SpectraCal and basICColor jointly announced the DISCUS colorimeter to help integrators calibrate LCD displays.
At CEDIA, they claimed DISCUS sensors are better at calibrating deep blacks and the dichroic glass color filters are more stable than plastic filters. The DISCUS tracks its internal temperature and applies a calibration adjustment to compensate for temperature variations. This supposedly gives the unit an operating range, without measurement deviation, of 10°C to 50°C.
Interestingly enough, the $2000 DISCUS can also measure ambient light since a wheel on the measuring side of the unit can be twirled between three positions -- closed, open or open with the ambient light dome over the sensor.
