Digital BW, The Print

Hi,

     Try googling for "Lyson ink"

     As far as I know they are in the UK and are one of the best 3rd party 
ink manufacturers.    I believe you can use "Quad" tones and "Hex" tones 
which I think will partially overcome the dot pattern problem.

     Best,   Alex

At 08:05 AM 1/12/2004, you wrote:
>Hi all,
>I am based in the UK and and have a question regarding which ink
>sets are best for my Epson 1290S.
>I thought I was getting very respectable mono results using Epson
>colour inks but was advised that printing in black only was better.
>Having tried it and I love the rich black but find the dot pattern
>intrusive.
>Does anyone have experiance of independant B&W inksets? and how do
>they compare.
>I have looked at PiezographyBW system but am initially put off by
>the thought of having to order from the US.
>My questions are:
>1 Is PiezographyBW as good as they claim?
>2 Does anyone in the UK use PiezographyBW? and if so how are
>deliveries?
>3 What other systems should I look at?
>Thanks
>Richard
>
>
>
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