Nix Spectro L Spectrophotometer and Densitometer- Professional Color Matching Technology, Compatibility with 200,000+ Paints, Spectral Data and Delta-E Functionality for Accurate Results

This Color analyzer saved me lots of $$$$ when I had to fight my HOA about paint color for the outside of my house. I was able to analyze all neighborhood colors that didn't seem to match the allowable color scheme. After submitting my data provided by Nix the HOA board had to revisit my color submissions or face legal action.

I was going to give this 3 stars because of the terrible app but the device itself is so accurate and consistent, I can't. Word of warning, if you are going to use this to scan multiple patches in batch, it's a nightmare with the app. The only way to scan a collection of colors is to create a collection and the problem is, it forces you to type a color name and a color code for every single patch. Manually. There's no way to just have it auto-name if you want to just scan patches and number them. There's a Pro app that looks like it could do that but that's $99/mo which is really shady!

I love this product! It’s small, accurate and easy to use, and instantly gives me the exact Sherwin Williams (or other manufacturers) color.

So far the battery life has out done the previous portable spectro we had(Spectro 1 by Variable). The readings have been consistent and make sense in the context of what is being scanned, as well as re-reads of previous runs/masters being run. I.E. We run a color again a month later and these readings haven't drifted from the readings from a month ago. The visual charts used in the app to show color space help with seeing the differences in color in addition to the LAB numeric differences.

Nix is one of the leading companies that provides color matching tools for professionals. I have never used a spectrophotometer before, but I needed a device that will allow me to match all of the different colors of paint that are used in my home. I want to touch up several areas without repainting the entire walls or rooms, so the only way to do this is to be able to match my existing colors perfectly. This Nix Spectro L is definitely overkill for how I intend to use it. It has many more features and capabilities than I will take advantage of in the near future, but I hope over time I will find other ways to use this sophisticated tool. I will add more to this review after I have used it for a few months and I am more familiar with its capabilities.

I'm cautiously optimistic for this unit. Pro colorimeters are thousands of dollars, but this one just might be the ticket. I'm a graphics guy by trade, so I need to color match past projects often, especially when switching equipment or programs. The unit seems fairly accurate, at least enough to get me in the ballpark with CMYK and cRGB where I can fine tune my files from there. What I don't like is it doesn't like to remember what I had the presets saved to (CMYK/cRGB) and it defaults to a measurement unit that is useless to me. Happens every time I start it up (which, by the way, can take some doing - the app doesn't always find the reader, so I wind up restarting my phone). Still testing it's limits, but I have hopes. It does work better on matte surfaces than gloss, so keep that in mind.

I bought the correct size 55-65” (my tv is 65”) and still there is a lot of excess in the corners that k had to pin down with tape and zip ties in order to then the corners not to show from the front of the tv. I even checked to make sure I got the correct size and I did so the design isn’t awesome.

I've been doing construction for a while, and sometimes I have problem with matching colors in some cases which I can't find the same color to do some retouch in rooms, so I have to take a piece of the color to Home Depot, but now I do color match with this device, and made my whole life easier. The sensor is very sensitive, so as soon as I put the device on wall, it shows it on my phone which has an app. Strongly recommend it.