RE: HP Dreamcolor Display: So far, so good.
RE: HP Dreamcolor Display: So far, so good.
- Subject: RE: HP Dreamcolor Display: So far, so good.
- From: Roger Breton <email@hidden>
- Date: Sun, 28 Sep 2008 22:30:56 -0400
Good evening Rich,
A few comments, if I may.
If ColorEyes Display Pro or basICcolor Display ever come up with direct
support for the LP2480zx, or any third party for that matter, it would be
interesting exactly which instruments would be supported by the software as
that would surely make a difference in the final results.
As we all know, HP has most likely hired X-Rite and Tom Lianza (or some
other reputable lab) to tune the base EyeOneDisplayII colorimeter to
optimally respond to the spectral power distribution of the LP2480zx RGB
primaries. Any "off-the-shelf" affordable instruments -- I'm talking
Spyder's, EyeOnePro's and the like -- in this context, couldn't possibly do
as much justice to this monitor's colors as an instrument for which the
colorimetric response has been specially tuned for this display.
That's the theory at least.
So, for ColorEyes Display Pro or basICcolor Display to "better" HP on this
particular monitor, to give them a chance of being in the same playing field
as HP, in my view, they'd have to have access to HP's customized
EyeOneDisplayII internals. Otherwise, the way I see it, they'd be at a
disadvantage relative to HP.
It's the same story as the LaCIE's with their BlueEye colorimeters or the
NEC's Spectraviews with their customized EyeOneDisplayIIs or the late
Artisan with SONY's own "puck".
Assuming HP's color engineers use decent profiling and calibration
algorithms.
Incidently, I was told by a rather large graphic arts company that they
wouldn't come up with a SWOP certification for this very monitor because,
allegedly, its uniformity was not very good? I thought that was hard to
swallow given the good reviews posted here by Ken and a few others. But I
have to confess I have yet to see this monitor "in person".
Thank's for your interesting comments.
Roger Breton
> Thanks for the update, Rick. I just returned from an 8-day trip and
> found my LP2480zx waiting... it didn't take long to get it out of the
> box and kick the aging old Artisan out of the way. In true HP
> fashion, all of the documentation / software assumes Windows. One
> insert admonishes the user to "check for the latest firmware" before
> proceeding - Windows-only, of course. None of us really care about
> the documentation anyway, and the monitor looks to live up to its
> quickly-earned excellent reputation. The real question will be
> calibration / profiling software and hardware. Also note that the
> hood is not included... although there were enough cables included to
> open up a shop.
>
> Anyone know if ColorEyes Display or BasICColor Display plan to
> support this monitor in the near future, with either an Eye-One Pro
> or the new colorimeter?
>
> Thanks again to Chromix for a great deal. It would be nice to
> replace our Eizo CG 210 with another LP2480, but we'll have to make
> do with the Eizo for a while.
>
> --Rich Wagner
>
>
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