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HP printer
Trying to decide whether to upgrade to a real photo printer- now have
only an HP dj 5550, with, whoopee, a "photo" cart which replaces the black for "better" color. Makes a six cart printer out of a four cart one.... In the mean time, the regular color cartridge said it was out of ink. equally all three colors were at 0. So, I replaced it with a previous cartridge I had saved, and it, too, shows 0 ink levels, although it prints..... Don't see anyplace to refresh the reading. Are these HP carts subject to date expiry? (I thought I had read about that but re the real photo printers. -- John McWilliams |
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I see on the back of the HP ink cartridges with the Vivendi inks "Nov
2005". So, Hp cartridges must have a limited shelf life. "John McWilliams" wrote in message news:GMxod.134927$HA.115639@attbi_s01... Trying to decide whether to upgrade to a real photo printer- now have only an HP dj 5550, with, whoopee, a "photo" cart which replaces the black for "better" color. Makes a six cart printer out of a four cart one.... In the mean time, the regular color cartridge said it was out of ink. equally all three colors were at 0. So, I replaced it with a previous cartridge I had saved, and it, too, shows 0 ink levels, although it prints..... Don't see anyplace to refresh the reading. Are these HP carts subject to date expiry? (I thought I had read about that but re the real photo printers. -- John McWilliams |
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a photo printer depends on what you want to do with it. I myself would just
go to local place and print there cost is the same or less and quality is better if the picture is too dark or light they will redo for free and the prints can get wet and not run. Inkjet unless you have special coating or ink will run if they get wet Wayne "John McWilliams" wrote in message news:GMxod.134927$HA.115639@attbi_s01... Trying to decide whether to upgrade to a real photo printer- now have only an HP dj 5550, with, whoopee, a "photo" cart which replaces the black for "better" color. Makes a six cart printer out of a four cart one.... In the mean time, the regular color cartridge said it was out of ink. equally all three colors were at 0. So, I replaced it with a previous cartridge I had saved, and it, too, shows 0 ink levels, although it prints..... Don't see anyplace to refresh the reading. Are these HP carts subject to date expiry? (I thought I had read about that but re the real photo printers. -- John McWilliams |
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Charles Eaves wrote:
I see on the back of the HP ink cartridges with the Vivendi inks "Nov 2005". So, Hp cartridges must have a limited shelf life. Snipped bits out Are these HP carts subject to date expiry? (I thought I had read about that but re the real photo printers. I understood that some of the higher end HPs had sensors that read a date off the cart, and wouldn't let it print past the date, whether the tanks were full or not. Kinda sucks for people who don't print much. My question was if the 5550 might have a lesser version of same, just gives a zero ink left reading..... -- John McWilliams |
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wayne wrote:
a photo printer depends on what you want to do with it. I myself would just go to local place and print there cost is the same or less and quality is better if the picture is too dark or light they will redo for free and the prints can get wet and not run. Inkjet unless you have special coating or ink will run if they get wet I'm not talking about 4x6, or even 5x7s. My local places also don't know beans about printer profiles, but rely on human intervention. Good for many, not what I want. -- John McWilliams |
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You have a very valid point there. I myself use a descent colour printer
when I need a print right away for some type of demonstration, or display. I go to a professional photo print place, when I need a print for a permanent application. I also found that printing photos myself is much more expensive, and are not as good as when done on an elaborate commercial printing system. -- Jerry G. ====== "wayne" wrote in message news:Thyod.448494$D%.140092@attbi_s51... a photo printer depends on what you want to do with it. I myself would just go to local place and print there cost is the same or less and quality is better if the picture is too dark or light they will redo for free and the prints can get wet and not run. Inkjet unless you have special coating or ink will run if they get wet Wayne "John McWilliams" wrote in message news:GMxod.134927$HA.115639@attbi_s01... Trying to decide whether to upgrade to a real photo printer- now have only an HP dj 5550, with, whoopee, a "photo" cart which replaces the black for "better" color. Makes a six cart printer out of a four cart one.... In the mean time, the regular color cartridge said it was out of ink. equally all three colors were at 0. So, I replaced it with a previous cartridge I had saved, and it, too, shows 0 ink levels, although it prints..... Don't see anyplace to refresh the reading. Are these HP carts subject to date expiry? (I thought I had read about that but re the real photo printers. -- John McWilliams |
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John McWilliams wrote:
Trying to decide whether to upgrade to a real photo printer- now have only an HP dj 5550, with, whoopee, a "photo" cart which replaces the black for "better" color. Makes a six cart printer out of a four cart one.... In the mean time, the regular color cartridge said it was out of ink. equally all three colors were at 0. So, I replaced it with a previous cartridge I had saved, and it, too, shows 0 ink levels, although it prints..... Don't see anyplace to refresh the reading. Are these HP carts subject to date expiry? (I thought I had read about that but re the real photo printers. comp.periphs.scanners would be the right place for these questions. Cheers, Alan. -- -- r.p.e.35mm user resource: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpe35mmur.htm -- r.p.d.slr-systems: http://www.aliasimages.com/rpdslrsysur.htm -- [SI gallery]: http://www.pbase.com/shootin -- [SI rulz]: http://www.aliasimages.com/si/rulz.html -- e-meil: there's no such thing as a FreeLunch. |
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"John McWilliams" wrote in message news:GMxod.134927$HA.115639@attbi_s01... Trying to decide whether to upgrade to a real photo printer- now have only an HP dj 5550, with, whoopee, a "photo" cart which replaces the black for "better" color. Makes a six cart printer out of a four cart one.... In the mean time, the regular color cartridge said it was out of ink. equally all three colors were at 0. So, I replaced it with a previous cartridge I had saved, and it, too, shows 0 ink levels, although it prints..... Don't see anyplace to refresh the reading. Are these HP carts subject to date expiry? (I thought I had read about that but re the real photo printers. -- John McWilliams In my experience with HP printers, the "out of ink" warning doesn't mean "completely". I use the warning to keep a new cartridge handy, for when I really need it. |
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Alan Browne wrote:
John McWilliams wrote: Trying to decide whether to upgrade to a real photo printer- now have only an HP dj 5550, with, whoopee, a "photo" cart which replaces the black for "better" color. Makes a six cart printer out of a four cart one.... In the mean time, the regular color cartridge said it was out of ink. equally all three colors were at 0. So, I replaced it with a previous cartridge I had saved, and it, too, shows 0 ink levels, although it prints..... Don't see anyplace to refresh the reading. Are these HP carts subject to date expiry? (I thought I had read about that but re the real photo printers. comp.periphs.scanners would be the right place for these questions. Would it, now? -- John McWilliams |
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