Monitor Calibration – Spyder 2 Express

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R_Diffley
Mar 13, 2008
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Good Day…

I’m a little nervous in my 1st attempt to calibrate my Dell Inspiron 9300 lab top using Spyder2Express. Any suggestions from those that perform monitor calibrations?

~ Much Thanks ~
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dave_milbut
Mar 13, 2008
shot of whiskey before you start. then read the manual. maybe read the manual 1st. 😉
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Buko
Mar 13, 2008
Laptops don’t have the greatest monitors built into them so don’t expect miracles.
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DGWaters
Mar 14, 2008
I just did it on an hp laptop; worked like a charm. All colors are spot-on compared to my (also spyder2express calibrated) desktop main monitor; the only real problem is the very restricted viewing angle. But it’ll do nicely as mobile studio.

Just follow the onscreen instructions. When you get to the brightness/contrast control page, just skip if you don’t have any. It’ll work anyway.
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dave_milbut
Mar 14, 2008
the only real problem is the very restricted viewing angle

that’s, of course, a property of the laptop screen…
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DGWaters
Mar 14, 2008
….of course. What I meant to point out was just the small disadvantage of using a laptop screen vs. a good desktop system.

But the calibration itself went very well, and I was impressed by the color consistency between the two systems after calibration.

One thing to note, however, for those who consider getting a Spyder: The Spyder2express won’t handle a dual monitor setup, or a second monitor attached to the laptop. For that you’ll need the PRO.
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Charlie_Choc
Mar 14, 2008
The Spyder2express won’t handle a dual monitor setup, or a second monitor attached to the laptop. For that you’ll need the PRO.

I have the Spyder2 Suite, which doesn’t have dual monitor support either. I just set each monitor as the ‘only’ one and calibrate them one at a time, and it seems to work fine – both profiles get loaded at startup. —
Charlie…
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