Question on HP 930C

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Hi, I'm looking for an inkjet printer with a parallel port to match my print
server. They're quite hard to find in the cheaper models, so I was thinking
of buying a used one.

I need to be able to print long (7" x 40" ) photos. The HP 930C has a maximum
paper length of 14", but also has a Banner mode.

Can anyone tell me if it's possible to print a 40" photo on this printer, or
recommend any other models (preferably not Epson) that will do this?

Thanks,

Mike

Mike

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"Brigitte" <bas3@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
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> I have a 930c printer and would be glad to attempt a 7"x40" print if you
> could email me a file of that size.

Thanks for the kind offer, but I see a couple of problems.

The files are a bit large for emailing (10MB) and you will use a huge amount
of ink printing a photo that size.

I'm hoping to hear from someone who has already tried it.

How do you rate the 930C? Is the photo quality good?

Mike

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Text quality superb, photo quality OK but easily bettered by anything else
these days. I sold mine 18 months ago, it's still running fine for the new
owner. I tried a long panorama printout once and it wouldn't do it.


"MikeD" <mike.dunstan@nochance.uk.thalesgroup.com> wrote in message
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> "Brigitte" <bas3@rocketmail.com> wrote in message
> news:tEbFd.203133$T02.38437@twister.rdc-kc.rr.com...
>
>> I have a 930c printer and would be glad to attempt a 7"x40" print if you
>> could email me a file of that size.
>
> Thanks for the kind offer, but I see a couple of problems.
>
> The files are a bit large for emailing (10MB) and you will use a huge
> amount
> of ink printing a photo that size.
>
> I'm hoping to hear from someone who has already tried it.
>
> How do you rate the 930C? Is the photo quality good?
>
> Mike
>
>

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I tried banner and everything else I could think of at the time.


"MikeD" <mike.dunstan@nochance.uk.thalesgroup.com> wrote in message
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> "SteveB" <sbrads@nildramDOTcoDOTuk> wrote in message
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>> Text quality superb, photo quality OK but easily bettered by anything
>> else
>> these days. I sold mine 18 months ago, it's still running fine for the
> new
>> owner. I tried a long panorama printout once and it wouldn't do it.
>
> Steve
>
> Unfortunately, anything else these days at a sane price is USB only, and I
> must have parallel.
>
> Were you printing the panorama in Banner mode?
>
> Mike
>
>