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Pantone huey MEU101 | 
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| Brand: Pantone
Category: CE
List Price: $89.00
Buy New: $50.00
You Save: $39.00 (44%)
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Rating:  173 reviews
Format: CD-ROM
Platforms: Windows XP, Mac OS X
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Operating System: Windows XP Home Edition
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1
Dimensions (in): 9.5 x 6 x 2
MPN: MEU101
Model: MEU101
UPC: 874086001967
EAN: 0840356522807
ASIN: B000CR78C4
Release Date: January 16, 2006
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Professional-grade results; easy-to-use right out of the box | | • | Software designed for calibrating and profiling all types of monitors | | • | Corrects color on monitor; adapts monitor for changing room lighting | | • | Applies personal preferences for viewing accurate color all of the time | | • | Includes emission-only colorimeter with ambient measurement capabilities |
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Product Description
Designed for calibrating and profiling all types of monitors LCD and CRT. huey corrects the color on your monitor so photos and designs print more accurately, game graphics are more intense and movies are more true to life. Easy to use right out of the box, huey adapts your monitor for changing room lighting and applies your personal preferences for viewing accurate color all of the time. Main Features Manufacturer: Pantone, IncManufacturer Part Number: MEU101Manufacturer Website Address: www.pantone.com
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Showing reviews 1-5 of 173
 Huey -- Easy to Use and Affordable March 16, 2006
E. Finn
60 out of 64 found this review helpful
I had been planning on purchasing a color correction system for my computer for some time, but until Pantone Huey was released, I had not been able to find an affordable yet accurate colorimeter. For under $100, you can't beat this simple & sophisticated device.
I was a little apprehensive of ordering a product so newly released, but I put my worries aside and purchased Huey, since it was less than half the price of the other models I was considering. Huey has lived up to my expectations, and was worth the investment. It has been easy to use: setup took less than five minutes, the directions are clear and concise, and the program walks you through each step onscreen.
Huey sits next to my monitor, unobtrusively monitoring ambient (room) light and taking any changes into account (this feature can be disabled easily). The ambient light adjustment was a huge selling point for me -- other models offering this option were upwards of $200.
While I can't make detailed adjustments of the color temperature, Huey's program allows you to select varying color settings based on whether you plan to edit photos, play computer games, or browse the web. Huey also allows you to compare your "before" and "after" monitor calibrations. I think you will be suprised at how much better it makes your screen look -- I know I was.
I am more than satisfied with my investment, as Huey's simplicity and automation has saved me time and effort while providing me with a color corrected monitor that I can trust to be accurate.
It DOES work February 21, 2007
Stephen McIrvin (Indiana)
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I was initially disappointed by the yellowness of the whites produced by the Huey, but then I realized my EYES were in need of calibration. I figured out that after a while, you can go back to "uncorrected" and the pre-calibration view then looks too blue. To really test this, I got some test pattern prints from the web and printed them at a good lab and compared them to my monitor. Yup, the thing works: the colors matched. I don't know why so many folks are giving it 1 star--do they have a defective unit or are they possibly doing something wrong? At any rate, you have to get over the initial shock because you've been using an uncalibrated display for so long. With the extremely small size, quick calibration (much faster than a spyder) and nifty ambient light measurement capabilities, there is no better product under a hundred bucks. I've had mine for about six months and take it back and forth between work and home--it barely takes up any room in my bag. The calibration routine is so quick that I can edit images on my lunch hour and the setup doesn't take a big chunk of the time. If I had to go through a lengthy calibration routine, this would be a deal breaker.
What a difference! May 6, 2007
Kevin D. Mack
19 out of 19 found this review helpful
I spent years being frustrated with the difference between the colors I was seeing on my screen, and the colors that were output by my printer. I tried manual calibration products that depended on my eyes to make the adjustments, but as I found out when I first used the Huey my vision is not nearly as accurate as I would like to believe.
I purchased the Huey about 3 months ago. Setup was extremely simple. You just install the software, plug the Huey in to a USB port and follow the onscreen instructions. After calibrating my monitor with Huey, the colors looked very strange to me. This wasn't a problem with the calibration, it was a problem with my perception. After color correcting a few photos in Photoshop CS2 and then printing them on my Canon Pixma Pro 9000, I was amazed! The colors that were printed matched those onscreen perfectly!
I highly recommend this product. It is unbeatable at the price. As a side note, you will still need to make sure that your computer and printer are speaking the same language (i.e. correct color space and ICC profile) to get accurate results, but the Huey takes the guess work out of the process. Finally, what I see is what I get!
Minor flaws, but worth every penny June 20, 2006
Adam Prall (Kauai, Hawaii)
14 out of 14 found this review helpful
I found the software interface ugly and enigmatic, but it functions so well for the price that I really have no complaint. Like other reviewers, I don't know what the dissatisfied customers are talking about when they could not get it to work - but I know for a fact that at least one has a rather inexpensive ViewSonic monitor. I used the unit on several expensive monitors and some cheap ones, and found (unsurprisingly) that it seemed to work best on the most expensive monitor we have in this studio, a huge Apple LCD. The unit is now permanently attached to our main G5 and handles the work of calibration for several high-end 300-page book projects and numerous web sites beautifully. I am extremely satisfied!
Pantone Huey April 14, 2006
A. W. Herman (Enfield NH)
20 out of 22 found this review helpful
Superb! Simple to install and use. For the first time in some 20+ years of computer usage I have my printer output matching the coloration on my monitor. Buy this item, apply Kelby's "Anger Management" chapter of his "Photoshop CS2 book for Digital Photographers" and you are in business. IMHO no sense to buy this product if you don't use PS and print with a quality Photo printer.
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