Click to expand.Not true. There are many factors in getting good photo prints from inkjets these days.

Yes, starting with good inks and paper is a must, but there are other things. For example: 1. Good printer drivers. For most folks, you're stuck with the drivers that your OEM provides (and updates). However, some more popular printers have 3rd party drivers than can be better than the OEM drivers. Color profiles. On the HP drivers, there's a tab for color profiles.

I'm guessing that other printer brands have similar choices for printing. Chooisng the right profile will go a long way to getting good prints.

You just gotta experiment. Calibrate your monitor. This is the only sure way to get prints that match what you see on your screen.

If you don't go with a stand-alone calibrating device, there are a few presets that you can choose from. Lastly, and this is specific to the printer I have (HP 7360). When printing, make sure you remove the print from the printer shortly after it finishes. If the next print sits on top of the previous one, the ink doesn't dry properly and the photos look faded. It took me a long time to figure that one out, and the whole time, I thought it was a printer problem. There are many factors in getting good photo prints from inkjets these days. Yes, starting with good inks and paper is a must, but there are other things.

For example: 1. Good printer drivers. For most folks, you're stuck with the drivers that your OEM provides (and updates).

However, some more popular printers have 3rd party drivers than can be better than the OEM drivers. Color profiles.

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On the HP drivers, there's a tab for color profiles. I'm guessing that other printer brands have similar choices for printing. Chooisng the right profile will go a long way to getting good prints. You just gotta experiment. Calibrate your monitor. This is the only sure way to get prints that match what you see on your screen.

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If you don't go with a stand-alone calibrating device, there are a few presets that you can choose from. Lastly, and this is specific to the printer I have (HP 7360). When printing, make sure you remove the print from the printer shortly after it finishes.

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If the next print sits on top of the previous one, the ink doesn't dry properly and the photos look faded. It took me a long time to figure that one out, and the whole time, I thought it was a printer problem.