I've been told by an Epson dealer that Epson does not make money selling
printers, but on selling paper and ink, so forget the idea that they will
ever take out the chip. The dealer told me that he himself doesn't make
money on the printers, but on the materials that support it. BTW, this
dealer was telling me this in an approving voice. He admired Epson for
taking this policy. Also, I have the 2000P, not the 1270, so it's not
strictly comparable, but it certainly does not exhibit the traits you
describe. It produces absolutely flawless, repeatable, even, and predictable
results. Sounds like you might have a lemon.
Frank Paris
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> -----Original Message-----
> From: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED]]On Behalf Of Photoscientia
> Sent: Tuesday, January 23, 2001 4:40 PM
> To: [EMAIL PROTECTED]
> Subject: Re: filmscanners: Printer dither and discontinuities
>
>
> Hi Tony.
>
>
> > I haven't a problem with the gamut, it's wider than most print
> processes, it's that
> > the Epson's seem incapable of subtlety in places. This becomes
> fairly obvious if
> > you try and print a graduated bar that runs through all hues.
> This seems to be the
> > case in sRGB or anything else.
>
> I've found the same with the 1270. Colour is either in your face,
> or practically
> non-existent.
> What's worse is that the saturation varies across the spectrum.
> The inability to control the red and yellow saturation separately
> is infuriating, and
> the print cost per sheet is disgusting.
> Mine's going back under Epson's buy-back programme.
> I can wait 'til they come to their senses and take the stupid
> chip out of the
> cartridges, and realise that saturation isn't everything.
>
> Regards, Pete.
>
