[CLUE-Tech] Re: Inkjet vs Dye-sublimation photo printing?

[Casagrande, Steve]

Along the same lines - I've been seeing that places like Wal-Mart are
offering to print your digital pictures.  I don't have a printer at home,
and the last pictures I printed were on a friend's Epson, which turned out
quite well from my Kodak's 2MP sources.

What is the quality of the prints made by these discount places?  Do they
use an inkjet or other technology?  It's hard to beat the price ($0.29, I
think), and I guess I could just try a few to see how they turn out.  I
thought I'd ask if anyone knew what they were using, though.

Thanks,

Steve Casagrande

-----Original Message-----
From: Timothy C. Klein [mailto:teece at silverklein.net] 
Sent: Monday, December 01, 2003 11:45 AM
To: clue-tech at clue.denver.co.us
Subject: Re: [CLUE-Tech] Re: Inkjet vs Dye-sublimation photo printing?


* Jeff Cann (j.cann at isuma.org) wrote:
> On Sunday 30 November 2003 9:02 pm, Jeff Cann wrote:
> eated), so I understand dithering is a possible issue.
> >
> > OTH - The Canon uses dye-sublimation technique to apply color.
> > HowStuffWorks.com says that this technique produces better quality and
> > prints will last longer.  But, you cannot print directly from digital
media
> > (unless you have a Canon camera or others which support the new

As a photo-junkie who hasn't thought about it for a while, take this
with a small grain of salt.

Inkjet technology is now very impressive.  It rivals traditional
photo-printing technology, if you are willing to spend a bit more on
top-of-the line and archival inks.  You will not be disappionted by the
quality of inkjet, if you buy a decent printer.

Die-sub will not be obviously superior, anymore, I think.  It would
probably be a question of price / operating cost / print speed.
Die-sub is fine, but I think that it really filled a need that existed a
few years ago.  Today, the gap it plugged has been filled by inkjets.

Tim
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