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RE: [Digital BW] Piezo v. Epson resolution -- was (unknown)

2002-05-06 by Austin Franklin

> >No where in the printer command language could I find a way to get this
> >printer to do 2160DPI, which, I believe, Piezo claims it works
> at.  I asked
> >in the Piezo group about this, and never got a satisfactory explanation.
> >Now, whether there may be some "secret commands" or something, I don't
> >know,
> >but I am reasonably familiar with the mechanics of this printer, I don't
> >believe it can do 2160...  It's a claim that has never sat well with me.
>
> This is connected with Paul's inability to find increased resolution on a
> line test; a line test is black and white only, while the
> advantages in the
> Piezo driver are based on using all the color heads to print
> shades of gray.
> This allows more grays, more smoothness, more info, but not more
> black and
> white line pairs. As the Epson printers print smaller and smaller
> dots, this
> advantage shows less and less, which is why the 3000 and 7000 are the
> ultimate models for taking advantage of the Peizo drivers.

Hi CD,

I do not see how they are connected.  The print head mechanics and carriage
mechanics are what controls this...and mechanically, I do not find a way to
do 2160...no matter what inks you use.

Why do you believe the are connected?

Regards,

Austin

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