Monitor Calibration

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After Xmas with an intention tof getting back into photography, I bought myself an ASUS ProArt PA278QV monitor in the sale, which has in built calibration, but felt it was probably best to buy a dedicated calibration device for colour accuracy.

I opted for the Calibrite Display Pro HL as it was reasonably priced, it wasn’t the most basic model, and I figured most do the same job.

However, while waiting for it to arrive I started doing a bit more research and I’m struggling to find any reviews that aren’t paid promotion, and there is some criticism around its HDR capability.

In all honesty, I just want to take still photos, editing lightroom or or photoshop and send the occasional image to print, so hdr isn’t something I’m overly bothered about.

Does anyone have any real world experience of this device? Should I be returning it unopened and opting for something different? Any advice appreciated!
 
Calibrite Display Pro HL
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I use this model, have had no issues at all, used on 3 differant screens, one of them is OLED and it handled that with no trouble.
 
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@Gav. thanks for the quick reply. I probably should have asked the question before buying really, but that’s good to know.
 
What software do you/will you use?

Does the Calibrite come with a package?

I've been using DisplayCal for some time, it works well for me because I have access to one these, it's part of my work toolkit. But that could change.
 
Probably worth saying that normally HDR won't be helpful if calibrating a monitor for photography use. You can't print with a high dynamic range, and many screens that others use will also not have HDR availability. For photographic work, I don't think it's useful and for watching movies you may well want different settings anyway.
 
From what I can see in the blurb for that monitor it does not have any built in calibration. It has just been calibrated at the factory prior to shipping.

Of course colours can shift over time so even with a pro display with hardware calibration you should be calibrating every month or so. A good calibration should also take into account your ambient light to ensure your screen is not too bright or too dark. A factory calibration isn't going to do that.

I wouldn't worry about HDR for photography. As has been said above you can not print an HDR images and you can't share an HDR image with anybody else who doesn't have a HDR display.

Also worth nothing that the display only has 100% sRGB so not the greatest for image editing.
 
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