![]() The NEC has 10-bit colour processing vs the Apples 8-bit - which means smoother tonality (ie. ![]() EPSON STYLUS PHOTO R1800 ICSS SOFTWAREWe have both the NEC and the Apple Cinemas (21" & 30") and we found the Spectraview monitor to be better and their profiling software more advanced than the one made by GretagMacbeth. ![]() This is NEC's answer to the LaCie monitors market, and their LCDs is also very good - much better than Apples I would say. ![]() I compared it to one screen I had, and that screen was actually yellow in comparison to the Eizo (which has a tolerance of only about 2-3%).Īnother to look out for is the NEC Spectraview. To do that you'll either need an NEC-Mitsubishi Adobe RGB CRT screen or an Eizo ColorEdge CG220 TFT LCD - which I have seen from my Eizo rep and it is effin' beautiful! The only question is the price of the Eizo - about ?3200 over here in the UK for the 21" widescreen - but you do get to see everything on screen, clearly and with all the tonality of a print! What it makes you also aware of is how inferior some other brands are when you compare them side-by-side - apparently lots of TFTs have a backlight tolerance of over 5% - basically leaking light from the monitor backlight which affects the overall colour or white balance of the screen. Of course, you'll need a pretty impressive display to be able to see that range on screen! That said, if the R1800 can really print 98% of AdobeRGB, it'll be very exciting. #Not quite true: the color gamut of most digital cameras is wider than AdobeRGB. Certainly think it is about time that that unit was replaced! (12/13 years)Īll I can say is if anybody is getting an R1800, good luck to them - I know they are going to enjoy working with this (as I am planning also to get one myself!) Technically speaking, I think the R1800 is also the 1530 (1520 replacement) as this is seemingly mentioned on one of my friends websites. For years nearly all manufacturers have struggled to come up with good reds or blue pigments (including Epson) and to change it without affecting the longevity of the ink Epson seems to have done the impossible. Its very hard to achieve solid red or blue pigment ink, because pigment is made from solid long-lasting materials, unlike dye which is mixed from organic chemicals. One thing I would like to mention is that if we can print in Adobe RGB Epson deserves a pat on the back for what they have achieved in terms of colour and quality of pigment ink. I've also heard it is also very quick (10 x 8 photos with borders at 1440 x 720 dpi in 66 seconds!). If this is the case all the other printer manufacturers can just stand aside.because you will be looking at the most advanced small desktop printer to date.I've heard the pigment inks that come with it can last up to 200 years with Epson's Watercolour Radiant White Paper (this is mentioned on the Wilhelm Research website). EPSON STYLUS PHOTO R1800 ICSS DRIVERI've learnt the printer driver can be set to print in Adobe RGB mode on the PX-G5000. One interesting aspect about this R1800 I will be intrigued to find is that it may well be the first Epson printer to completely encompass or produce the Adobe RGB colour gamut space (from the information given on the Japanese website). I know this because I am an Epson dealer myself in the UK! I don't believe there will be a '2400' because Epson don't tend to release units as quick as that in the space of 6 months. This is because in Japan (where it is marketed as the PX-G5000), that unit is being touted as the 2100 replacement. The R1800 is new, and as far as the information given, it should be the replacement for the 2100/2200. I don't know what to believe but this info I #have received from someone who shouldn't lie to customers. A #wild quess says it has separate ink containers. #In the autumn Epson may/will release a new 2400 with new inks.
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