HP / Hewlett Packard DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution
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The DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution from HP is a monitor calibrator designed to ensure accurate color settings. It offers a variety of options for display calibration, including whitepoint, gamma, and luminance. The calibrator is easy to use, with push-button calibration support for industry-leading monitors. The included software allows you to check ambient lighting, match all monitors in a workgroup, and create trending graphs to check performance. It also provides user-defined calibration reminders so you won't forget to recalibrate periodically. When used with Designjet Z Photo printer series printers, the calibrator provides end-to-end calibrated color workflow.
- Display-optimized colorimeter for fast, accurate LCD profiling
- Easy-to-use, step-by-step software interface
- Utilize reference profiles to match multiple monitors in your workgroup
- Unlimited gamma whitepoint and luminance settings including native gamma and measure luminance as a target
- Validate and trend monitor performance
- Adapt profiles for any ambient light conditions
- Optimize adjustment of hardware controls like brightness and color temperature
- Push-button calibration for one-step profiling of industry leading monitors
- Use at multiple workstations with no additional licensing fee
- High repeatability for consistent calibration and profiling results
- High sensitivity in dark areas for better control in shadow detail and more neutral gray scale
| Interface | USB |
| Power Requirements | Bus-Powered |
| Data Format |
Luminance (cd/m²) Chromaticity Coord. x, y (CIE 1931) |
| Refresh Rate | Monitor Frequencies: 40-150Hz |
| Measurement Range |
Black Point: 0.02cd/m² White Point: 3000cd/m² Illuminance: Suitable for use in Graphic Display Proofing per ISO/CD 12646 Standard |
| Accuracy | On reference monitor (white 6500K), chromaticity coord. x,y ±0.004 |
| Repeatability |
Short Term: Luminance: 0.3% at Y=75cd/m² (White 6500K) Chromaticity coord. x,y: <+/-0.001 at Y=75cd/m² (White 6500K) |
| System Requirements |
Windows 2000 or XP: 300MHz Processor or better Mac OS X 10.3 or higher: Power Mac G3 300MHz Processor or better RAM: 128MB Available Disk Space: 100MB Monitor Resolution: 1024 x 768 or higher Available USB Port |
| Software Specifications |
Ambient Light Check & Match Push-Button Calibration Workgroup Match Monitor Validation and Trending Graph Easy and Advanced Mode Wizards User-defined Monitor Gamma Choices User-defined White Point Setting Dual Monitor Matching Luminance Measurement Profile Support ICC 2, ICC 4, Matrix Profiles Calibration Reminder: User-defined (1-4 weeks) |
| Compatible with |
HP DreamColorLP2480zx Professional Display HP Designjet Z Photo Printer Series |
| Dimensions | 1.4 x 3.3 x 2.5" (3.5 x 8.4 x 6.4cm) |
| Weight |
Measurement Device: 4.62 oz (131g) Counter Weight: 1.16 oz (33g) |
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Pros
- Great picture quality
- Reliable Performance
- Small Footprint
Cons
Best Uses
- Movies
Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution:
In calibration of a pro monitor.....does the job well
Pros
- Easy to set up
- Easy to use
Cons
- Lacks Adjustability
- Proprietary
Best Uses
- Color correction
Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution:
Easy way to make sure your Dreamcolor monitor is giving you exactly what it should. Plug it in, open the software and it will set up color for you.
It can also develop color profiles for other monitors, though its instructions were strange - it told me to max contrast on a monitor I was profiling and never said to drop it down or to what level, so I didn't find it that useful.
I had to give it three stars for that and because it's just a bit too proprietary for my taste - why not give me a tool that can work with more programs, one that I could use to set up my HD-SDI LCD monitor, for example? If I'm buying a color profiler, I'd prefer as versatile and open a profiler as possible.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Reliable Performance
- Small Footprint
Cons
- Lacks Adjustability
Best Uses
Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution:
Easy to use with my HP dreamcolor. Put it on, load up the software, calibrate according to your settings. Done. Having a bit of trouble figuring out where my saved profile settings are and where to load them back up. Might be my own ignorance, not exactly intuitive though, hence only 4 stars. Pricey for a calibrator that will only work for 1 type of monitor too.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
- Works As Advertised
Cons
- A Challeng to Install
Best Uses
- Profiling
Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution:
If you plan on buying the DreamColor Monitor, you'll need HP's Advanced Profiling Solution (APS), so add an additional $350 to the price tag. The APS is easy to use once you get it to work which I found a challange.
I already owned X-Rite's EZColor but the monitor OSD doesn't provide individual adjustments for color, contrast, and brightness in a way that worked with EZColor. I purchased the APS package but the software wouldn't load under Windows 7 64bit. Once you get the APS to work it's easy to update through the application. However, X-Rite doesn't list the HP APS on their site even though the software and colorimeter are made by them. After a long Google search I found a link to an update at X-Rite. After installing the update, I couldn't profile the monitor because I kept getting a message that the USB hub wasn't connected even though it was and it functioned. At the time I was using an Nvidia based 1GB, GT 240 graphics card connected through the HDMI port. On a guess, I switched the connection to the DVI ports and the APS software recognized the USB connection and I was able to profile the monitor.
- Primary use:
- Business
Pros
Cons
- Product support poor
Best Uses
- Profiling the HP LP2480zx
Comments about HP / Hewlett Packard DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution:
The LP2480zx monitor can only be profiled using the DreamColor Advanced Profiling Solution (APS) I already owned X-Rite's EZColor but the monitor OSD doesn't provide individual adjustments for color, contrast, and brightness in a way that worked with EZColor. I purchased the APS package but the software wouldn't load using Windows 7 64bit. Once you get the APS to work it's easy to update through the application. However, X-Rite doesn't list the HP APS on their site even though the software and colorimeter are made by them. After a long Google search I found a link to an update at X-Rite. After installing the update, I couldn't profile the monitor because I kept getting a message that the USB hub wasn't connected even though it was and it functioned. At the time I was using an Nvidia based 1GB, GT 240 graphics card connected through the HDMI port. On a guess, I switched the connection to the DVI ports and the APS software recognized the USB connection and I was able to profile the monitor. Apparently there is a conflict with at least some Nvidia cards connected through the HDMI port. For a short time I connected the LP2480zx to an ATI HD 5750 graphics card using the display port. The monitor worked well and I was able to profile it. However, that card was defective (another long story) so I went back to my trusty ATI HD 2600. Once I got the APS to work, it was easy to use and improved the accuracy of the display. More importantly, now I can maintain color accuracy by periodically re-profiling. Bottom line is that APS works very well but depending on your OS and or graphics card, you may run into challanges
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- 1-Year Limited Warranty
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