• Mac OS X
• Windows XP

terrible item

Either all the people who love this item work for Pantone or I got a lemon. And since a couple of other reviewers reported having to exchange a few until they got one to work, I think quality control is an issue. It is easy to install. What is not easy is calibrating your monitor to match their settings. As another reviewer wrote, I also found it impossible to make the top 3 rings match the lower ones - and after you install and reinstall the software a few times (just in case you or the computer did something wrond) you just want to give up. Moreover, no matter how I adjusted the levels, a preset screen showed a suspiciously similar "before" and "after" image. And my own before and after printed photos confirmed that nothing was adjusted. I've returned the item, because I do feel it could be defective. But it wasted a lot of hours and was needlessly frustrating. I fell for the Pantone reputation. Don't.

Be careful

I bought the Huey on recommendation from a friend and a couple of favorable mentions in articles in photography magazines. It has not worked out. After calibration and recalibration there is a greenish tint to the grays on my monitor. I have tried everything I could think of to get rid of it. The adjustments via Huey's own setup are minimal and very large. No fine tuning is possible. Calibration with my monitor's own software and the adjustments via my graphics card setup prove to be infinitely more accurate. I wrote to Pantone about the problem and 2 weeks later I still have not received an answer. Save your packing materials, just in case you have a similar experience and want to return it.

A little disappointed

It is better than not having it but still leaves a lot to be desired. Maybe it is my monitor or just as the old saying goes, you get what you pay for and it is much less expensive than Pantones other calibration products.