Epson ET 8500 Print Quality Test
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- Опубликовано: 2 июл 2024
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Great videos, and a new subscriber. We were looking for a new printer for our business, and after watching a couple of your videos we have today purchased the 8500. excited for it to arrive, and I'm sure I will be referring back to your videos.
Welcome aboard and thanks for watching!
May i ask how is it going?
I'm getting this printer in the mail tomorrow, and I just want to give you a huge thanks for your videos! I have gained a great understanding of just what this thing can do and I am extremely excited.
Awesome! Thank you!
care to give an update how it works after half a year?
Thank you for all your videos! So so helpful ! Appreciate all your time and wishes to help people like me, who doesn’t know nothing about printers
You are so welcome! Thank you for subscribing!
Wonderful video!! I had the Epson 380 printer for about 7 years for around $300 purchased around 2008, was the best printer we ever had for photos just like professional prints until it was shut down by Epson and no longer supported. Replaced it with another Epson Photo printer for about $200 and the photo prints were just OK, then the machine went wonky just after the warranty expired. Replaced it with an HP which again had just OK prints nowhere near the 380 prints and crapped out totally after the warranty. Then back to Epson to the 7155 a year ago which gives colour prints similar to a colour newpaper print from 20 years ago so I gave up on printing after the 22 4X6 prints the ink cartridges gave me. So now we're looking at going back to Epson for those professional prints we were accustomed to. Your videos comparing this with the 3850 are quite compelling, thankyou for your wonderful information to make an informed decision after the last debacles we've been through with the most recent printers we've had.
Wow, thank you for sharing!
These are very nice pictures. Do you mind sharing the test photos you printed?
thx for showing live prints
No problem!
This video is super helpful. I'm deciding between this and the 8550 - from what I can see, the only difference between the two is the wide vs. "normal" format.
Thats right!
Does the brand of the photo paper matter? How do you choose the Epson driver presets to work with Canon / HP photo papers?
Good video. I am looking to buy a new AOI1 printer after my 14 yr old HP 8180 printer had a major failure. I watched another video that compared prints from dye ink based printers and pigment ink based printers. The ET 8500 uses dye based inks but photos from pigment based printers last longer and are better for black and white photos. I am considering buying the Epson ET 8500 or XP 970 . I was leaning towards the xp 970 because it is a lot cheaper but concerned about the size. I am assuming the xp 970 uses dye based inks. Now I am not sure what printer to buy because I want an AO1 that scans well and has good text quality but also prints good quality photos including black and white photos. Should I be looking at a pigment ink based AO1 printer or am I okay to go with a dye ink based printer? If dye based ink printers is okay in your opinion for BW photos, is the XP 970 a good printer or would I be better off with the ET 8500? The XP 970 in canada is $280 while the ET 8500 is $1000. I was not expecting to spend $1000 on a printer. I ruled out Canon and HP for AO1 as the reviews were not good except for the HP 7103.
I changed my new Epson 5150 for this printer as there was a a tiny line of indentations along each side of the picture prints caused by the roller pushing the paper. When I printed photos on the new 8500, the indentations were still present. Is this a normal issue with Epson that is just accepted?
Hey Bro, can you post the links to the demonstration photos you printed?
Hi,
The link for the cheaper remanufactured inks is missing…
Can it print photos in different sizes? How difficult is it to print them? Does the printer just crop or cut them smaller
or does it keep the proportions?
Would this printer be ok to use on printable htv iron on vinyl using a photo or cartoon etc?
Are you likely to do a video on the Canon G520/550/620/650? Or perhaps a comparison between the 2 printers?
It is possible.
can I do 4 by 6 print photo, glossy paper with this printer. I usually print about 100 picture (4x6) per week.What do you think how much ink it cost for every 100 photos.
Nice Video. Thank You! However, a friend of mine needed help in how to set the presets for card stock. My friend bought this printer for making prints from her artwork from her MacBook Pro. We did not know about any “presets”, therefore we had to take the printer back because of the lousy faded quality we were getting. What do you chose for paper type if you are using card stock? There is no card stock option. We would love to know how to do the presets and any other selections needed for high quality prints on card stock. Maybe we would give this printer another chance.
With the Macbook pro there is a section to increase the print quality. You will need to increase it for cardstock.
@@AdaptingCamera Why offer any comment you fkg tool
Hi. Have you ever changed the ink pad on the epson et -8500. You can purchase them cheaper than epson which cost around £45. Wonder how easy they are to change without sending machine out for repair
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Thank you for the video. Can you insert multiple 1.3 mm sheets at once or do I have to insert each 1.33 at a time.
I would do one at a time.
Thanks for the review! Ended up buying the printer and I'm noticing that you have the same issue as I do: I prefer my photos with white borders but I can't get the printer to use the same margins along the long sides (and I can see the same in your sample prints in this video). Do you have ideas how to fix this?
Yes you can change the settings through your computers/printer. Select borderless.
@@BestPrinters Oh yea I've seen that. Thing is that I actually much prefer photos with borders...would just love them to have the same margins. I haven't found any way to adjust or calibrate the printer to fix that.
Brandon do you have a video on printing on CD discs?
No but I should and might do a video sometime next year.
Just bought this. Thanks. Unfortunately, the photo I printed came out ugly. Colors and all. Not sure why. Used Kodak paper. What settings should I use?
Make sure you select the right type of paper in the pre sets.
Would you recommend this printer for stickers? I make stickers for my students and friends, so there's more handling involved. The printer I have now has the ink smuge off if fingers are run over it. Though that may be because of the paper.
I enjoyed the video, it's very easy to follow and understand.
I am glad you enjoyed the video, yes this printer would be great for stickers.
@@BestPrinters thank you very much! I now have this printer and it works beautifully.
Second question, will I be able to print on magnetic sheet with the as well?
just looking through the comments as I'm about to buy this printer, could I ask what paper do you use for your stickers please? @@Ardent_Sylph
I like I really like this printer. Would you spend the money for the extended warranty I’m seeing $60-$189 for 4 years
Yes the extended warranty would be a great option for this printer.
Where did you get that printer cable? Didn't see a link to that in the description
Here you go amzn.to/3rqjWiq
Does this printer also works on heat transfer paper for t-shirts? And how often do you think the ink tanks last?
Yes it does sublimation printing, ink tanks last depending on your usage.
Hello! Hopefully you can help me.... I would be very grateful. I bought the ET8500 a week ago and I have a problem... I have slight parallel scratches/rolling marks on the print when printing with epson value glossy photopaper from the both trays. I see these slight rolling marks (?)/lines/scratches with tiny dots only in the light a little bit if I tilt the print. These parallel lines don't reflecte the light like the rest of the photopaper after the print. Hopefully my question is understandable... What am I doing wrong? I'm printing with the setting glossy photo paper... Thank you for your channel and helping me out!
You will need to make sure that the presets on your computer are set to glossy photo paper.
@@BestPrinters No, actually there are settings for the proper Epson papers. He/she should use those, not the ones provided for general (third party) papers.
Which paper is "Epson value glossy paper"? I use Epson premium glossy and set that as paper type. I have the ET-8550, but I guess the ET-8500 is the same regarding the paper setting and handling.
I’m having the same issue but I’m not using epson photo paper it’s a third party photo paper
I’m interested in using this printer to print birthday cards. When I look at the instructions it mentions a memory card templet. Was that suppose to come with this printer, if not where do you get it or do you even “have” to have one to make birthday cards ???
You can probably find a temple like that online.
How are u liking now the printer? I just got mine and I’m supr excited!
I love it!
Great review! Can't decide between this printer and the et-7750. What's your opinion on the et-7750?
The 8500 is newer, I might be able to respond more in detail via video. Look out for it in the next few weeks.
@@BestPrinters Thank you!
Hey man video should be out this week!
@@BestPrinters Thank you! I really appreciate the heads up!
Hey, the video will be up tomorrow morning, here is the link ruclips.net/video/mNmUzdxc3NI/видео.html
Also the Epson ET 8500 was much better in my opinion, better tech, better speed and ink system. I hope this helps!
How does the printer print on cardstock? I am looking for a printer that can print digital paper patterns on 12x12 cardstock. Thank you for any help you can give!
This printer should be able to print on that sized cardstock.
Great review! can this print in white? or any printer you can recommend that can print in white. thanks!
Not that I know of
Question: So after you printed all those images, how much ink was used? Did it take up most of the ink or were you left with enough to print many more images like the pones you printed?
It took up I would say 1/10 of the ink.
@@BestPrinters 1/10 of the ink for just 10 photo prints? wth
@@BestPrinters I doubt that you anticipated the ink level right. I have printed more than hundred 4x6, at least 40-50 A4 size, and about 50 A3+ size black and white and colour photo images as well as about a 100 pages of A4 colour documents on normal paper, and I am not even at 50% grey and about 20% on the rest of the colours, except the normal black, which is at about 10%. OK, I have the ET-8550, but both of these printers are equal in ink tank size and probably also regarding the ink use. The difference is that my printer has longer tubes, which means there is more ink to be filled during initialisation. Did you add what was left in the bottles after initialisation? After initialisation, the ink level was down to about 90% but the bottles contained more than enough to fill to 100% plus a little more in some bottles.
@@mrfarid8562 He clearly anticipated totally wrong. I'd be really worried if the printer used 10% of the ink (that's 7ml for this printer) after only 10 images. This printer, and it's big brother, the ET-8550 which I have, is EXTREMELY economical. That's the only point of buying them, since the printer price is actually pretty high. If he would have used 10% of the ink for 10 images it would mean that the printer can only print 100 A4 images, which would be totally unacceptable, but OK, maybe his printer is leaking, I don't know.
@@AdaptingCamera Thanks for the info. I’m considering purchasing this printer and was hoping to find out how it’s been, 6 months later? Have there been any issues with blockages or anything else? I would be printing many photos, but also hoping to print out a few manuals on regular paper as well. Does the print quality in black and white text hold up? I saw an online review where they had struggled with printing onto regular paper with black text, but I think they may have been trying to print full page colour images with black text (maybe a .pdf file), so the printer would use the black dye instead of pigment black.
Hi, How do you do edge to edge borderless printing so you don't get the white border around the edge?
In the printer presets.
@@BestPrinters cheers, will it do A5 borderless?
Great video! Could this do A3?
It should
Hello i followed the link and bought the canon Photo paper Glossy II. What Media type should i use to get the best prints?
Ultra Premium Photo Paper Glossy
Premium Photo Paper Glossy or
Photo Paper Glossy.
Also any settings on a Mac would be much appreciated to get the best prints.
Thank You
My advice if you can is to return the paper and just buy one of the Epson papers you have listed there. I would recommend Premium (68lb) or Ultra Premium (79lb). Canon's Glossy II is 70Ib so it's closer to Epson Premium Photo Paper Glossy so if you HAVE to stick with the Canon paper, use that profile. I think the reviewer just used the Canon and HP papers because that's what he has on-hand, but you will always get the best results pairing the printer with the paper it was calibrated for, and for which the printer has exact colour profiles to pick from. You are approximating the profile match with Canon paper, but with Epson paper you are getting a perfect match.
As for printing from a Mac, make sure you are NOT using the Airprint driver but the native print driver instead. I also recommend downloading and using Epson Print Layout and printing on the High Quality setting while matching the paper with the right profile (and this is, again, where sticking with Epson paper will yield the best results). If you have the patience (as the videos are more in-depth), look up Keith Cooper on RUclips, who has a series of videos demoing printing different media on the ET-8550 (same model but large format) and he shows how he does it on a Mac via Epson Print Layout.
Any of those will work to be honest
Bought the Epson ET 2800, but not thrilled with photo copies, do you think the 8500 would be much better? Thanks!
Yes absolutely
How about sticker paper to print out stickers and transfer paper iron on for tshirts NOT sublimation
YES
I have an Epson et 8500. I can’t seem to find the matte photo paper setting. Any suggestions please.
The Epson app should have that option.
@@BestPrinters ok thanks. I’m printing from a PC.
Im having a hard decision choosing between this printer and DNP Event Photo Printer DS-RX1HS 6" Dye Sublimation printer. I am a portrait photographer
I would go with Epson
Thanx for the video. Unfortunately you uploaded this video in 360P rather than the 720P you normally do so it was hard to see how good quality the printed pixs were..
Probably because we are early and the upload isn't fully processed yet so low resolution.
@@69Dartman Looks like you were correct. I'll leave them to the next day in future,
@@paulwarner5395 I think how fast a video goes to the full resolution it is in depends on how fast the connection is, what resolution it actually is, time of day etc. I don't create videos but I've seen it before when I hit them super early. Sometimes it will get better as you watch. Another trick if your online on a phone or tablet is Lower the resolution and many times it will play all the way through without buffering all the time. 480p usually still looks decent on a small screen.
Great video.... I wouldn't buy this printer though simply because newer models come out every year, so it would be a printer that you buy and stick with. Also, just wondering why you didnt use Epson paper, as this will give the best photo output?
I ran out of Epson photo paper :(
I appreciate your effort, many thanks! A suggestion: if you use a tripod, the video becomes a lot easier to watch.
Thanks!
Hi Brandon - I need to make a quick decision here and hope you can advise. My ancient HP workhorse is finally calling it quits. I've had my heart set on an Epson printer for a long time. My research is narrowed down to 2 printers:
Epson's ET-15000 and EP-8550.
I'm not sure if I'm clear on the difference but with the latter priced $100 more, it must be significant. Features I need:
Great quality photos,
Wide format,
Capable of printing on cardstock,
Can also be used for everyday document & graphics printing
In your opinion, which printer am I better off with? Why?
Love your videos ..I'm a new subscriber.
Wide format is the epson 8550
The 15000 only uses 4 different colours, the 8550 uses 6.
The ink cartridges are about 15ml each on the XP-15K. The bottles on the 8550 are 70 ml each. If you anticipate printing large dark images and/or higher quantities, the $100 difference will weigh in favor of the ecotank pretty quickly due to ink costs. They have nearly the same inkset (both being current generation claria dye) with the exception that the 15K has red and the 8550 has pigment black (aka matte black). The 15K needs to be stopped and ink primed to change cartridges, wasting some ink from all cartridges regardless of how many were changed while the 8500 can be filled even when printing without wasted ink.
Hi I would advise you to get the 8550. Sorry for the late reply, hope you made a decision you are happy with!
get the 8550 sir
You tested Hp ,canon on Epson printer. But where Epson paper
Hola! Soporta papel de alto gramaje? 300-350 gr? Gracias
Si lo soporta.
Why not use Epson papers for your review. Do Canon and HP come up as selections of paper or are you using the closest type based on name?
I was wondering the same thing, I have a drawer in my home stock full of all different kinds of Epson paper I've collected over the years, I've started a small second drawer for with extra paper that I don't really use anymore, but I hold onto just in case. I've also never used anything but Epson Branded Ink for my Epson printers, it might be a little more pricey, but my step-dad used to use 3rd party inks for an Epson printer I got him and had his prints never came out right. I just picked up this printer yesterday and it's made some quality stuff.
Why did you exclude Epson photo paper?
I didnt have any on hand this time.
Is this printer able to print on vinyl sticker paper?
Yes it should, it has the hardware for it.
How can i boost the print quality on cardstock?
Go into settings and find the print quality section, select best quality.
What is the difference with the 8550 ? Not only for the 100$ difference but because its always sold out.
same question
The 8550 is a lager format printer. Max print size 8500: 8.5" x 14", 8550: 13" x 19"
Yes
Worth noting that the 4-Ink EcoTank printers do not use black when printing to glossy. The pigment black ink they use will not stick to glossy paper so instead they will make a fake black from CMY, which is a very poor black and will make your photos look blue. This expensive 6 ink printer is the only way to use glossy paper and not have a terrible looking result. Shaq fails to mention this in the commercials.
Thank you for sharing your input with your fellow viewers!
What printer do u recommend for regular paper and glossy paper? The best budget 300-1000$
The only thing that uses six colour is for sharpnand texture, pls think before you MSG TQ
hi there..i have this printer and purchased the hp papers. what setting did you use the print quality?
Make sure the presets are on Hp photo glossy paper.
I have this printer and I am not happy with it. When printing on matte paper, the colors get very dull and lose vividness. Also when printing on normal copy paper, lines are not so sharp, its as if the ink is too juicy ... I am really frustrated about this purchase.
Try these two things :
1. adjust the print settings in the application on your computer. Change the type of paper to photo paper.
2. You may need to do a manual printhead cleaning, you can see some instructions here: ruclips.net/video/IujeTxvENGU/видео.html
@@BestPrinters thank you for trying to help. I did these things already, it seems to be all working „normally“. When I print on glossy or fineart matte paper everything looks wonderful. I just don’t like the quality on normal paper. And also I cant use it for coloring pages, because the ink smears with markers 🙁, so if one wants to mark a text it will smear too.
iS THERE A WAY TO CHANGE THE dpi TO THE HIGHEST ON WINDOWS 10?
Yes in the settings
@@BestPrinters which tab? It’s not print quality you are referring too right?
Really wanted to see how it handled Cardstock!
Yes please! I have this printer but I'm having a hard time figuring out how to do it. The paper is getting jammed but probably because I'm using the front tray. Do i need to use the top paper-feed or maybe the rear bottom paper-feed? if so how do I select those? The printer seems to like to just use the front bottom tray.
@@diannalewis7140 Always feed thicker media in one of the rear feeds as it provides a more direct path for the media rather than having to curl it when fed from the front tray. You can pick which tray to print from in the preferences menu; change the "Paper Source" from Auto select to the one you want to use.
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We had to take this printer back because we did not know there were “presets”, and no information on how to select options with card stock. All our prints were faded….and we resorted to using our 12 year old NX 420
Have you found any information on how to use with card stock?
Can I use my IPad to print with Bluetooth?
Yes!
My photos keep coming out too dark! What can I do?
Your editing display is set too high. Turn the screen down to at least 50% brightness and your prints will come out much brighter. You will need to edit your photos in a darker room so the lower brightness of the display is easier to see.
whats the largers size it prints
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DOES IT PRINT IN SIZE 11*14 INCHES?
yes
Does this printer print on disc?
Ye
@@BestPrinters appreciate the quick answer man about to buy it thanks alot 🙏
This is a really good printer ruclips.net/user/postUgkxciSwynMJ7PnUvvx11rewiu-yFBkZTl53 . The reason I gave 4 stars for tech support (which I don't think this would classify as tech support) is because once you turn the printer on, it does require a little bit of start up time which may bother some who are in a hurry to quickly print something. To offset that though the printer prints very quickly. I would definitely purchase this printer again.
is borderless printing available on this?
yea
Why did you test with the "wrong" paper? If the paper type is other than the Epson types then ICC profiling is necessary. The colours will be totally different and miles better if you profile the paper, otherwise it is best to use Epson paper. Using the generic papers is not the best solution.
Its not the wrong paper, its photo paper.
@@BestPrinters You are wrong, it is indeed the wrong paper if you have not created any ICC profile for it. Just because it says that it´s a photo paper, it doesn't mean that it is just as good as any other on this (or any other) printer. I have also some HP and Kodak papers, and even though the printer is set to the generic semi glossy or glossy type, the colours turn out totally different compared with printing the same image on profiled paper of the same type. Anyway, you do as you like, but to call this video "Epson ET 8500 Print Quality Test" is just a click bait. You are not testing the print quality, only that the printer works. That's all. You can't call it a quality test of any sort without doing it properly with profiled papers. Look it up if you don't know what ICC profile is and what it does.
The user manual seems to be lacking a great deal. I put a photo on the glass, check settings, hit copy and have the most horrible, grainy photo ever. I look up problem and the manual does not compare to what i have when I open properties, can't even click on print preference. I have installed software, built a web site, have 2 other printers, not really tech challenged, but I still checked all the settings that I would normally check on my other Epson, or my HP printer. Still grainy photo. I suspect it has to do with a lot of black in the photo, which is where the grainy is. I saw a comment about the black not printing on glossy, Not impressed with this over priced printer and its lacking instruction manual.
Ma sapere anche c'è carta "Fine Art"?
si
Why all yuor Prints on Epson Printers are Not borderless ?😊.
Its a secret
I’m not paying$800 for the printer
Same
Even I can get it at $480, I am still debating whether to get it.