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Jan Morales
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« on: December 18, 2012, 01:55:32 PM »
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I have an X-Rite i1Display Pro now and I plan to get an i1Photo Pro 2 in the new year. I understand that the former is a colorimeter and the latter is a spectrophotometer. I read somewhere that colorimeters are more accurate for monitors and spectrophotometers are more accurate for prints. Is that correct?
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« Reply #1 on: December 18, 2012, 02:00:53 PM »
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The names of the products are damn confusing!

There's a new Colorimeter and new Spectrophotometer. The i1Display-Pro and similar looking items** are the Colorimeter. The i1Pro is the Spectrophotometer.

**ColorMunki Display
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« Reply #2 on: December 18, 2012, 02:07:18 PM »
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Am I correct that for the monitor I should continue to use the colorimeter, and use the spectrophotometer just for prints?
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« Reply #3 on: December 18, 2012, 02:08:37 PM »
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Quote from: Jan Morales on December 18, 2012, 02:07:18 PM
Am I correct that for the monitor I should continue to use the colorimeter, and use the spectrophotometer just for prints?

Ideally (if budget permits), yes.
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« Reply #4 on: December 18, 2012, 02:11:04 PM »
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Cool. Thanks!
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