Epson printer no longer recognizes third-party ink after firmware update

Re:Epson printer no longer recognizes third-party ink after ... by RalfWausE on Thursday September 22, 2022 @01:15AM (#32935031)

The best decision of the last gew decades for me was to buy an Epson LQ 500 Dot Matrix printer. Granted, its noisy, but the print quality can rival that of a laser and the cartridges are CHEAP

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Re:Epson printer no longer recognizes third-party ink after ... by afandian on Thursday September 22, 2022 @02:39AM (#32935473)

Could you share a sample of the output? The last dot matrix I saw was from the 1980s.

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Re:Epson printer no longer recognizes third-party ink after ... by RalfWausE on Thursday September 22, 2022 @03:26AM (#32935733)

I would say this is a good example... even if the ribbon of this guy seems to be at the end of its lifespan:

https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=FkJkSw-REkI

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Re:Epson printer no longer recognizes third-party ink after ... by ansgri on Thursday September 22, 2022 @05:49AM (#32936721)

Also the prints are much more stable, the laser-printed documents tend to lose toner if paper is folded or crumpled, while dot-matrix prints are basically as permanent as tattoos.

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Re:Epson printer no longer recognizes third-party ink after ... by 2000UltraDeluxe on Thursday September 22, 2022 @01:51AM (#32935174)

I've been considering getting a dot-matrix printer since I found a life-time's worth of paper in an old basement I was emptying.

How's printing speed at max quality?

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Re:Epson printer no longer recognizes third-party ink after ... by mburee on Thursday September 22, 2022 @02:41AM (#32935489)

I have another dot matrix printer, 24pin LQ. Wouldn't want it uf I had to print more than 5 pages a day because of the noise. A single page takes about 10-40 seconds depending on quality and content, the 'images' it can do really slow it down.

But the cheap cartridges are all worth it.

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