After I professionally already could gain experience with the Datacolor Spyder4Elite and the X-Rite i1Display Pro, I ordered the less expensive X-Rite ColorMunki Display for private use after careful consideration. Basically, these are namely the expensive i1Display Pro with a slightly different case color and decreased by approximately 80 percent measurement speed. Whether the measure now but needs 5 or just a minute, making the private use of no difference. In addition, however, the software has been severely curtailed: Instead of the i1Profiler a ColorMuni software is offered. Although the core of the application is the same, but it lacks many recruitment and measurement options. Those who work with free software for calibration, the will not interfere, of course. But even those who use the software manufacturer, may thus ordinary monitors calibrated clean. In normal measurements the only annoyance is the restriction to 140 instead of 250 cd / m² brightness. However, one can adjust the brightness manually, then select natively in the software so that it is possible to calibrate monitors with higher brightness. Otherwise, the ColorMunki software can no calibration on Pantone colors and they are the measurement results not to third-party software such as NEC SpectraView or the Eizo ColorNavigator on. The final ICC profile can be but of course from the operating system to extract. The ColorMunki saving issue can not perform monitor quality control. At 60 Euro savings over the i1Profiler full version of this i1Display Pro smears but certainly bearable for many potential customers. A review of the calibration of a ColorMunki i1Display Pro brought at the same settings at any rate not with the naked eye appreciable difference.
Overall, the work brings joy to the ColorMunki. Opposite the Spider versions of Datacolor I like the simple use of software on both devices from X-Rite. Just download, install, and use it on each computer from the Internet. Datacolor other hand, requires only the input of a long license key, which you should carry around or better stick to his Spider. Moreover, you need to activate the software over the Internet. If you should come up with the ludicrous idea of wanting to calibrate additional computer, you need to boot a request sent by e-mail, etc. Ersatzkey a cramp! In addition, the ColorMunki has the Diffusorschwenkarm built-in protection for the lens of his appearance, so you can easily transport the unit. Furthermore, said to have been installed so that the equipment should give pleasure for years to come in the X-Rite Kolormeter no organic filters. For the Spider, I can not find any indication to another plus point for the ColorMunki and i1Display Pro.
Overall, I think the ColorMunki and i1Display Pro for excellent products. If one does not interfere with the differences I have described in the second paragraph, can save money and achieve the same result as with the i1Display Pro with Munki.
