Wide Format Printers

As optical technology advances a step further into the 20th century, quality became more and more a deciding factor in photo and printing technology. Raster effects, while a significant technology in those primitive printers whose technology are heavily limited to resolution capability and printer head design aren’t benchmarking properties in nowadays printing standards. Dye sublimation and modern inkjet techniques allowed a more seamless quality in continuous tone techniques.

Wide format printers are conventionally used for professional applications. The usual at 24 inches, some wide format printers are remarkably wider in terms of capability and quality wise, even the lowest-end wide format printers would be superior compared to any typical modern printer. For that reason, the best wide format printers are often a measure of how ‘picture perfect’ optical technology has become.

Take note however, that with every state of the art technology embedded on a system, price also shoots upward. Wide format printers can cost as much (if not more than) any commercial printer systems, the most generous would be at $2,000. That feature makes these machines too high priced for private use. According to a study made by CAP Ventures, it was found that an approximate 76 percent of the wide format printer purchases are printing businesses: those that engage actively in printing arts such as advertising, or those that do pay-per-print commerce.

HP Designjet Z2100 Photo Printer

The latest by HP, Z2100 Designjet has the ability to produce vivid, high-quality color and black-and-white prints that have the highest potential to impress. To have a sure winner, let Z2100 Designjet work with its peers, the HP 70 Vivera pigment inks which is designed specifically for the Z2100 Designjet engine and the HP Professional High-gloss Contract Proofing Paper for a media that can stand the test of time and elements.

Epson Stylus Pro 7800

Epson’s latest in the Stylus model line, the Epson Stylus Pro 7800 makes a powerful tool in the hands of a graphic professional. It has the extreme precision of a Stylus Pro print engine. Coupled with a high performance ink, such as the Epson UltraChrome K3, it almost an assurance that high gloss level, scratch resistant output would always be the outcome.

Wide format printers have generally 24 inches width but some newer variations have descended to 17 inches, thereby dropping the price a bit (averaging $1,200) and making them more obtainable to the public.