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David Chien
http://www2.i-love-epson.co.jp/catalogue/colorio/IMG0002903-1.PDF
Notice how on page 2 & 4 of this brochure, they happily state in
Japanese that until now, inkjet prints have a 1 (one) year lifespan
before significant fading occurs! - This is Epson talking about Epson's
own inkjets!
Note that this 'orange-faded' print is exactly what many Epson users,
especially the Epson Photo 870, have experienced but have never gotten a
proper fix (except full price printer buyback offers).
http://www.p-o-v-image.com/epson/
http://www.p-o-v-image.com/epson/links.htm
eps. pictures here of fading http://members.cox.net/rmeyer9/epson/
It only took Epson three years or so to get around to releasing better
inks for us consumers(Epson 870/1270 launched in Feb 2000)!
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While the Epson 2000p/px4000/etc series that use encapsulated inks have
performed quite well re: fading, keep in mind that the lower end inkjets
that use the PM G inkset will only last 10-20 years in ideal conditions
(less if abused) whereas the PX G through PX V inks are rated for 30
through 80 years (only the G series will last longest).
All this means is you can relax a bit about not having to neurotically
glass shield every print as before from fading, but you can't expect the
prints to last longer than 5 years or so (10 years / 2) if simply left
out in the open I'd say.
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Good fuel for someone with a creative bent and can figure out a class
action lawsuit on this one, esp. given how they had been tooting
long-lasting prints (later retracted or limited in scope; yeah, right -
1 year now that they've told us) on many of their earlier printers such
as the Epson 870.
Notice how on page 2 & 4 of this brochure, they happily state in
Japanese that until now, inkjet prints have a 1 (one) year lifespan
before significant fading occurs! - This is Epson talking about Epson's
own inkjets!
Note that this 'orange-faded' print is exactly what many Epson users,
especially the Epson Photo 870, have experienced but have never gotten a
proper fix (except full price printer buyback offers).
http://www.p-o-v-image.com/epson/
http://www.p-o-v-image.com/epson/links.htm
eps. pictures here of fading http://members.cox.net/rmeyer9/epson/
It only took Epson three years or so to get around to releasing better
inks for us consumers(Epson 870/1270 launched in Feb 2000)!
---------------
While the Epson 2000p/px4000/etc series that use encapsulated inks have
performed quite well re: fading, keep in mind that the lower end inkjets
that use the PM G inkset will only last 10-20 years in ideal conditions
(less if abused) whereas the PX G through PX V inks are rated for 30
through 80 years (only the G series will last longest).
All this means is you can relax a bit about not having to neurotically
glass shield every print as before from fading, but you can't expect the
prints to last longer than 5 years or so (10 years / 2) if simply left
out in the open I'd say.
----------------
Good fuel for someone with a creative bent and can figure out a class
action lawsuit on this one, esp. given how they had been tooting
long-lasting prints (later retracted or limited in scope; yeah, right -
1 year now that they've told us) on many of their earlier printers such
as the Epson 870.