on 21/11/2002 14:29, [EMAIL PROTECTED] at [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > I spent the first month with my HP 10PS feeling the same as you regarding > chucking out of windows. Actually the first one went back to HP. Then I > finally got the 1.2 version of the RIP and did the firmware update as > instructed by HP's very patient support department. Since then everything has > gone fine. What has to be remembered is that this is a proof printer only. > Printing must be done in a very dry room because of the humidity issues > mentioned by William Curwen. I think the hardware is very good. The supplied rip is capable but not optimised for the little A3+ printers. It's soooo slow. Actually the printer is every bit as usable as any photo printer that's dye based. It's vastly superior to my Epson 1200 for presentation prints. They will fade though as every dye based printer does. It can indeed proof just fine, although the colors are NOT stable , thus the proofs are temporary at best. > Proofed three books which worked very well on press. I was there to double > check so know there were no problems. Compared to the Kodak Approval proofs > which I had done the HP proofs are if anything better. The Kodak Approval > machine costs mega amounts and bureaux prices are high. I saved about �400 > over the cost of the HP on the first job against the Approval proof's price. > Also the Kodak proofs have a yellow "laminate" cast which the semi-gloss HP > paper does not. Cost of ink has been negligable. I'm still only halfway down > the first cartridges. Yes I've had mine a year and the ink levels are still at 3/4 full. I use it for proofing too. I found that the printer needs custom profiles to use it as a printer for accurate greys. > I have also found the Pantone printing facility a real boon. Saving money > there too. This part is delicious! The supplied rip excels at Pantones. > Does the BestColorProof RIP allow adjustments for different paper base > colours?
I use about 10 different papers with it. The only ones to avoid are the papers that curl. Not only custom papers, but inks too. Although, I don't think anyone will make custom inks for chipped HP printers. > I also have a 1520 paperweight/doorstop. Is there an environmentally sound > place to throw them. Or would anyone like it for parts? Agreed. I can't believe that Epson is still marketing this old ugly dinosaur. Regards. Neil Snape [EMAIL PROTECTED] http://mapage.noos.fr/nsnape =============================================================== GO TO http://www.prodig.org for ~ GUIDELINES ~ un/SUBSCRIBING ~ ITEMS for SALE
