What is the best monitor calibration device?

[vd853]

I need a good one for pp. Please suggest one for a hobbyist and a professional. I might get the best one if affordable. Also, do these things calibrate for normal brightness, contrast, exposure, etc? Thanks.

 

[pbelarge]

vd853
Take a look at the google link I have posted. This may keep you busy for a while.

Google

 

[dhilberg]

I need a good one for pp. Please suggest one for a hobbyist and a professional. I might get the best one if affordable. Also, do these things calibrate for normal brightness, contrast, exposure, etc? Thanks.

I use the Spyder 3 Pro. Works great.

vd853
Take a look at the google link I have posted. This may keep you busy for a while.

Google

I think he's asking for specifics there smart alek. He's probably already done a Google search and found himself lost in the results.

 

[sovietdoc]

Spyder is the best IMO.

 

[KmH]

I'm real partial to X-Rite's products. I use the i1 Display 2, myself.
X-Rite - i1Display 2 Colorimeter Monitor Profile - EODIS2 - B&H

I don't do my own printing so I don't need a spectrophotometer to profile both monitors and printes/scanners, like X-Rite's ColorMunki:

X-Rite - ColorMunki Photo Color Management Solution - CMUNPH -

Actually, you are not calibrating a monitor, you are profiling a monitor.

How well that profiling can be done depends on the display technology your monitor uses, be it TN (Twisted Nematic), IPS (In-Plane Switching), or PVA (Patterned Vertical alignment), and the range of adjustments your particular monitor allows.