Thermal dye transfer printer
Thermal dye printers (also referred to as dye-sublimation, dye-diffusion, or thermal-transfer printers) operate through a series of tiny heating elements (ribbons) that release their dye in the form of a gas when heated. These elements make several passes over the paper creating continuous color tones in the same fashion as traditional, silver-ion based photographic development. These printers are capable of producing images of 160 to 300 dpi resolution and prints between 3.5 to 17 inches. It is worth noting that to use a thermal dye transfer printer, you need to purchase speciality printing paper which is generally more costly than traditional printing paper.
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11/18/08 1:05pm Home A/V Sharp HN-PP150 adds a thermal transfer photo printer to Aquos line
Sharp is bringing a thermal transfer printer with TV-out to its Aquos line. The HN-PP150 produces prints up to 4 by 6 inches using… dig deeper
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