| ColorVision Spyder2 Express Win/Mac | 
 enlarge | From: ColorVision
Category: Software
List Price: $79.00
Buy New: $59.02
You Save: $19.98 (25%)
New (40) Used (2) from $59.02
Avg. Customer Rating:  114 reviews
Sales Rank: 218
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Edition: Express
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 4
Dimensions (in): 10.3 x 8.5 x 3.8
MPN: S2E100
Model: S2E100
UPC: 875720000100
EAN: 0875720000100
ASIN: B000ES4PYU
Release Date: May 3, 2006
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Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Gray doesn't look gray December 3, 2008
After carefully following the instructions several times and getting unsatisfactory results, I contacted technical support. Their answer: "Compared to default yes it appears warmer, but that is expected."
What a waste of money.
 No problems October 30, 2008
Very good color correction. I use it for photoshop editing and with lightroom. It niceley corrects the color even with the FL. sun behind me all day.
Can't Believe I Didn't Do This Sooner October 28, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I have owned a lot of really nice monitors. I use an Apple MacBook Pro and have had Apple monitors and then some. I used the Spyder 2 Express to calibrate my MacBook Pro today and what a difference it makes. I always thought the default display was the way Apple set it up, so that's the way it should be. In fact, I judged my new Dell 2408WFP monitor against my MacBook Pro display and found the Dell to be very saturated.
Now, it's a fact that that monitor is very saturated out of the box, but looking at the uncalibrated MacBook display I thought the Dell would have to go back because it was horribly saturated. When in reality, my MacBook Pro display was simply dull and lifeless. That isn't to say that the Dell was correct, only that the MacBook was muted and not vibrant, or contrasty in any way. I fixed that in 10 minutes with the Spyder 2. My display is now gorgeous. The colors pop, but are not saturated, the contrast is beautiful and the whole thing just seems more lifelike to me. I can't wait to get the Spyder 2 home to work on my Dell 2408WFP which I have played with and gotten great results with, without this tool.
I highly recommend this to anyone looking for more lifelike colors, better contrast and more control over the default settings from the manufacturer. The manufacturer's settings are nothing compared to what this creates. My only problem is that this version doesn't control Gamma and I think that's the main issue with the Dell 2408WFP. We'll see.
I should have done this a year ago!!! September 30, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I recently purchased the spyder2 express to calibrate my ibook monitor. WOW what difference it made. I have used several shareware calibrators and they aren't even close. Now what I see is almost exactly what the lab prints. I wished now I had done this months ago.
Great value, although not compatible with DUAL DISPLAYS September 18, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
Cheap, quick, and easy to use (on my Mac, and until I get around to calibrating my Windows machines, I'll assume the Windows functionality is at least as good). BE WARNED that this is only set up to do ONE MONITOR PER COMPUTER, and on a laptop it doesn't let you choose, and of course laptop displays are not particularly suited to colour-critical applications. There are complicated ways around this, but it is simply not what this product is intended to do, and it is not a particularly well-advertised fact. That said, you absolutely get your money's worth here: This is the same hardware as in ColorVision's professional-level Spyder2 products, they just took some of the professional features out of the software to force pros to buy pro-level while giving everyone else an incredibly good value.
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