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My Easy Marketplace - X-Rite EODIS2 Eye-One Display 2
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List Price: $249.00
Our Price: $194.89
Your Save: $ 54.11 ( 22% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: Xrite
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Batteries Included: 0
Binding: CD-ROM
Brand: X-Rite
EAN: 0000001622461
Feature: Mac and PC compatible- Mac OS X, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows XP 64
Is Fragile: 0
Label: Xrite
Manufacturer: Xrite
Model: EODIS2
Platform: No Operating System
Publisher: Xrite
Studio: Xrite
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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Mac and PC compatible- Mac OS X, Windows 2000, Windows XP and Windows XP 64
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!
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: great product
Comment: I have found this product easy to use and accurate. Just launch it and let it do it's thing. Couldn't get the counter weight to attach, but worked around it. I would purchase again.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Works just perfectly
Comment: The calibration worked very smoothly, especially never having done this before. Not only was I able to match a cheap westinghouse monitor on my second pc to my nicer dell monitor on my workstation, but then went and used it on my wife's Sony laptop to really bring out the correct colors that I didn't realize it wasn't displaying correctly.
I do use this for local printing to an Epson R1800, so it has become an easy essential part of my color process. I can't necessarily say the average person will need to calibrate a decent monitor if you are only posting images to the web.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Quick and easy to use with wonderful results!
Comment: I have been increasingly more interested in my photography hobby and came to the eventual realization that monitor color and luminance calibration was necessary. It just did not make sense, spending sometimes hours post processing a photo on my computer, only to have it show up with different colors on somebody else's screen or printer.
I have never before calibrated any monitors or TVs and considered, in addition to this product, the Spyder 3 Pro and LaCie Blue Eye. I finally decided on the Eye-One Display 2.
I have now calibrated my dual LCD monitor setup (Dell 2405WFP and 2408WFP) and Dell XPS 17" laptop with complete ease and great, consistent results. Because I actually have 2 separate PCIe video cards, calibrating dual LCD is as easy as calibrating one with Windows Vista 32 bit.
PROS:
1. Cheaper than LaCie Blue Eye, which is highly regarded by certain website reviewers (although more expensive than Spyder 3 Pro)
2. Same hardware to the well regarded LaCie Blue Eye
3. Better ability to reproduce black on LCD as per a website review than Spyder 3 Pro
4. Ability to measure and calibrate luminance
5. Very simple easy mode for those who want speed and to not have to understand the complexities of color calibration
6. An advanced mode, which was actually fairly easy for even me to use (and I have no prior detailed knowledge of color technologies)
7. Software allows you to see the before and after effects of your calibration effort by showing a color chart and a small portrait of a woman.
8. Install CD contains very easy to use complete video tutorials on how to calibrate.
CONS:
1. On Apple Macs, dual monitor calibration is supposedly easy. But with Windows XP/Vista, it is not a straightforward task. Because I actually have TWO separate PCIe video cards, calibrating dual LCD was as easy as calibrating one under Windows Vista 32 bit.
A dual monitor setup with a SINGLE video card can be calibrated individually under Windows XP with a workaround solution, as per suggestions I've found from a Google search. I am not sure if the workaround works under Vista, but it seems plausible.
2. More expensive than Spyder 3 Pro (although cheaper than LaCie Blue Eye)
TIPS:
1. On the Dell 2405WFP 24" LCD panel, the monitor will not allow user customizable contrast control if you choose a DVI input for that monitor. I am not certain why this is since my 2408WFP allows this. The only downside of this, is that you cannot use the advanced mode for the Dell 2405WFP, since that mode requires the user to manually change some monitor settings, which include contrast.
2. Consider whether or not you need the more expensive Eye-One Display 2 version vs. the cheaper "LT" version. If you do not need a customized white balance or different gamut or even know what I'm writing about, then you might be completely fine with the "LT" version. I am not 100% certain if the "LT" version will measure and calibrate luminance, however. This could be an important difference.
3. If cost is an issue, I would also research the Spyder 3 Pro system. Although I chose the Eye-One Display 2, I realize now since seeing the vast differences from my pre-calibrated images to my post-calibrated images, that color calibration is essential. It is probably better to calibrate with almost anything vs not calibrating at all.
4. Also realize that the Eye-One Display 2, Spyder 3 Pro, and LaCie Blue eye hardware can be utilized with 3rd PARTY SOFTWARE! A Google search will show that there are indeed even FREE 3rd party software that you can use to drive the hardware. Some forum members seem to write positive results with some of this software.
5. If cost is no object, serious consideration should be given to the more expensive LaCie Blue Eye. A Google search shows that this is a very well regarded system. (The Eye-One uses the same hardware as this Blue Eye.)
6. Go the X-rite website and look at the current version numbers of the software and compare it to what your installer disk has. Instead of using the install CD, I downloaded the newest versions from the website. I believe only 1 or 2 out of approximately 5 files I downloaded were newer from the website, but this is always a good idea. Some of the files are very large and you will definitely need a broadband connection. Burn these files to your own DVD, so that you can then install the software on each of your computers or laptops to use the calibrating hardware. The install CD is still very useful as it has the really useful tutorials.
I hope this review was helpful as it is certainly confusing as a novice to determine which calibrator to use!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Excellent Product Up Until Now . . . Read On
Comment: I'll keep this brief because everyone else has said all there is to say.
I've used this device for over two years on CRT, LCD, and laptops, and it has performed fabulously.
But, and I only learned this a few days ago after pressing customer support at x-rite, this device CANNOT be used to calibrate the new wide-gamut monitors. They tell you that to do so you need their i1Pro starting at $995, or their ColorMunki at $500.
So, let the buyer beware. Do not buy this device if you want to calibrate a wide-gamit monitor. I've read elsewhere that the same problem exists with the Spyder 2 but that the Spyder 3 can be used on wide-gamut monitors. I've never used the Spyder products so I have no comment about them.
Someone said that x-rite is resting on its laurels and so it seems with regard to the i1Display2. They got the product when they merged or bought out Gretag McBeth and they appear to be content continuing to market it as is without being concerned that it is now essentially obsolete. Whether they intend to come out with an i1Display3 to compete with the Spyder3 remains to be seen, or perhaps they don't care about the "low-end" market. In other words if you can't afford their alternative products at either $500 or $995 you can take your business someplace else.
Respectfully submitted.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great Product!
Comment: This product has helped me tremendously. I bought a new monitor and things looked so great but things kept coming back dark on the final prints. Bought the X-Rite Eye-One Display 2 and it fixed me right up. Now my images are print perfect. Awesome Product. Easy to Use.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Reliable and affordable color starts here. The Eye-One Display 2, the next generation for monitor profiling, is a brand new, 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 - both LCD and CRT. The newest Eye-One Match 3.0 software's easy-to-use interface provides an Easy Mode for great results with a few simple clicks, plus an Advanced Mode for experienced users to achieve individual and best possible monitor calibration. Ideal for photographers, creative directors, publishers and designers working in ad agencies and corporations. Easily attaches to both LCD and CRT monitors with built-in counterweight and suction cups Use at multiple workstations - no additional licensing fee Mac and PC compatible - OS X, Windows 98 / 2000 / ME / XP USB powered When you need additional color profiling functionality, use your upgrade voucher included in every Eye-One Display2 package, towards the purchase of any other Eye-One package
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