Is there any such device (or monitor for that matter) that will automatically adjust the calibration of the monitor to match the lighting situation in the room or any other variables? This would possibly be something that sits on the desk or attaches to the monitor (or is built in to the monitor) that would continually read the light in the room and make adjustments to the screen automatically. Seems like it'd be a good idea.
Anyway, it's a question for my entrepreneurial engineering class. We have to come up with some original ideas and I thought of this the other day. A quick search on google yields nothing.
It is NOT a good idea to have a colorimeter constantly change monitor calibration to match room lighting.
Color critical work requires consistent ambient lighting without the influence of any light source that fluctuates (window light).
The DataColor Spyder3 Elite has an ambient light feature that constantly monitors room lighting and will warn you when the ambient light will affect your current calibration. It does not alter the current calibration.
It is the ambient light you want to control, not the monitor calibration.
The current line of MacBook Pros and the new MacBook Air have an ambient light sensor that controls the strength of the backlighting of the display automatically. This feature may be good for general work, but not for color critical work.
Agreed, control your environment. Maybe wall panels that can shift their color to adjust the ambient light temperature in the room regardless of the light source. How is that for a complicated solution to a relatively simple problem
