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| Brand: Pantone
Category: CE
List Price: $89.00
Buy New: $64.35
You Save: $24.65 (28%)
New (56) Used (4)
Avg. Customer Rating:  121 reviews
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp
Media: Electronics
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 10 x 6 x 2
MPN: MEU101
Model: MEU101
UPC: 874086001967
EAN: 0874086001967
ASIN: B000CR78C4
Release Date: January 16, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Damages the LCD screen February 23, 2008
0 out of 1 found this review helpful
The Pantone Huey can leave permanent marks on the LCD screen. It uses rubber suction cups to stick to the LCD screen surface, and when you pull it away it pulls the delicate LCD layers along with it. One of my LCD screens survived this, but another now has an array of bright spots in the upper middle portion of the screen, exactly where the suction cups were attached. Yes, I followed the instructions and used minimal force when handling it. Pantone support didn't bother to return my calls or emails.
Never let this product near your LCD!
 Easy and Accurate February 4, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I just calibrated the LCD on my Inspiron laptop. The Huey was very easy to install and use. As the previous reviewer reports, I was not required to set brightness or contrast, or really anything at all. It's an almost completely automated process, and quick, too.
Two WARNINGS:
1) My monitor was previously WAY out of adjustment, as I discovered when I ran the Huey. I was shocked and a little horrified, at first, when I saw the results of the calibration. However, I compared some large scale photographic prints with the original digital images on my monitor. The monitor was a spot on match, just as I had desired! Now, several hours later, my eyes and mind have adjusted, and the monitor looks "normal," but it was a big shock, at first, so be prepared. Don't be surprised if your first reaction is that Huey "ruined your monitor." It probably didn't, it's just your eyes and your mind being so accustomed to the old settings, they have a hard time believing the new settings could be correct.
By the way, the photo prints I compared were made by a local high-end photo lab and were printed with a very high-end printer, a Lightjet 430. The folks at the lab tell me they recalibrate the printer every week, so I believe it is a good standard for color and tonal integrity.
2) My Inspiron laptop has a not-so-high-quality monitor (more designed for business, e-mail, etc. then for photo editing). The picture changes a large amount with the viewing angle. I need to tilt the monitor backwards just a bit to make the monitor match the printed photos. Folks with better monitors may not experience this, but my monitor shows this effect in a big way. Changing the monitor angle even a small amount makes a big difference in the apparent picture.
So, remember to be patient and let yourself adjust to the change, in case you first feel surprised or upset by the results and pay close attention to the angle of your monitor.
One last note, the Huey will automatically adjust to room lighting. I mostly like this feature. However, when I turn on my desk lamp, which sits very near to my laptop, the Huey makes more of an adjustment than I like. So, I do the following.
I turn off my desk lamp and then click on "Adjust for room light now," and Huey adjusts for the general room light (minus the desk lamp). Then I set Huey to wait four hours (the maximum time) before readjusting again for room lighting. I turn my desk lamp back on, and I'm happy. Huey won't readjust anything for another four hours, but I can manually tell it to take a new reading anytime I please.
All it took was a little bit of patience to get used to it and a small amount of experimenting to get it setup exactly the way I like. The Huey does its job very well.
Easy to Install and It's Accurate January 27, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
I was a little concerned about buying the huey Monitor Color Calibrator after reading some of the reviews published previously on Amazon. It turns out there was no need to worry. This product installs and works as easily and accurately as advertised. I finally have the five monitors that I use regularly all displaying color exactly the same - and it took less than 10 minutes each including loading the software.
All of the monitors are LCD's and all of the computers use either XP Home or Professional. The steps to calibrate are simple: 1) clean the screen with provided kit 2) install the software 3) plug in the monitor into USB connector 4) run the software and follow the easy directions. The software did all of the adjustments. There was no direction to adjust contrast or any other control on the monitor. Really easy.
Easy, cheap, problem free January 13, 2008
It installs and runs like a charm, no problem at all.
Remember to disable all color profiles, color management apps.
White is white for the first time.
As a gift January 7, 2008
I purchased this product as a Christmas gift for my boyfriend who is a graphic designer and he loved it. He uses it everytime he's on the computer, even if he isn't designing anything. The colors in the monitor are so bright now and look so incredible that he can't stop printing everything he creates.
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