Digital BW, The Print

--- In DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com, Tom Baker
<tbaker1328@...> wrote:
>
> I have an HP10ps with the built-in calibration.   It
> seems to work pretty well.  I've not compared it to
> custom built profiles, however.  That system probably
> isn't very useful for b&w purposes, however.

My Designjet 30 has proven to be very reliable as
well. However you need a RIP to print on non-HP media
as well as b&w. It's b&w via a RIP is very good.
 
> Paul Roark <paul.roark@...> wrote:
> > I really like the "semi-permanent" HP heads that, "if
> > necessary, may be changed by the user."

This is one of the reasons I switched to HP. This
printer is extremely frugal in terms of ink usage.

> > Also the HP has "Densitometric closed-loop printer
> > calibration" built in.

You still need a RIP for best output, even for HP
swellable papers.

> > 
> > This could turn into a really nice slug-fest amount
> > the giants.  The bad news may be that "when the
> > elephants fight, it's the mice that die."

Sigh.  For now I'm enjoying printing on my first HP
and let's hope things won't take turn for the worse
any time soon. With this printer I won't mind
spending $120 for brand new printheads every 2.5
years. Still I wonder if the new pigment-based Vivera
ink/printheads will be as reliable as the current dye-
based version, and be able to print on more media.

--nick