Monitor Drivers - Are they important?

[Dragon Angel]

Currently, I use the default Windows Plug-n-Play drivers for each of my monitors, but I have read that using a manufacturer-provided driver could sometimes be useful for color reproduction. The thing is, though, I already use a Spyder3 calibrator to get as much color accuracy as I possibly could...which makes that point moot, maybe?

Are there any other advantages to finding a monitor driver, or is my Spyder3 good enough for the job? I don't really need any other "extra" features that some monitor manufacturers provide, such as LG's f-Engine system (which dynamically switches color representation depending on what is displayed, actually crippling my perception of color than aiding it at all ).

[General Zod]

Unless you have a really weird monitor with proprietary tech, or you have an ancient box running an OS nobody uses anymore, you shouldn't need it.

[Mr Bean]

Unless you have a really weird monitor with proprietary tech, or you have an ancient box running an OS nobody uses anymore, you shouldn't need it.

Or if your monitor has built in cameras, speakers ect which might require drivers. Also 120hz monitors and other non-standard newer monitors still require their drivers to use all the features they have.

[General Zod]

Unless you have a really weird monitor with proprietary tech, or you have an ancient box running an OS nobody uses anymore, you shouldn't need it.

Or if your monitor has built in cameras, speakers ect which might require drivers. Also 120hz monitors and other non-standard newer monitors still require their drivers to use all the features they have.

Eh, in my experience camera drivers are generally separate from anything monitor specific.

[Ariphaos]

Some newer monitors, when combined with older video cards (ie not made this century) won't be able to communicate the proper frequency ranges to your computer, so require the driver. Otherwise, outside of the caveats above, it's usually not needed.