Sure, it’s not really new, and it’s almost certainly not the biggest printer in the world, but the HP DesignJet Z6100ps is still one of the largest and meanest looking printers I’ve ever seen – for some reason it reminds me of a Decepticon hungry for some human suffering.
The 120kg monster measures in at 197 x 96 x 135 cm and is compliant with HP’s DreamColor technology, which allows it to recreate one billion colours and if you own a HP DreamColor monitor, what you see on screen is exactly what you’ll get printed out, colour-wise.
As you can see the print outs are huge, and the quality is pretty sweet. And if you want to own one for yourself (perhaps for some form of world-domination plot), they cost about $US12,495. More »
LCD monitors are generally pretty convenient, but many graphic design and video professionals can’t rely on LCDs alone because they just aren’t colour accurate enough for finesse jobs. So they end up double checking images in clunky CRT monitors. HP is addressing this issue with their DreamcColor display. An LED-backlit 24-inch widescreen monitor, the DreamColor features 30-bit imaging with a over billion colours. That’s 64 times the standard LCD colour gamut…at a price that’s only about 10 times the standard LCD (US$3,499). A side-by-side against a mortal monitor after the jump, but will you really be able to tell the difference with that piece of crap you’re using?
