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Re: PiezoTone Black Fade Test Poll

2002-10-15 by John Vitollo

> A - If we deliver you a black with the same performance as the PiezoTone
> grays but with a OD that starts slightly less than current competing black
> inks, but does not fade and therefore ends higher than them. Would you use
> that black exclusively even though at the onset it was paler than current
> blacks?
> 
> B - If you knew that even another black was available which was slightly
> darker at the onset and yet faded to the lower OD of A, but not as
> dramatically as PIezoTone black because the starting OD was less, would you
> rather use that because after all it is what everyone has been used to?
> 
> C - If you choose B, to what degree are you willing to sacrifice non-fade in
> order to have better aesthetics at the onset?
> 
> Jon Cone


My Vote is for "A" easily!

John V.

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