Will the spyder5 work with older displays?

[johnlit]

I’ve seen several people ask about using the Spyder3 and DisplayCAL on newer displays and it was suggested they get a newer sensor (like the Spyder5).  I just ordered a Spyder5 because my Spyder3 started having problems just today, and now I’m wondering if the Spyder5 will work with my older displays (which are CCFL) as well as my new-ish Asus PB238Q which is LED.

Thank you.

[Vincent]

Newer Spyders can use bundled/user corrections for those old backlights… but as their previous versions they are not very accurate and have poor inter-instrument agreement (which IMHO invalidates the purpose of user made available corrections ).

You should move to xrite colorimeters if you want an upgrade: i1DisplayPro or ColorMunki Display.
If you plan in the near future to buy a monitor with HW calibration you should buy the i1DisplayPro.

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[Florian Höch]

The Spyder4/5 have measurement modes for CCFL backlit displays.

[johnlit]

After doing a little more research I’ve ordered the Colormunki display.

Thanks for the replies.

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