On Tue, 7 Dec 2004 08:28:36 -0800, Shel Belinkoff wrote: > Thanks for your comments. I DL'd the specs and info on the 820 and several > other Epson models last night but haven't looked at them yet.
I've been quite pleased with my 820. Didn't even have to profile it until I started using "exotic" papers, it was that close out of the box (once I got my monitor calibrated). > I sure do understand the "Razor and Blades" marketing concept ;-)) I'd > probably not even consider using third party inks - certainly not until I > became familiar and comfortable with the entire printing process. The biggest problem I have with the low-end printers like the 820 is that they don't have separate color ink tanks. The 820 has a cartridge for black and another for the other five inks (MmCcYk). The monitor they provide always shows the levels of the colors to be within a tiny bit of each other, but I don't believe that. I think it's just to make you less upset when you throw away the unused ink in the colors that aren't lowest. :-) > Have you tried printing B&W with the 820? Sorry, I haven't. It does have black and "light black" inks, though. > BTW, is paper available in sizes smaller than about 8x10, such as in 5x7 > size? Yep. I've seen both 4"x6" and 5"x7". TTYL, DougF KG4LMZ
