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Re: [Digital BW] Re: BO "graininess"

2005-08-11 by Adam Maas

Certainly, with a little hunting. Here in Toronto I've seen New (usually 
open box) 4000's in stock at vistek and Henry's in the last month.

-Adam



Steve Kale wrote:
> Can you still buy a 4000?
> 
> 
>  > From: John Moody <moodymz3@...>
> 
>  >
>  > Good point about the RIPs.  I tried to get better results from my 2200 by
>  > use of a RIP.  I learned a lot in the process; mostly that the 2200 
> does not
>  > have the features of the 4000 such as hardware microweaving.  I abandoned
>  > the 2200 RIP pursuit, and back to using the Epson driver with custom
>  > profiles.
>  > The available dither algorithms is dependent on the RIP and its 
> driver.  I
>  > also found that using the highest printing resolution can disable the
>  > variable-dot-size, which prevents using the newer 2-bit dither 
> algorithms.
>  > I was not able to compare the difference as the 2200 was not 
> supported for
>  > that feature using the RIPs I tried, StudioPrint and Evolution.
>  >
>  > I print very low quantities, and fear that I would have ink problems with
>  > stationary cartridges like the 4000 has.  Any thoughts on that?  I really
>  > enjoy printing my own work, and would consider a 4000 if there was a 
> way to
>  > keep it functioning properly at low usage.
>  >
>  > Best regards,
>  > John Moody
> 
> 
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