Digital BW, The Print

On 13/1/04 1:21 am, "DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com"
<DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com> wrote:

> Message: 4
>  Date: Mon, 12 Jan 2004 13:05:57 -0000
>  From: "merpb2003" <richard@...>
> Subject: Help with chooseing Black and white inks
> 
> 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

I too am in the UK and use a 1290s. To my eyes, not all images suit BO
printing. There seems to be more ink options in the USA.

I've been trying to make my mind up between trying inks from either Lyson or
Permajet, both easily obtainable here. To help me make up my own mind I'll
be looking at the Permajet display at the Focus On Imaging exhibition at the
NEC Birmingham near the end of Feb. Can anyone using the Permajet Blax inks
comment either good or bad?

Steve Bell