Got Spyder 5 Pro

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Ringing doorbell announced delivery guy with package from Switzerland. Very small package with even smaller box containing newest colorimeter unit from DataColor. Package change is very noticeable. Compare to previous models this one is as small as possible. Especially because measuring unit is smaller than previous two models and even original intro models. It's hard to say if new unit design is better than previous. Visually I liked previous design more but from practical stand of point new design is simply... more practical. It's better compatible with curved screen and counterweight is usable as cover for sensor.

Spyder 5 Pro software is not very different from Spyder 4 Pro. It's sad because Spyder software is the most horrible looking software for macOS ever made. Especially because Spyder software is more protected by licence than its HW unit. Every time I see this software on my screen I feel robbed.

Results are interesting too. While Spyder 4 Pro show about 96% of sRGB on my Macbook Pro screen and 100% on my DELL 4K display, Spyder 5 Pro show exact opposite. Well I like Macbook Pro screen image feeling more than the one on DELL so I'm happy my laptop is now probably calibrated better than before. But how it is possible? I'm totally confused. What's more frustrating than image that on DELL looks way too much different than image on Macbook. Difference is so huge that I have trouble to trust calibration results.

I hope that Apple is going to release new Thunderbolt display with wide gamut support this fall.
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