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iMac 27" (Late 2012) display quality report with Spyder4Pro colorimeter

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wmy5

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Hi,

I just purchased a Spyder4Pro colorimeter. I ran several times of calibration and profiling. Here is my display quality report. I hope it is useful for anyone curious about iMac's display.

1. Spyder MQA (monitor quality analysis)

Gamut

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Tone response & gray scale

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Brightness & contrast

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phrehdd

phrehdd

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Thanks for sharing - do you have anything to compare it to - another monitor and do you find the results validates your use of an iMac for the level of use of the screen?
 
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wmy5

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phrehdd said:
Thanks for sharing - do you have anything to compare it to - another monitor and do you find the results validates your use of an iMac for the level of use of the screen?
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I have 2 iMacs, both of which are 27". I think they have the same panel, and the results turned out to be quite similar with each other.
 
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bluescale

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I wish the i1display profiler had quality reports like that. I'll look at generating something similar with CalMan, but it's a bit of a pain since I have to use my laptop to do the sweeps, and manually move through the various slides (I downloaded the AVSHD mp4 files so I can quickly go from slide to slide, at least).
 
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wmy5

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upstate NY
bluescale said:
I wish the i1display profiler had quality reports like that. I'll look at generating something similar with CalMan, but it's a bit of a pain since I have to use my laptop to do the sweeps, and manually move through the various slides (I downloaded the AVSHD mp4 files so I can quickly go from slide to slide, at least).
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You can try the dispcalGUI, a open source calibration & profiling tool that supports many colorimeters. It's really powerful.
 
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bluescale

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wmy5 said:
You can try the dispcalGUI, a open source calibration & profiling tool that supports many colorimeters. It's really powerful.
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HOLY COW! How did I miss this wonderful tool? It does absolutely everything I want. Thank you!
 
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wmy5

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Oct 27, 2012
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upstate NY
phrehdd said:
Thanks for sharing - do you have anything to compare it to - another monitor and do you find the results validates your use of an iMac for the level of use of the screen?
Click to expand...

MacBook Pro 15" (Early 2011 anti-glare 1680x1050) results:

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