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Re: [Digital BW] B&W printing with HP printers

2006-01-30 by Adam Maas

The older ones are dedicated (7x60's, 9x60's) to swellable inks, I'm not 
sure the same goes for the new Vivera inks on the latest printers. I've 
got the older ones though, and thus use my Epson for most B&W printing.

-Adam




H. Averbach wrote:
> Unfortunately, the HP desktop printers with the gray cartridge (7960, 
> 8450, etc.) are designed for swellable polymer papers ONLY -- HP glossy 
> and semi-gloss are excellent.  If you prefer true matt papers, look 
> elsewhere (i.e., Epson).
>   
>   Howard
> 
> sonrisenc <sonrisenc@...> wrote:
>   --- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, "H. Averbach"
> <haverbach@y...> wrote:
>  >
>  > State your question(s); let others decide if they wish/are able to
> respond.
>  >
> 
> OK. Fair enough. Here's my question. Is there anyone using HP deskjet
> printers to make gallery-quality monochrome prints on fine art paper?
> 
> Usenet is flooded with Epson information. I'd like to not reinvent the
> wheel, so to speak, if someone has a useful workflow for HP deskjets.
> 
> Do you print with HP or Epson?
> 
> Sonrise
> 
> 
> 
>

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