Re: More about monitors and gun control
Re: More about monitors and gun control
- Subject: Re: More about monitors and gun control
- From: email@hidden
- Date: Fri, 15 Jun 2001 08:55:21 EDT
In a message dated 6/15/01 2:00:20 AM, email@hidden writes:
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I've tested both of the instruments mentioned below as well as the most
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current version of the DTP92 under controled conditions, using calibrated
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light sources and a very high end spectroradiometer for confirmation. I
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tell you that patented algorithms or total number of sensors didn't make
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all
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the numbers better. If you want the real skinny from an unbiased source,
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search the IS&T sessions from last fall for an independent paper, or check
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out reviews that have done side by side comparisons using the same software.
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Each product has its place, but as an applications person involved in testing
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on a daily basis, I say ALWAYS question a statement like...
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the xxx is the most accurate device for ....
Yup that was the statement I questioned... <G>
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I never found a single device, and trust me I've got them all, that was
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absolutely the best in all situations. (And you guys thought Andrew was
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the
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only one with all the toys!)
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The toy I lack is a good Minolta to get accurate values back from what is
displayed on the screen... but I've got all three of these monitor
calibrators, and in numerous reviews and comparisons I've never stated that
any of them beat a DTP92. What I've said (and what amounts to hawking of
ColorVision stuff in Ray's view, I imagine) is that I can't see any
significant *advantage* any longer, in terms of final resulting profiles
viewed by eye, for paying three times as much for a DTP92 over a Spyder.
Prior to the release of that device I used to recommend the DTP92 to
everybody who could afford it, and the Chroma4 to those who couldn't. Having
one device that meets both those criteria simplifies my life.
Now if there was a single patchreader that was the clear winner for being
fast, accurate, and low cost, I could simplify that end of things too! And
before Ray interprets that as a slight on X-Rite devices again, let me state:
I can make excellent profiles from my X-Rite spectros, and the DTP41 is
approximately as fast as any other devide I use (obviously I don't have a
speed demon X-Rite SpectroFiler <G>), so again the only factor that has me
looking elsewhere is *price*...
C. David Tobie
Design Cooperative
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