Palette Master Elements or Spyder X software

[russellsnr]

For those who use a Benq monitor and the Spyder X calibrator, do you use Palette Master Elements or Spyder X software for screen calibration?
Just watched a couple videos and the presenters used Spyder X software.
Thankyou, Russ.

 

[ecoleman]

I use palette master Ultimate but I think that depends on which BenQ monitor you have.

If you use the Spyder X software your not doing a hardware calibration, your doing a software calibration.

To use the hardware calibration you have to use Palette Master Elements or Ultimate

 

[Box Brownie]

I too use PMU and the thing to bear in mind (at least with SW series monitors) you can store up to 3 hardware calibrations. I use my xRite Display Pro.

Here are the specs for PMU (NB The older Pallete Master Elements was a derivative of xRites i1 Profiler. PMU is a new from the ground up colour science based program created by BenQ

• Compatible OS
  Windows® 10 and 11
  macOS 12.5 and above *Intel and Apple Silicon base (M1, M1 Pro, M1 Max, M1 Ultra, M2, M2 Pro, M2 Max, M2 Ultra, M3, M3 Max, M3 Pro)
• Compatible BenQ Model
  • SW Series (Hardware Calibration): SW240 / SW242Q / SW270C / SW271C / SW272U / SW272Q / SW321C
  • PD Series (Software Calibration): PD2705U / PD2705UA / PD2706U / PD2706UA / PD2705Q / PD3205U / PD3205UA / PD3225U / PD2725U / PD2506Q / PD2706QN / PD2730S / PD3226G
• Calibrator
  • SW Series:
  1. X-rite i1Display Pro/ Calibrite ColorChecker Display Pro/ X-rite i1Display Pro Plus/ Calibrite ColorChecker Display Plus/ X-rite i1Studio/ Calibrite ColorChecker Studio/ Calibrite Display Pro HL/ Calibrite Display Plus HL
  2. X-rite i1Pro 2/ i1Pro 3/ i1Pro 3 Plus
  3. Datacolor Spyder X/ X2 (Pro/ Elite/ Ultra)
  4. MYIRO-1/ Datacolor Spyder Pro
  
  • PD Series:
  1. X-rite i1Display Pro/X-rite i1Display Pro Plus/ Calibrite Display Pro HL/ Calibrite Display Plus HL
  2. Datacolor Spyder X/ X2 (Pro/ Elite/ Ultra)

 

[russellsnr]

I use palette master Ultimate but I think that depends on which BenQ monitor you have.

If you use the Spyder X software your not doing a hardware calibration, your doing a software calibration.

To use the hardware calibration you have to use Palette Master Elements or Ultimate

Thanks, after reading your reply I had to go and find out the difference between the two options and seems hardware is the best option. Russ.

 

[ecoleman]

Thanks, after reading your reply I had to go and find out the difference between the two options and seems hardware is the best option. Russ.

Yes, hardware should be more accurate and the LUTS are stored in the display which takes a load off the GPU.

If you have a display with the puck it also allows for quickly switching between different profiles.