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| X-Rite Eye-One Display LT | 
 enlarge | Brand: Xrite
Category: CE
List Price: $169.99
Buy New: $133.50
You Save: $36.49 (21%)
New (13) Used (2) from $125.00
Avg. Customer Rating:  14 reviews
Sales Rank: 4380
Format: Cd-rom
Platforms: Mac Os X, Windows Xp
Media: CD-ROM
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Shipping Weight (lbs): 3
Dimensions (in): 0 x 0 x 0
MPN: EODLT
Model: EODLT
UPC: 874086001974
EAN: 7640111921509
ASIN: B000CR78CE
Release Date: January 16, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Customer Reviews:
 Excellent Colorometer October 14, 2008
1 out of 1 found this review helpful
This is a great meter. I use it with the free downloadable software HCFR. I fully calibrated my Epson Home Cinema 1080UB projector with this, and the picture is stunning, just stunning. There is a fantastic write-up on how to calibrate your TV or projector here:
http://www.curtpalme.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=10457
It was also very plug and play to calibrate my LCD computer monitor. I used the supplied software to calibrate the computer monitor and it made a nice profile for the monitor that loads everytime the computer starts up. Very nice.
Dan
 Mixed review August 21, 2008
First, the good part. I have a hopelessly old monitor whose color was completely off and all my prints were coming out greenish. This unit didn't make the monitor good-as-new, but it did bring about a noticeable improvement that I had been unable to produce by tinkering with the controls and Adobe Gamma for hours.
Now the bad part: There is a quick start guide that is, basically, useless. There is no manual or help menu or any sort of guidance provided either in or on the box or in the software cd. If you visit the manufacturer's site, and search for "manual" or "user guide" or any term for that matter, you get "no results".
There are times, during the calibration (especially the manual one), that the process seems to stall, nothing seems to be happening for long periods. There is no guidance as to what you're supposed to be doing and no way of knowing if something is wrong and you should press the "stop" button or not. (The stop button is the only control on the screen other than a scale with green shading that never seems to change).
Once you have completed the process and saved your profile, there is no guidance as to whether you're supposed to leave the unit plugged in w/the ambient top on (for continuous calibration?) or if you can unplug it and put it away until next time. (This is a lid that has the double purpose of protecting the unit and filtering ambient light during the calibration process). There is no way to find an answer to this stupid question on the website.
When you start the program there is a button to click on for updates. By all means, get the update as it is more efficient (but equally uninstructive) than the cd contents. However, it takes rebooting and a couple of tries before the upgrade installs.
I was fortunate that, during an analysis early in the process, my monitor passed the test as one of those that can be calibrated "automatically" (w/o my having to fiddle with contrast and brightness controls on my monitor). Not all monitors qualify. The first time I tried, I didn't know this and the non-automated process is very prone to stalling and leaving you with a blank screen and an equally blank stare.
During my first attempt to calibrate manually (before I realized that I qualified for automatic) the process seemed to stall, windows flashed a message about a corrupted file, then another message that windows was shutting down the program due to a conflict with the system, then a blue screen memory dump, then a diagnostic re-boot. All in all, not a pleasant experience.
Still, I tried again and it worked (or I guessed right) I got what I paid for. This is probably not the best calibrator out there, but it was the best I could afford right now and it did as well as I had hoped within the limitations of an old monitor.
 Eye-One Display LT does the job June 10, 2008
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
From what I can still tell, the LT model does most of what I will ever need (versus Pro model). I bought it to get improved consistency in the color rendition across my prints -- some done in labs, some on professional inkjet printers. Everything has worked like a champ, and I can see a visual difference on the screen which I'm hoping will translate into more consistent color on my prints.
The only reason I didn't rate 5 stars is that there are couple usability improvement that are needed. First, there were places in the UI where I pressed the wrong button/choice because it wasn't clear or intuitive which option to choose. If I had read the instructions on the right hand side of screen, it would have been fine (I don't usually read instructions). The other reason is that I had cleared out the items in my Windows Startup folder, and not only did I wipe out the ICC profile data, but I couldn't figure out a way to get the profiles back short of re-installing the software. I should have been able to just run the calibration software, but tried and it didn't do the trick. Again, might be user error, but it could have been more intuitive.
Otherwise, I'm really pleased with the ease of setup and use, and would still highly recommend the product to anyone who wants an entry level solution and questions whether they need the 'pro' version.
Does what it is supposed to do! June 9, 2008
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
I purchased this item after using a Huey Pro borrowed from a friend. The Huey Pro did a very bad job calibrating my Viewsonic 2025wm. On the hand, the EyeOne display did a fantastic job. The only negative comment I have regarding this product is the confusing brand names it is known by - This product is called by so many different names it gets really confusing. GretegMacbath EyeOne, X-Rite EyeOne, Pantone EyeOne....and sometimes it is referred to as i1 too!
I have installed this product on both Windows XP and Mac OS X Leopard. On both platforms it has performed flawlessly. The software that comes with this product is very simple to use, and I think for beginners its a lot easier to start of with this LT version. I found it difficult to find information about how to upgrade to the pro version (which then means you have the EyeOne Display 2), but somewhere I read that you need to run the diagnostic software and upgrade thro' that. As of now I don't need to upgrade, so not tried it yet.
All in all a good product worthy of a five star rating.
Excellent Price, Excellent Product December 21, 2007
3 out of 3 found this review helpful
The Eye one does exactly what it says - calibrate your monitor so what you see is what you get when you make prints. I would have given it 5 stars if the directions were a bit clearer. But just using the defaults brings you very close to perfect prints. Note: you must download the paper/printer profile from the manufacturer of the paper to get excellent quality prints to match your monitor.
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