Datacolor SpyderTV

[masonj0627]

Anybody familiar with this product?  If so, is it worth $269?


"The Datacolor SpyderTV colorimeter and software deliver an easy-to-use solution for optimizing any TV for a better viewing experience. SpyderTV scientifically measures contrast, brightness, color, tint, and color temperature presets on your TV and helps you make the necessary adjustments to dramatically improve your picture quality. SpyderTV supports Plasma, RPTV, DLP, LCD and CRT TVs. "

Price: $ 269

http://www.colorvision.com/profis/profis_view.jsp?id=402

[mrmike]

I evaluated the Spyder when it was in beta for a project I was working on.  It's not a bad bit of kit, but it's limited in what it does.  It's a step up from Avia if what you're looking for is a good solid basic setup, but the price difference is a bit steep if that's all you are going to do with it.  It is a lot easier for the average user to get a good setup with than Avia or DVE, though.  It won't do a complete greyscale calibration out of the box, but if you're a little hacker-oriented there's been some work over on avsforum on getting xyY data out of the sensor.  I've got a ColorFacts setup that I can borrow these days so I haven't kept up to date on that end of things.