[bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner
- From: Guido Corona <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>
- To: bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
- Date: Wed, 2 Jun 2004 14:25:50 -0500
You are correct, grayscale will be rather slow unless you have USB2 on
your machine. Good news is that a USB2 interface card for your PC will
likely cost less than $20.
Guido
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"Sarah Van Oosterwijck" <curiousentity@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
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It was me, Sarah, who asked about scanning in grey scale on the Epsons. I
only have USB 1, so I guess it wouldn't be any faster than my SCSI
scanner.
Wish it a long life. <g>
----- Original Message -----
From: "Guido Corona" <guidoc@xxxxxxxxxx>
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Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 4:23 PM
Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner
> Louise, provided you have a machine equipped with USB 2.0, scanning in
> grayscale on 1660 or 3170 is as fast as scanning using static
> thresholding, which means 9 seconds per page for Kurzweil and 13
seconds
> per page using Openbook, assuming 300 DPI. If your PC has only USB
1.1,
> grayscale and automatic thresholding will be slow, like with any other
> scanner.
>
> Guido
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> Guido D. Corona
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> Old technology isn't always bad technology. <g> I love my old HP
scanner.
> I
> haven't timed it with a clock, but have used the 1 1000 2 1000 3 1000
> method
> and it certainly is not more than 13 seconds to scan something even
legal
> sized.
>
> I am wondering if I will buy a new scanner if they come out with
something
> legal sized, or if I will use this one until it dies. It certainly has
> earned it's keep, and I don't think I could stand to let it sit unused
if
> it
> still worked. I just never seem to get arround to buying the new SCSI
> card
> I need, and i am afraid they won't exist anymore when I really need one.
>
> How fast is the Epson 1660 when scanning in grey scale? That is the
only
> time mine gets kind of slow, but it is still only about 20 seconds.
>
> Sarah Van Oosterwijck
> curious entity at earthlink dot net
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> ----- Original Message -----
> From: <talmage@xxxxxxxxxx>
> To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> Sent: Thursday, May 27, 2004 8:37 AM
> Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner
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> > Hi Sharon,
> >
> > I would love to get my hands on a 1660, even a refurbished one.
Freedom
> > Scientific's web site clocks the 1660 at about 13 seconds a page,
while
> the
> > Epson 1250 I'm using right now comes in at about 47 seconds. I've
even
> > gotten to the point where I have considered finding a SCSI card for my
> > system in order to hook up my HP 4P again. I have to say though, that
> I'm
> > a big fan of USB, and even though the 4P was a work horse, I'm not too
> > interested in hooking it up to my new system, although it did do legal
> > sized documents. Of the scanners tested with Openbook, the Epson 1660
> came
> > in the second fastest, only being surpassed by the Canon DR-5020,
which
> > comes in at 2.3 seconds a page. Somehow, I imagine the Canon might be
> on
> > the pricey side.
> >
> > Dave
> >
> >
> > At 07:55 AM 5/27/2004, you wrote:
> > >I, too, use Epson. My home scanner is a 2400 model while my work
> scanner
> is
> > >a 1660. Both are great and I do not think I would return to an HP
> Scanner.
> > >
> > >Sharon
> > >----- Original Message -----
> > >From: "Shelley L. Rhodes" <rhod3021@xxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >To: <bksvol-discuss@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
> > >Sent: Wednesday, May 26, 2004 11:28 PM
> > >Subject: [bksvol-discuss] Re: scanner
> > >
> > >
> > > > I like my Epson, smile, and the only scanner the State Agency in
PA
> at
> > >least
> > > > the Erie office is buying right now.
> > > >
> > > > The Epson 1660 can have a opage done a lot quicker than 25
seconds.
> > > >
> > > >
> > > > Shelley L. Rhodes and Judson, guiding golden
> > > > juddysbuddy@xxxxxxxxxxxx
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> > > > "We give dogs time we can spare, space we can spare and love we
can
> > > > spare.
> > > > And in return, dogs give us their all. It's the best deal man has
> ever
> > > > made" - M. Facklam
> > > >
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