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LaZerdude

I am opening an engraving/awards/recogntion business. Among the items I
would like to offer are engraved photos on various materials, as well as
promotional "logo" items for companies.
To do this, I need a decent scanner. I have been looking at the epson
perfection 3170 and hp scanners have been recommended as well.
Would an optical resolution of 2400 be enough?

Thank you
LaZerdude
 
LaZerdude said:
I am opening an engraving/awards/recogntion business. Among the items I
would like to offer are engraved photos on various materials, as well as
promotional "logo" items for companies.
To do this, I need a decent scanner. I have been looking at the epson
perfection 3170 and hp scanners have been recommended as well.
Would an optical resolution of 2400 be enough?

Thank you
LaZerdude
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I think that the Epson Perfection 4870 PHOTO would be a better choice for a
business. The 4870 is 4800 dpi optical.

http://www.epson.com/cgi-bin/Store/consumer/consDetail.jsp?BV_UseBVCookie=yes&oid=40524123
 
LaZerdude said:
I am opening an engraving/awards/recogntion business. Among the items I
would like to offer are engraved photos on various materials, as well as
promotional "logo" items for companies.
To do this, I need a decent scanner. I have been looking at the epson
perfection 3170 and hp scanners have been recommended as well.
Would an optical resolution of 2400 be enough?
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Why do you think it wouldn't be? Are your engravings actually going to
have anything like the resolution of the original photo, let alone
several times higher? Just guessing, but I don't think resolution is
the highest priority for your particular application.
 
Thanks Kennedy,
It is a valid point that I had not considered. You are right on the
mark.

LaZerdude

Kennedy McEwen said:
Why do you think it wouldn't be? Are your engravings actually going to
have anything like the resolution of the original photo, let alone
several times higher? Just guessing, but I don't think resolution is
the highest priority for your particular application.
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Kennedy
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A lovely little thinker, but a bugger when he's pissed.
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