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REGNAD · Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 173 Location: RICHMOND VA

Hello all, its been some time since ive tweaked my G70, i forgot how much better it looks when setup!! Couple of questions, would there be any negative effects of opening the 4 holes on the Eye-One so it can catch more light? i guess i could get false accuracy when it comes to light intensity but would i be able to read low IRE windows better? And, what causes the blue hump? i dont really have it anymore, is the hump equivalent to how bright you driving the set?
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Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

blue hump is probably gone because your meter is old.

Get the Display 3 pro.

Nashou

ecrabb · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 5:38 pm Post subject:

I just tried to run a calibration with my i1Display 2 a couple of weeks ago, and it made the image worse than without. Obviously, it's gone badly out of calibration.

I suppose it's probably 3 years old, but man - that really sucks. I've always stored it in a ziplock bag in my cool, dry basement. I don't think it's even ever left the house, so never outside of probably 65-75 degrees, and never outside normal interior humidity. I have no interest in spending $250 every couple of years to replace a meter, only to just throw away the old one. Is there any way to keep these things from becoming trash can fodder? Can they be recalibrated or repaired any more affordably than just throwing them away and replacing?

SC

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

**kal** · Posted: Tue Dec 17, 2013 7:02 pm Post subject:

REGNAD · Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 173 Location: RICHMOND VA

Wow, not the feedback i was looking for Sad

So im wasting my time with my display1?

**kal** · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 8:39 pm Post subject:

How old is your Display LT? How was it stored?

Kal

REGNAD · Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 173 Location: RICHMOND VA

Its always just sat on my shelf in my theater. I didn't know it had to be treated like seafood on a summer day in July!
I'd guess its about 3-4 yes old...

**kal** · Posted: Wed Dec 18, 2013 10:25 pm Post subject:

It's probably drifted enough that you may not want to use it.

To remain accurate, colorimeters should be recalibrated every year or two. Ideally you'd use your own spectro (which doesn't drift) to recal the colorimeter before each use.

Kal

REGNAD · Joined: 15 Oct 2006 Posts: 173 Location: RICHMOND VA

I really wish I knew these things only had a 2 year shelf life. What's this spectro you mention? A device that cost more than the PJ itself?
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**kal** · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:00 am Post subject:

REGNAD,

Give my FAQ "Which meter is right for me?" a read: https://www.curtpalme.com/forum_archived/viewtopic.php@t=11436.html

It'll explain the difference between colorimeters, spectroradiometers, which ones drift, which ones don't.

Kal

ecrabb · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 6:27 am Post subject:

**kal** · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 1:06 pm Post subject:

I hear ya!

I have a couple of older meters myself just sitting on the shelf. (Spyder, Display LT). They're from 2008 when I wrote my "Greyscale for dummies" guide and calibrated my Cine 8 Onyx. I know that they won't be anywhere near close.

For my JVC RS56 I used ChromaPure and a Display 3 PRO. Speaking of which... I have a new guide that's going to be published (hopefully) soon... Wink

Kal

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

Get this for 265 or offer 200 its a great deal and you can keep your D2 LT and profile it against the i1 Pro. Even the new D3 drifts a bit and this will also benefit its accuracy.

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Derick at Spectrocal never seen a i1 Pro be bad, even after 7 years of age.

Nashou

ecrabb · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:17 pm Post subject:

OK, so I spend say, $250 on that i1Pro… It has sh*tty low-light performance though, so I can use that to profile my existing i1d2… Which software does that, though? Is that Chromapure? Standard?

My old CalMAN is badly out of date, so either I upgrade it (I sent an email to check pricing) or I toss it and switch to Chromapure Standard for $160.

Regardless, I'll probably have to spend $350-400 to get back up and running again.

Another option is I see that Spectracal will rent a CalMan 5 Enthusiast kit with their $695 C6 (which is supposed to be way faster and way more accurate) for $129 for 14 days. I could rent it for $129, do a couple of my displays one weekend, a buddy's displays the next, and only be out $65 apiece each year. Seems like that might be the smart money for me.

SC

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

HCFR will also profile Meters including the i1 Pro and the D2.

And with digital's it is wise t calibrate every 300-400 hours.

Nashou

**kal** · Posted: Thu Dec 19, 2013 5:23 pm Post subject:

Nashou66 · Joined: 12 Jan 2007 Posts: 16171 Location: West Seneca NY

I think the new version will do it automatically. they also added i1 Display Pro support and a few other probes.

There is a new Fork of HCFR, I have not tried it but they fixed many of the issues it had before.

Athanasios