Digital BW, The Print

Hi Jerry,

All I can guess is you were printing B&W with the 3000 using the Epson
dither pattern, using only a single black ink...yes, it's terrible...but
simply don't do that!  I understand that people who use the Rourke curves,
don't see dots either, and the prints are equally as good as with Piezo.

Can the 1280 print 17x22?  No? Isn't that "a paper handling problem" ;-)

Regards,

Austin


> -----Original Message-----
> From: Jerry Olson [mailto:jerryolson@...]
> Sent: Tuesday, August 13, 2002 11:53 AM
> To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
> Subject: Re: [Digital BW] Re: Best printer for B&W Printing???
>
>
> I wasn't talking about piezo prints, if you're referring to my post.
> Using the Epson driver, the 1280 wins hands down by a large margin. With
> Piezo, It really doesn't make a lot of difference. You can't see dots
> with either printer, and the 3000 sure did have its paper handling
> problems. At least MY 2 3000 printers did.
>
> Jerry
>
> Austin Franklin wrote:
> >
> > > The 1280 is capable of producing better prints than a 3000.
> >
> > That's simply plain wrong.  I happen to have both, and for
> Piezo, at least,
> > the 3000, though very slow, makes noticeably better prints.  I
> know a LOT of
> > people who use the 3000, and have tried other printers, and
> believe a good
> > 3000 makes the best prints.  The 1280 is probably faster, and more
> > "reliable", no doubt.  It depends on what your criteria is.
> >
> > Austin