I'm looking into upgrading my inkjet printer. I currently have an Epson Stylus Color 740, which has been a great printer. I've printed photos taken with a 2.2 megapixel digital camera and they came out pretty nicely for a printer that costs under $100 and isn't a dedicated photo printer.
But now I'm using a 3.34 megapixel digital camera and want nicer prints than what the 740 can provide.
From Epson's product line, I've singled out the following 2 printers:
Stylus Color 880 - 2880x720 dpi, 4 color, $150 list
Stylus Photo 750 - 1440x720 dpi, 6 color, $180 list
My question is, which would be better for printing of digital photos? The higher resolution of the 880, or the extra colors of the 750?
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Which have you used?
FWIW, the 740 I currently have does 1440x720 with 4 colors (CMYK). I was pretty happy with the results considering that it's not a dedicated photo printer.
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spidergoolash: "heh, a cup of diesel dan - mwahhha"
me: "heh, a cup of me is like a cup of heaven!"
I don't have an Epson, but I have an HP 722C that prints digital and scanned photos beautifully.
I personally would think the higher resolution would be better. Less pixalized. Too bad that one doesn't have 6 colors!
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I've seen output from a 722C. Didn't compare with the higher resolution of the Epson printers when they were printed on photo paper at high resoultion.
Dana's dad has a 722C and I tested it out on there. Pretty disappointing. And the 722C cost much more than my Epson did. That's one of the reasons I no longer use HP products.
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spidergoolash: "heh, a cup of diesel dan - mwahhha"
me: "heh, a cup of me is like a cup of heaven!"