I doubted the investment, however, I now know that my monitor was the weak link in my digital darkroom chain. The monitor was I thought set up well, however, my prints never seemed to match, nor did the image on the screen faithfully come close to the actual scene. My Spyder 2 was a delight to load, and the instructions were clear and easy to follow. The difference in the before and after screen was hard to believe. For once I had managed to reproduce my spectacular pictures with spectacular screen images. Using the intuitive Spyder 2, I relied on proven professional techniques at an extremely low cost. I have calibrated my CRT and Laptop screen and am totally delighted.