Does Canon Make A Great Photo and Text Printer?

I want a duplex printer, probably (6) color or more. Seems like Canon
and HP corner the market on duplex printers. The reviews I read of all
the Canon photo printers say the text sucks. Fuzzy text it seems to say
about all of them. Can I get a great photo printer that also does good
text? I don't think any Epsons do duplex printing. Thanks

TheThe wrote:
> I want a duplex printer, probably (6) color or more. Seems like Canon
> and HP corner the market on duplex printers. The reviews I read of all
> the Canon photo printers say the text sucks. Fuzzy text it seems to say
> about all of them. Can I get a great photo printer that also does good
> text? I don't think any Epsons do duplex printing. Thanks

The Canon 4XXX and 5XXX series printers will provide you with duplexing,
good photo AND text printing.

Michael Johnson wrote:
> TheThe wrote:
> > I want a duplex printer, probably (6) color or more. Seems like Canon
> > and HP corner the market on duplex printers. The reviews I read of all
> > the Canon photo printers say the text sucks. Fuzzy text it seems to say
> > about all of them. Can I get a great photo printer that also does good
> > text? I don't think any Epsons do duplex printing. Thanks
>
> The Canon 4XXX and 5XXX series printers will provide you with duplexing,
> good photo AND text printing.

I think you are right. I checked Canon's site and they only have a
iP4300. I never had a printer with a LCD viewer that lets you enhance
images before printing and also accepts the media cards. I thought I
might like these features. The iP4300 doesn't have that.

TheThe wrote:
> Michael Johnson wrote:
>> TheThe wrote:
>>> I want a duplex printer, probably (6) color or more. Seems like Canon
>>> and HP corner the market on duplex printers. The reviews I read of all
>>> the Canon photo printers say the text sucks. Fuzzy text it seems to say
>>> about all of them. Can I get a great photo printer that also does good
>>> text? I don't think any Epsons do duplex printing. Thanks
>> The Canon 4XXX and 5XXX series printers will provide you with duplexing,
>> good photo AND text printing.
>
> I think you are right. I checked Canon's site and they only have a
> iP4300. I never had a printer with a LCD viewer that lets you enhance
> images before printing and also accepts the media cards. I thought I
> might like these features. The iP4300 doesn't have that.

Those LCD screens on printers are so small that I can't see them being
useful in editing pictures anyway.

Michael Johnson, PE wrote:
> TheThe wrote:
> > Michael Johnson wrote:
> >> TheThe wrote:
> >>> I want a duplex printer, probably (6) color or more. Seems like Canon
> >>> and HP corner the market on duplex printers. The reviews I read of all
> >>> the Canon photo printers say the text sucks. Fuzzy text it seems to say
> >>> about all of them. Can I get a great photo printer that also does good
> >>> text? I don't think any Epsons do duplex printing. Thanks
> >> The Canon 4XXX and 5XXX series printers will provide you with duplexing,
> >> good photo AND text printing.
> >
> > I think you are right. I checked Canon's site and they only have a
> > iP4300. I never had a printer with a LCD viewer that lets you enhance
> > images before printing and also accepts the media cards. I thought I
> > might like these features. The iP4300 doesn't have that.
>
> Those LCD screens on printers are so small that I can't see them being
> useful in editing pictures anyway.

Thanks. That will make it easier for me to look now. I knew it couldn't
compare with a monitor.

Michael Johnson, PE wrote:
> TheThe wrote:
>> Michael Johnson wrote:
>>> TheThe wrote:
>>>> I want a duplex printer, probably (6) color or more. Seems like Canon
>>>> and HP corner the market on duplex printers. The reviews I read of all
>>>> the Canon photo printers say the text sucks. Fuzzy text it seems to
>>>> say
>>>> about all of them. Can I get a great photo printer that also does good
>>>> text? I don't think any Epsons do duplex printing. Thanks
>>> The Canon 4XXX and 5XXX series printers will provide you with
>>> duplexing,
>>> good photo AND text printing.
>>
>> I think you are right. I checked Canon's site and they only have a
>> iP4300. I never had a printer with a LCD viewer that lets you enhance
>> images before printing and also accepts the media cards. I thought I
>> might like these features. The iP4300 doesn't have that.
>
> Those LCD screens on printers are so small that I can't see them being
> useful in editing pictures anyway.

Editing in a printer is a waste of time. At the very least you should
use Picasa and that is free. Photoshop Elements is the next economical
choice. Expensive but best is Photoshop.

measekite wrote:
> Michael Johnson, PE wrote:
> > TheThe wrote:
> >> Michael Johnson wrote:
> >>> TheThe wrote:
> >>>> I want a duplex printer, probably (6) color or more. Seems like Canon
> >>>> and HP corner the market on duplex printers. The reviews I read of all
> >>>> the Canon photo printers say the text sucks. Fuzzy text it seems to
> >>>> say
> >>>> about all of them. Can I get a great photo printer that also does good
> >>>> text? I don't think any Epsons do duplex printing. Thanks
> >>> The Canon 4XXX and 5XXX series printers will provide you with
> >>> duplexing,
> >>> good photo AND text printing.
> >>
> >> I think you are right. I checked Canon's site and they only have a
> >> iP4300. I never had a printer with a LCD viewer that lets you enhance
> >> images before printing and also accepts the media cards. I thought I
> >> might like these features. The iP4300 doesn't have that.
> >
> > Those LCD screens on printers are so small that I can't see them being
> > useful in editing pictures anyway.
>
> Editing in a printer is a waste of time. At the very least you should
> use Picasa and that is free. Photoshop Elements is the next economical
> choice. Expensive but best is Photoshop.

I have Photoshop and thats all I use. I was just curious why those
features seemed so
popular to put on the newer printers. My printer is way to old to have
that stuff.

TheThe wrote:
I was just curious why those features seemed so popular to put on the
newer printers.


It seems that's just another "feature" (useless as it may be) to use as
an excuse to raise the price of the hardware.
The major printer manufacturers can't help but see the handwriting on
the wall...that is the general public is more and more turning to high
quality after market inks once the original carts run out and they have
"sticker shock" over the price of oem replacements.
Every year more and more printer owners are changing to after market
inks and for good reasons.
Frank

"Michael Johnson, PE" <cds@erols.com> wrote in message
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> Those LCD screens on printers are so small that I can't see them being
> useful in editing pictures anyway.

The place they are very useful is in zooming and cropping directly from
camera memory cards. The LCD is generally on the order of 2". You may make
better prints by loading the pictures into your PC, editing there and then
printing but printing directly from the card slots is much faster and more
convenient for quick prints. I have used photo printer both with and
without the LCD screen and find the LCD screen much more user friendly to
select, zoom and crop pictures.

Regards,
Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

Bob Headrick wrote:
> "Michael Johnson, PE" <cds@erols.com> wrote in message
> news:HvqdnWDGoZDDkg7YnZ2dnUVZ_u_inZ2d@giganews.com...
>
> > Those LCD screens on printers are so small that I can't see them being
> > useful in editing pictures anyway.
>
> The place they are very useful is in zooming and cropping directly from
> camera memory cards. The LCD is generally on the order of 2". You may make
> better prints by loading the pictures into your PC, editing there and then
> printing but printing directly from the card slots is much faster and more
> convenient for quick prints. I have used photo printer both with and
> without the LCD screen and find the LCD screen much more user friendly to
> select, zoom and crop pictures.
>
> Regards,
> Bob Headrick, MS MVP Printing/Imaging

Thanks all. I am going to get the Canon iP4300. It is the replacement
for the iP5200 and has the same print head and specs. It might be
slightly slower on speed but thats it according to the email I got from
Canon Tech Support.