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Taliesyn wrote:
> measekite wrote:
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>> Taliesyn wrote:
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>>>> According to reviews at PC Mag, the IP5000 is many steps ahead of
>>>> the IP4000 in business document printing and a small step behind in
>>>> the printing of photos.
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>>> Bullshit limited reviews done by hacks with no built-in eyes.
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>> Maybe but I am curious why they said what they said. We know they
>> were correct about the speed.
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> And that is elementary logic, my dear "Watson", because a photo at the
> iP5000's maximum dpi of 9600 will take longer to print than a photo at
> iP4000's maximum dpi of 4800. Higher resolution ALWAYS takes more time.
> The difference between my iP5000 and my i860 is about a minute, and it's
> worth the wait.
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>>> I'm printing with inkjet dots. And in the inkjet printing industry
>>> graininess is the term used to describe how visible the ink jet dots
>>> are
>>> that comprise the picture. The less visible grain (dots) the better the
>>> printer and the picture or graphic. The use of the word "graininess"
>>> may not suit your fancy but it is used by everyone but you.
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>> And the entire Photographic Industry. Remember that the photo
>> industry is over 100 years old. The inkjet industry is 10 yearts old
>> and the photo inkjet industry is really about 5 years old.
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> How do you figure 5 years, there were inkjets long before that. I had my
> first inkjet, an Epson 500 back in 1995. That's 10 right there,
I am sepaking about color photos of the kind that are better than 1 hour
developing. I doubt it son.
> and I know they existed much before that. And if they existed it's an
> "industry".
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> Anyway, stop changing the subject, it's not about "sacred" history.
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> Straight from the makers of our printers (Canon):
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> "When printing using the inkjet method, large ink droplets may
> appear as graininess when they hit the paper. Thoroughly removing this
> graininess results in smoother, more natural-looking images."
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> That's all I'm trying to tell you about graininess.
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>>> Then again,
>>> I'm not surprised. Graininess is negligible with the iP5000 compared to
>>> my i860 or your iP4000, which use the exact same printhead.
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>> So when do you think the 1pl droplet size happens?
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> I don't know, suffice to say it definitely appears at highest
> resolution settings. If it also occurs at the lower range, so be it. I
> haven't run
> tests at lower ranges as I don't see why anyone would need to know this
> insignificant detail.
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> -Taliesyn