8 Apr
2005
8 Apr
'05
1:27 p.m.
Eric Smith wrote:
The functional difference is that when I print complex
Postscript documents
to the PCL-only printer, it is much *FASTER*. The computer has a lot more
computons available for rendering than the Postscript printer does.
I have a similar setup at home, but I still send PS to my 4ML because, in
side-by-side comparisons, the computer-rendered output is slightly worse than
the 4ML's output. The 4ML's curved lines seem anti-aliased or something;
they're smoother. Halftoning looks a bit better too. But that's just my
opinion. Both printers are 300 DPI (the 4ML has "resolution-enhancing
technology", not sure if that is marketing-speak or actual features though; the
PCL printer does not).
Back in 1988, when sending a semi-complex page took tens of minutes to spool,
PS was magic for me -- computer control was returned in less than half a minute
and I could keep working while this complex page was formed on the printer.
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