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You seem adamant about being a Victim of something.
But you greatly misunderstand BIT DEPTH. and the impact of response curve.
Please re-read my response, and think about what it is you're...
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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Ok, Dr. Dunning Kruger. Now you just need to stop. You are flat out wrong. The issue with colorblindness IS with gradation. It's with the difference between shades.
Put up the color picker...
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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bitdepth does not have any impact on your colorblindness, nor does your colorblindness impact bit depth.
The gamut is the gamut regardless of bitdepth. You can measure a boat in inches or...
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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calibrations drift within 300 hours of use. the panel will have no semblance of accuracy in the span of a year.
They don't tell you this, and it's why people keep buying new tvs, because it...
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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Good to know, and thanks for that info. I definitely don't feel as clingy to a calibrator I paid $50 for compared to full retail, and will be more likely to periodically get a new(er) one if I can...
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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My point was that I am actually colorblind. Most of the explanations come from people who understand the science behind it, but have never actually experienced it. The difference between a 16-bit...
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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In most cases, these should be OK, but again, beyond 5 years, even with the glass sensors, depending on storage , etc, not reliable.
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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For TV calibration, you need BOTH displaycal and HCFR.
HCFR works with manual TV menu manipulation to set the rgb balance on the TV, and the primary/secondary gamut targets.
Displaycal, can...
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No, what most graphics -pseudo- professionals use 0 properly calibrated monitors, 1 or 2 that they THINK is properly calibrated, but is actually not remotely close to reference.
To FULLY have...
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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Forget about red shift, This sensor's main problem is even at maximum acquisition time, it can not capture enough photons to read deeply into BLACK. That is critical for accurate contrast.
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Color vision is the function of either trichromatic sensory vision or tetrachromatic sensory vision (20% of the population)
That means you either have 3 color sensor, or 4 color sensor.
In the...
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Spyder 4 at this point is unusable in any way, the organic filters have long since drifted past accurate. Throw it out. it's kahput.
Get the Xrite studio, AVOID all current datacolor probes.
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NEVER lend tools. Especially precision instruments. :peace:
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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You don't need to worry about software, because the bundled software is garbage anyway. Both datacolor and xrite have terrible software, and their profile loader is broken half the time.
For PC...
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it doesn't work on oled.
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2 Monitors may NEVER achieve the same color. CCT the way in which the colors are manipulated can not full correct for the underlying difference in backlight.
Even the same model monitor, made on...
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Thread created 09-08-2020 by iconian
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Good point, I'll stick with my philosophy for buying tools, buy the cheaper one first then go for the better one once you're unsatisfied with the cheaper one. But the in this case it's kinda hard to...
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How lucky. I needed an upgrade and this goes on sale. I was actually going to buy X-Rite i1Display due to the latter having better sensors, but at $100 I'll bite.
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Anyone have any experience using this on an OLED? Have a couple that wouldn't mind needing calibration
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You can install the software and load profiles for as many pcs as you like. The unit only has to be plugged in for calibration. So have everyone on your team download and install the pro software...
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