Mid to high-end injket suggestions?

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Our wedding photographer used a digital cam and I'm going to end up with a
CD of jpgs (dunno the dpi, but he's a pro so I'm not too worried). I've got
an old hp 720c that I want to replace anway, so this is the perfect excuse
to replace it.

I want as-good-as-it-gets photo output for the wedding pics. Speed not
really an issue, I'm upgrading from 4ppm color so I'll be impressed with
just about anything, I'm sure. After the wedding pics are done it'll just
be used as a normal household printer, so dye sub's aren't really practical
(dang), and neither is anything over $450. I read Epson tends to dry out
easier due to it's design, is that true? Any particular model / brand the
current leader in price/quality/reliability? The printer won't get a whole
lot of use after the wedding project... like once a month thereafter. But
like I said, I'm looking to replace my 720c anyway. Looking for suggestions
from real-world consumers to help me out here... there's lots of choice.
 
One thought is you need to decide HOW large you want to print. SO you might
want to segregate based on print size as ONE criteria

Depending on the what SIZE images the wedding photoag gives to you, it will
impact on your decision since you said that is one main reason for photo
printer selection. As a general rule, a 300 DPI per dimension will give you
the sharpest image prints. Example, a 8 x 10 inch output would have 3000 x
2400 dpi. or a total file size of 7.2 megabytes file. If he just gives you
a file size for internet viewing, these may be of a resolution of 72 dpi.
Without creating a long debate about dpi versus pixel size, I am just giving
you some thoughts and possible questions you may need to ask.

I would stick with either Canon, Epson, or HP depending you image size.


: Our wedding photographer used a digital cam and I'm going to end up with a
: CD of jpgs (dunno the dpi, but he's a pro so I'm not too worried). I've
got
: an old hp 720c that I want to replace anway, so this is the perfect excuse
: to replace it.
:
: I want as-good-as-it-gets photo output for the wedding pics. Speed not
: really an issue, I'm upgrading from 4ppm color so I'll be impressed with
: just about anything, I'm sure. After the wedding pics are done it'll just
: be used as a normal household printer, so dye sub's aren't really
practical
: (dang), and neither is anything over $450. I read Epson tends to dry out
: easier due to it's design, is that true? Any particular model / brand the
: current leader in price/quality/reliability? The printer won't get a
whole
: lot of use after the wedding project... like once a month thereafter. But
: like I said, I'm looking to replace my 720c anyway. Looking for
suggestions
: from real-world consumers to help me out here... there's lots of choice.
:
:
 
zip typed:
Our wedding photographer used a digital cam and I'm going to end up
with a CD of jpgs (dunno the dpi, but he's a pro so I'm not too
worried). I've got an old hp 720c that I want to replace anway, so
this is the perfect excuse to replace it.

I want as-good-as-it-gets photo output for the wedding pics. Speed
not really an issue, I'm upgrading from 4ppm color so I'll be
impressed with just about anything, I'm sure. After the wedding pics
are done it'll just be used as a normal household printer, so dye
sub's aren't really practical (dang), and neither is anything over
$450. I read Epson tends to dry out easier due to it's design, is
that true? Any particular model / brand the current leader in
price/quality/reliability? The printer won't get a whole lot of use
after the wedding project... like once a month thereafter. But like
I said, I'm looking to replace my 720c anyway. Looking for
suggestions from real-world consumers to help me out here... there's
lots of choice.
Click to expand...

MY suggestion is take a CD to a photoshop and let them make real photos. If
you print them, it won't look as good as real ones, then they will cost
probably twice (or more) as much and not last they will fade after a few
years. Not to mention that you'll need a lot of ink. ( you can print some
50-70 photos with one set of inks max).
Photo shops make photos to Kodak (or similar) paper with photo process, so
they are just like analog ones. Great looking, doesn't fade, cheaper.

But as printer goes, i'd go for Canon - either i560, i860(865), or expensive
i965. First one is the cheapest of series, uses separate ink cartridges and
it does have very decent photo prints. 965 model however have 6 inks and
it's real pro in photos, but, as said, it's expensive.
If you'll take yopur photos as i suggested, then you'll probably every now
and then print a photo or two. In that case, i think i560 is quite enough
for the job. These printers are also known as cheapest print per page -
normal or photo.
 
Well I expected 3000 x 2400 to be total pixel count of an 8x10 inch image @
300dpi - and the image file size of 7.2M makes sense if we're talking 8bpp
color depth. But I'm unsure how we arrived to a DPI of 3000 x 2400? I
guess I need to know how pixels translate into printed dots... I thought 1
pixel = 1 dot.
 
Here is a site that might explain the issue clearer then I can

http://www.mediacollege.com/graphics/01/resize.html

For me the key term is that "DPI" refers to printed images and "Pixel"
refers to images viewed on computers



: Well I expected 3000 x 2400 to be total pixel count of an 8x10 inch image
@
: 300dpi - and the image file size of 7.2M makes sense if we're talking 8bpp
: color depth. But I'm unsure how we arrived to a DPI of 3000 x 2400? I
: guess I need to know how pixels translate into printed dots... I thought 1
: pixel = 1 dot.
:
: : > One thought is you need to decide HOW large you want to print. SO you
: might
: > want to segregate based on print size as ONE criteria
: >
: > Depending on the what SIZE images the wedding photoag gives to you, it
: will
: > impact on your decision since you said that is one main reason for photo
: > printer selection. As a general rule, a 300 DPI per dimension will give
: you
: > the sharpest image prints. Example, a 8 x 10 inch output would have
3000
: x
: > 2400 dpi. or a total file size of 7.2 megabytes file. If he just gives
: you
: > a file size for internet viewing, these may be of a resolution of 72
dpi.
: > Without creating a long debate about dpi versus pixel size, I am just
: giving
: > you some thoughts and possible questions you may need to ask.
: >
: > I would stick with either Canon, Epson, or HP depending you image size.
: >
: >
: > : > : Our wedding photographer used a digital cam and I'm going to end up
with
: a
: > : CD of jpgs (dunno the dpi, but he's a pro so I'm not too worried).
I've
: > got
: > : an old hp 720c that I want to replace anway, so this is the perfect
: excuse
: > : to replace it.
: > :
: > : I want as-good-as-it-gets photo output for the wedding pics. Speed
not
: > : really an issue, I'm upgrading from 4ppm color so I'll be impressed
with
: > : just about anything, I'm sure. After the wedding pics are done it'll
: just
: > : be used as a normal household printer, so dye sub's aren't really
: > practical
: > : (dang), and neither is anything over $450. I read Epson tends to dry
: out
: > : easier due to it's design, is that true? Any particular model / brand
: the
: > : current leader in price/quality/reliability? The printer won't get a
: > whole
: > : lot of use after the wedding project... like once a month thereafter.
: But
: > : like I said, I'm looking to replace my 720c anyway. Looking for
: > suggestions
: > : from real-world consumers to help me out here... there's lots of
choice.
: > :
: > :
: >
: >
:
:
 
But I'm unsure how we arrived to a DPI of 3000 x 2400? I
guess I need to know how pixels translate into printed dots... I thought
1 pixel = 1 dot.
Click to expand...

Usually the printing photo needs a 300 dpi printed resolution.
So 8 X 10 inch leads to 8x300 X 10x300 --> 2400 X 3000 pixels.

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bb
zip said:
Our wedding photographer used a digital cam and I'm going to end up with a
CD of jpgs (dunno the dpi, but he's a pro so I'm not too worried). I've got
an old hp 720c that I want to replace anway, so this is the perfect excuse
to replace it.

I want as-good-as-it-gets photo output for the wedding pics. Speed not
really an issue, I'm upgrading from 4ppm color so I'll be impressed with
just about anything, I'm sure. After the wedding pics are done it'll just
be used as a normal household printer, so dye sub's aren't really practical
(dang), and neither is anything over $450. I read Epson tends to dry out
easier due to it's design, is that true? Any particular model / brand the
current leader in price/quality/reliability? The printer won't get a whole
lot of use after the wedding project... like once a month thereafter. But
like I said, I'm looking to replace my 720c anyway. Looking for suggestions
from real-world consumers to help me out here... there's lots of choice.
Click to expand...

You might take a look at the Photosmart 7960. It is an eight ink printer. See
the following for reviews:
http://www.steves-digicams.com/2003_reviews/hp7960.html
http://reviews-zdnet.com.com/HP_Photosmart_7960/4505-3157_16-30470950.html
http://www.photo.net/equipment/hp/hp7960/

Regards,
Bob Headrick, not speaking for my employer HP
 
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