Digital BW, The Print

> Speaking of HP - does anyone have any experience with HP's 7960?  
> Among their 8 colors are medium gray and light gray.   Do they have 
> a large format version coming out?  How stable are their medium and 
> light grays?

The sample prints I've seen have some metamerism issues. Not nearly as
objectionable as that of the 2200, but still visible. Also I could see
some patterning in the dithering. From what I've read I understand this
is either an issue with a specific version of the driver, or only the
7660 and not the 7960. Somebody who actually owns one might know more.

Also, the paper selection seems to be mostly limited to HP's own photo
papers. I don't have the impression that it will give you good
performance on a wide variety of matte papers like the 2200 does.

Finally, the ink costs prevent me from even considering using original
inks in any printer setup. But that's partly because of the Norwegian
prices which are absurdly high. About twice as much as in the US I
guess. 

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Daniel Staver
http://daniel.staver.no