Before it died, & I replaced it with a R2400, I had a Epson Stylus 925. I had good results on both matte & glossy papers once I got my system calibrated.
I recommend getting a Spyder, or similar, monitor calibration device. It makes the job of getting consistent prints so much easier. As long as I don't make a mistake when I'm setting up the file for printing, what I see on screen, is what I get out of the printer. Also, the Epson paper profiles are pretty good. I've had no reason to customize them (so much so that the Colorvision PrintFix printer profiler I got with the Spyder has never been used...anyone want to buy it?). Dave On 12/25/05, Bob Sullivan <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > So what's the recommendation for those of us using older, cheaper > Epson printers. > I've an old 870 Photo and I've ordered a MacBeth Color Checker card. > I'm going to try calibrating my monitor by eye (?!?) to the card, and > then calibrating the resultant print to the card. > > What I've experienced so far is big color variations by type of paper used. > I went out yesterday and bought some Epson Heavyweight Matte and some > Epson Archival Matte paper, but looking at the prior thread, I'm not > so sure I shouldn't have gotten glossy or semi-gloss paper. Any > advice? > > Regards, Bob S. > >
