Digital BW, The Print

Hi,
     I've been reading with great interest Clayton Jones' articles on
Black-Only printing and I think I would like to give that a good try
before I invest in some sort of Quad Ink system.  I currently  use a 740
which I get pretty decent color prints with, but the black only setting
leaves a lot to be desired.  I guess it's because it's old tecnology
with big droplets.
     So I'm wondering:  For a modest $100.00 investment, if I was to
purchase an 820, would I get the same results as I would with a 1280?  I
know the maximum print size is less, but in my case - I'm just trying to
see if the B&W results will be satisfying so large prints are not an
issue.  According to Epson's site, they even rate the 820 at 5760 DPI as
opposed to only 2880 for the 1280.  That may not mean anything in
reality, but I see nothing in the specifications that indicate that the
820 should not do the same job as the 1280 for smaller prints.  Even the
number of nozzles is the same.  Am I missing something?
 
Thanks,
Ed
http://lightandsilver.com <http://lightandsilver.com/>  


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