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"Bob Headrick" <bobh@proaxis.com> wrote:
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>"Richard" <rstaples312@yahoo.com> wrote in message
>news:mqfht017kogv4poa39melin9muuba7n0ks@4ax.com...
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>> Or Bob we can look at a favorable review of both printers on Cnet to
>> help us choose.
>
>It is easy enough to find competing reviews. Here are a couple where
>the Photosmart 375 beat the Epson Picturemate:
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>In the November issue of Laptop magazine the Photosmart 375 won an Editors
>Choice award, garnering the only 5 out of 5 stars rating and besting offerings
>from Kodak, Epson, Canon, and Olympus. The reviewer, Louis Ramirez, calls the
>PS 375, "a must-have for any digicam owner" and says the unit delivers the
>"sharpest and brightest images" compared to the other printers.
>
>Another great review of the PS 375 appears in the November issue of Mobile PC
>Magazine, as the PS375 takes home the "Mobile Choice" award for portable photo
>printers beating the Canon CP-330, Olympus P-10 and the Epson PictureMate.
>Reviewer Mark McClusky awarded the unit 4 1/2 out of 5 stars. Mark liked
>the outstanding image quality, color LCD screen, and manual editing functions
>that are available within the unit. Key Quotes: "But most of all, we were
>shocked that, in our testing, two ink-jet based printers left two
>much-ballyhooed dye-sublimation printers in the dust." "Simply put, this
>little machine churns out magnificent images, with plenty of rich shadow detail
>and without any hint of jaggedness." "HP has also introduced a new line of
>inks, and we're believers if this printer is any indication of their quality;
>the color is beautifully saturated without seeming fake." "...the HP is an
>exceptional printer, combining terrific ease of use with drop-dead photo
>quality." Referring to the Picturemate: "It's colors are bright and rich but
>still accurate to the source. It's just not quite at the same level as the HP."
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>> The test pointed to the HP having a nagging little
>> problem for photo fans, print quality. The printers you refer to only
>> use 4 colors so grain or dots are noticeable whereas the Epson uses 6
>> colors and produces a much more realistic photo.
>
>Well, I will make an offer to the original poster I have made to others in the
>past: email me a jpg to bobh@proaxis.com and your postal address and I will
>make a print and mail it to you. Perhaps you could do the same with the
>Picturemate and they can compare the photo's side by side and see which they
>prefer. The reality is that both printers are pretty good, and each has its
>strengths and weaknesses. I happen to like the LCD display and the built-in
>battery for portable operation the Photosmart 375 offers.
>
>Regards,
>Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
>
>
Actually Bob, I purposely quoted the Cnet test for a couple of
reasons:
1. I deemed the test fair because it actually gave BOTH printers the
same overall score of 7.3 out of 10 while pointing out their
individual strengths and weaknesses.
2. The test is available for anyone to read via the Internet so
quotes from the test may be checked to see if anything was taken out
of context.
3. I did not wish to appear to be a shill for any one company.
You on the other hand chose articles that cater to mobile printing
(Laptop magazine and Mobile PC) where the strength of the little HP
lies because it can operate from battery.
In any case, I have seen the prints from the HP too and I CAN see the
dots on this and other four color printers as can many here on usenet.
It is a fact that, whether or not someone has keen enough vision to
see these dots, the six and more color printers provide a more
realistic picture than those having fewer colors. This has been asked
and answered many times here on Usenet with sites listed where you can
go see for yourself. HP certainly are aware of this, otherwise they
would not bother with making printers with more ink colors. While
would agree that some 4 color printers have improved amazingly, they
still fall short for those with a more critical eye.
To answer Steve's question "IS there a site where jpg photo images
from a range of printers can be viewed?
Yes, below is an older link that should give you an idea but again, to
be fair, these sites are for older printers and technology that uses
smaller ink droplets are improving on what four color can achieve.
Go here to see printer types:
http://www.inkjetart.com/news/dot_comp.html
Then here for comparison:
http://www.inkjetart.com/news/E5000_comp8.html
There are, or at least, were others but I would have to search for
them. I believe David Chien had a site at one time with samples of
various printers.
Richard
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