may have degraded to a point where it is no longer useful.

[ajohn]

I did use a 2nd hand colorimeter initially – about the time Apple made software changes so lots of users were selling theirs. It was a nice stable piece of kit. Then I found out that the filters need to be different to work well on an lcd type monitor. This was from reviews on north-light images so I picked one that he reckoned was ok. Some on the market were still not suitable at the time.

I’d say that there is a fair chance that a spider 1 wont really be suitable for lcd monitor but this probably depends on how colour critical you are or need to be.

John

• This reply was modified 6 years, 8 months ago by ajohn.

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