Digital BW, The Print

Barry,

>...along came the 2200 and I managed to find one at CompUSA.
>...now progressed to printing B/W using first of all the Epson
>Grey Balancer test image. The tonal results are wonderful. ...

>What MIS and Jon should be looking at is
>producing compatible inks for it at a cheaper price.

I have heard that third-party UC inks are already being sampled.  However,
it could be a year before the chips are reverse-engineered.

>... send me a test file and when I get the Matte
>Black I will print for you so you can test for fade etc.

Thanks, I've already tested a 2200 "B&W" test strip.  The inks are great.
The matte black is the best ink I've tested on EAM.  The midtones were as
good as any ink also, basically tying the PiezoTone midtones for fade
resistance.

What I have not heard is whether anyone has tried the UC inks in older Epson
printers.  If they have the right viscosity, the UC inks and their clones
might be used in quads for the old printers.

Paul
http://www.PaulRoark.com