Epson ET-2720 – Improved print quality
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I want to share this because I posted earlier this week and was SUPER disappointed in the print quality of my new Epson ET-2720.
I finally called Epson customer service and discovered that I was using the wrong driver. There is an "air print" driver and a "regular" driver. I installed the "air print" driver because I thought it was what I would need using it on my home network. However, it not only provided crappy print quality, but it also gave me less choices to control the color of my printing, the density, and the final detail, etc. Installing the correct driver was like opening a door into Narnia!
That said, I have still had to make considerable color adjustment to get things to look the way they did on my old HP Photosmart, which actually made lovely color art prints. (I print high-end cards and stickers, from detailed pen-and-ink and watercolor-type images – although mostly created digitally and not scanned.)
It's also important to note that I print on matte-finish cardstock, so I'm not talking about photo printing.
The changes I've made are as follows, in case it helps someone else. I print final images using print setting "quality". Under color options, I've set up a preset with the following:
Brightness = 10
Contrast = 12
Saturation = -6
Cyan = 3
Magenta = -10
Yellow = 5
This seems to get me the best, truest color and prevents the shift towards orange that previous posters have commented on as an issue with the Epson 2720.
It's a darn good thing this is an Ecotanks printer, because I've had to make many prints to test these adjustments, and I would have run through a set of HP cartridges by now!
Title edit: supposed to be 2720 vs. 2760
I'm looking at getting a printer for sublimation. Let me start off by saying I know there are better printers such as Sawgrass, but I am on a tight budget and cannot afford the more expensive options. Both of the Epson options for my budget. I have also searched the sub and couldn't find this particular question.
I tried to search google for a more concrete answer but didnt turn up with much luck. I see a lot about the 2720 but not too much about the 2760. I'm basically looking for what is going to give me the best photo quality and color quality because I'm going to be using it to sublimate some of my wildlife photography.
So the questions are: Which one is better and more recommended? Also, how do these compare with something like the ET 3760? Lastly, are there better options around the same price point I should be looking at?