Roland
Hi-Fi Jet 400 and 500
Roland
works hard to provide the kind of nice printer that produces
high quality output. Everyone gets so excited over the "variable
droplets" but don't realize the downsides of piezo printhead
problems. FLAAR has prepared a series of reports based on
our own inspection of these printers at Seybold San Francisco
trade show, on closer inspection at Photokina trade show,
and based on scrutiny of these printers by other end-users
who have been kind enough to send us their findings.
These
reports compare and contrast the Epson
7500, Epson 9500, various Roland Hi-Fi printers, the Mutoh,
Mimaki,
and HP DesignJet, especially the new 1200 dpi six color HP
5000ps.
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FAQs
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Nicholas
Hellmuth's thematic reports on large format printers
now available
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| reviews
of large format printers most appropriate for signs,
posters, banners including POP, both inside and outside |
| large
format printers best for outdoor signs, vehicle wrap,
billboards, and outside use, solvent inks, pigmented
inks |
| large
format printers 24" and above for fine art giclee
prints, for first-time users, intermediate, and experienced
users as well |
| large
format printers 24" and above for top quality digital
photo prints, museum-quality exhibit prints, for newbies
to pro |
| for
textiles, direct printing on textiles as well as heat
transfer with normal inks (no need for dye sublimation
inks) |
| for
dye sublimation heat transfer onto textiles, metal,
wood, plastic, ceramics, metal and other treated surfaces |
| large
format inkjet printers as proofers: recommendations,
pros and cons of various printers. |
| plotters
and color inkjet printers for CAD, GIS, aerial maps,
3-D graphic design, drawings, etc. |
| First
information available on the new Hewlett-Packard 5000
and 5000ps, 1200 dpi, six colors, very fast; comparative
evaluation |
| large
format printers appropriate for a college or university
repro shop, art or photography department or for a museum |
| quick-start
help, list of the best RIPs; hints for what accessories
you need; list of where you can get books and training.
Color |
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you can ask for one thematic report and two trade
show reports at no cost
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receive your report just provide the information on
the provisional
inquiry form (just do it in your own words until
we create a structured auto-response system). At present
we answer all e-mails in person, a live human being
actually reads your e-mail, and will answer in 3 to
5 days. |
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All reports are appropriate for beginners, intermediate,
hobby as well as graphics professional level as well
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review
editor Hellmuth's comprehensive reports in preparation:
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| comprehensive
inventory of every make of large format printer that
exists, with brief review, evaluation, comparisons |
| review
of RIPs, Raster Image Processor PostScript hardware
and software, brand by brand |
| review
of media, water proof, rain proof, scratch proof, photo
paper, vinyl, specialty media, textiles, etc. |
| Review
of inks (don't ask for this one yet, it will be a while,
but we are doing the basic research). |
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check back in again later; you can ask for as many comprehensive
reports as you wish, but not now; no advance reservations;
in the meantime, all the Thematic Reports are available,
all the Large Format Printer Trade Show Reports are
readily available. |
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Informative
helpful trade show reports on large format printers:
available at no cost
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| printers
premiered at DRUPA printer trade show, May |
HP,
Roland, Epson (first showing of 7500, 9500), Mimaki,
Seiko, Konica |
| printers
exhibited at Seybold graphics trade show, Aug |
Roland
8 color, HP 5000 6 color 1200 dpi, Ixia (Iris), many
more |
| printers
exhibited at Photokina photography trade show, Sep |
Roland
8 color, HP, Mutoh, Encad, Mimaki, Seiko, Canon, Nur,
plus scanners |
| printers
exhibited at BigPicture large format printer show, Oct |
Roland
8 color, HP 5000ps, textile printers, Epson, Canon,
plus RIPs |
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Each trade show report is different; we recommend
you start with the first report; limit two trade show
reports per request
(you
can order the others later if you really really
need them).
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large
format printer reviews for signs, posters, banners,
fine art giclee, digital photo, CAD, GIS, etc
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reports by Dr. Nicholas Hellmuth
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