Monitor calibration

[tenohfive]

I'm just waiting for my new monitor to arrive, and since it was bought with photography in mind I've gone for something that gets decent reviews for colour accuracy etc. But I think it might need tinkering with slightly to start with.

What's the consensus on a decent colorimeter? So far I'm seeing either the Datacolor Spyder5Express for £80 or the Colormunki Smile at £67 - and the latter gets very mixed reviews. Is there anything else to consider?

And any idea why so few (if any) places rent out colorimeters?

[MartinP]

I've used Spyders for years, currently have the Spyders 5 Pro. Always been happy with them and their customer support was very helpful on the one occasion I had some software problems.

I guess few if any places hire them out as they're relatively cheap and if consistency of colour is really important then it's something you want to use regularly, I re-cal my monitor every month just to be safe.

[C&C]

X-rite i1 display pro is another option, although a tad more expensive.

Cheaper on the link from Calumet (£134) compared to Amazon (£180).

I've been very happy with it.