| | |  | Blank Media | Home » » » » Colorvision, SPYDER3 Tv, Colorimeter | | | | | | | Description: | | The SPYDER3 Tv Colorimeter Delivers an easy-to-use solution for optimizing any TV for a better viewing experience. Made from High grade material. Provides high quality output. | | | Features: | |
• Designed for anyone who wants their home theater system to display accurate colors, shadows and details just like the director intended
• Ultimate Color Accuracy for your Home Theater
• Calibration can save a bundle on the annual operating costs of a TV; adjusts the brightness and contrast
• The life of your television backlight and LCD tubes will be extended by adjusting your set to the appropriate brightness and contrast levels
• State-of-the-art optical design and new 7 detector color engine provide industry- leading performance
| | | Product Details: | | | Product Length:
| 8.5 inches | | Product Width:
| 6.0 inches | | Product Height:
| 2.5 inches | | Product Weight:
| 1.8 pounds | | Package Length:
| 8.35 inches | | Package Width:
| 6.06 inches | | Package Height:
| 2.68 inches | | Package Weight:
| 0.88 pounds | | Average Customer Rating:
|  based on 13 reviews |
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1 of 1 found the following review helpful:
Spyder3 TV softwareJul 30, 2009
It is pretty easy to use. You should be pretty comfortable to know how to load the software etc. and the instructions are intuitive. I bought it to calibrate my Pioneer Kuro TV. The before and after improvements were pretty noticeable. As other viewers noted the sensor needs to be pushed against the TV screen using a tripod the provided suction cup is very cheap and lousy. Before you take any readings you need to make sure that the sensor is firmly attached to the screen or stray light may effect your readings. For the first time, it usually takes lot longer than 30 mins, but once you have done it couple of times, it will go pretty smoothly. It is pretty pricey for what it does but it is lot better than the HD Home Theater Improvement DVD that one can buy for $30. To justify the cost I am calibrating all of my family TVs for free. I gave this product 4 stars because of it is cheaply constructed for the price point.
 Good color balance, but overall too darkJul 20, 2009
The Spyder3 seemed pretty well made, but the included instructions were a bit skimpy. Install the software on a laptop, attach the Spyder3, and follow the prompts; pretty simple. After darkening the room, changing the plasma settings as per the instructions and all that, the calibration itself is easy if a bit tedious. It would help to have someone man the TV and DVD remote while you work the computer. One little gripe; the suction cup that's supposed to hold the Spyder3 to the plasma screen kept letting go after 2 or 3 minutes. Got annoying enough to get the tripod out and use that instead. Anyway, after all was said and done, found the resulting recommended settings too dark. Popped in Rattatoie BlueRay, and just couldn't stand how dark everything was. Paused at a night scene, and found a lot of detail was being swallowed up in the shadows. However, only needed to brighten the picture a bit to reveal the lost details, and didn't need to adjust the contrast for resulting highlights. Overall, am satisfied with the color balance, but a bit disappointed with the how dark the recommended settings were. Maybe if the room wasn't "darkened" as recommended for calibration, but left instead with normal ambient lighting? Also, found that for regular TV viewing, even after my own setting tweaks, the picture was a wee bit dark. But that's more of a TV rather than a calibration issue I suppose. I'd like to try one of the Pantone systems as a comparison, but overall can't complain for the Spyder3's simplicity.
Oh BTW, tried it on my computer monitors too. Worked fine.
0 of 2 found the following review helpful:
 Who needs the suction cups?Mar 29, 2009
I'm looking to buy a colorimeter, but it sounds as if the only problem is with the suction cups. I plan to lay my 42" LCD flat on a table, and simply place the colorimeter on top of it.
Is there a reason that will not work?
Worth the money!!Mar 29, 2009
I was at first nervous to use this but I said what the heck and tried it. Was very easy to use!! The first TV took me 30 minutes by the 3rd it only took me 10. Pictures looks great! I have tried the DVD versions of the calibrators and was never impressed. I felt this had done it's job. I only gave the product 4 of 5 as I would have liked to see more features on and possible a update. Definitely would recommend this to anyone who wants to get the most out of a LCD TV.
Spyder ReviewMar 25, 2009
I purchased this item to calibrate my new 50" plasma TV. It is easy to setup, but had trouble with the suction cup like everyone else. The program is for basic calibration and again is really easy to use.
I bought this Spyder with the hopes of doing my own professional calibration, but in the end it only made slight changes to my set. This program is not worth the MSRP, but for $100.00 I guess it was worth it. I still might end up getting a professional to do the calibration.
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