Digital BW, The Print

I'm well aware that it works with the i1 spectro and no it doesn't have to
be an GM product - a little sensitive about GM aren't we?  GM was not part
of my argument except to reference another technical colour management
product for technical users.  I merely said that each package is designed
for the technical user.  Of course they are for different albeit rapidly
converging markets.  The fact remains that you manage to keep the price of
Colorfacts exorbitantly high due to a lack of direct competition in that
space.  That's fine - that's business.  But as a customer that doesn't mean
that I won't continue to believe it is exorbitantly priced, refuse to
purchase it and look for alternatives.  I suspect that technology will solve
that problem for me soon enough as calibration of plasma and lcd "tv"
displays moves further to the fore and ICC profiling features are
incorporated.  As for the few customers who do purchase Colorfacts (to the
best of my knowledge there are only two people in the UK offering
professional home theatre calibration services using software such as
Colorfacts) of course they'd like the price point to remain out of the reach
of most enthusiasts: it is that which keeps them in business.  BTW I don't
see SpyderTV PRO on your website but I'll take that up with Felix v.
Vogelsang who contacted me today.

> From: <CDTobie@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Fri, 20 Jan 2006 17:47:51 EST
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: PrintFIX Pro info & review
> 
> 
> In a message dated 1/20/06 4:48:38 PM, stevekale@... writes:
> 
> 
>> Just like an Eye One Pro package...and that at least includes a
>> spectrophotometer.  Hmmm.  Nonetheless here is not the place to debate it.
>> I guess I could put up with Windoze for as long as it takes to calibrate my
>> display.  But not twice the price of an EyeOne Pro package which as noted
>> above actually includes hardware.
>> 
> What are you saying is "just like an EyeOne Pro package?" EyeOne Pro doesn't
> relate to any of these. ColorFacts Pro is an exhaustively detailed, highly
> specific home theater package, unlike anything that Gretag sells. It works
> with 
> signal generators and all sorts of exotic hardware. SpyderTV and SpyderTV PRO
> are much cheaper than an EyeOne spectro, and are designed specifically, again,
> for home theater, so again no direct comparison anywhere. I realize you would
> like to stick that "only a spectro is good enough, and it ought to come from
> Gretag" line in here somewhere, but I don't really see where it fits...   but
> if it will cheer you up, you can use that EyeOne with ColorFacts Pro if you
> like.
> 
>  C. David Tobie
> Product Technology Manager
> ColorVision Business Unit
> Datacolor Inc.
> CDTobie@colorvision.com
> www.colorvision.com