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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | I'm an Espon man myself. Used HP for a while but they always had problems. I'm currently using the Epson Perfection Series and am pleased with the results. | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | Reputation:  |  Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
I'm an Espon man myself. Used HP for a while but they always had problems. I'm currently using the Epson Perfection Series and am pleased with the results. Same here: I own an Epson Perfection 1240U (yes - not the latest model *lol*) and a new HP combi printer and scanner. To be honest - I only use the Epson for scans and I'm quite content with the results! | | | | Thorsten |
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| Registered: May 10, 2007 | | Posts: 418 |
| | Posted: | | | | Do they make new scanners with a USB connection or would I still need to get an A/B switch? | | | | Last edited: by Randall_Lind |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: |  Posts: 4,667 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting bob9000: Quote:
gonna have to go with Canon...the scans I have made for my Parents with their HP all look like crap compared to the ones I make with my CanoScan LiDE 50. Banding problems galore. I too have a CanoScan LiDE 50, and I'm quite pleased with it and the software than came with it. | | | My freeware tools for DVD Profiler users.
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Randall_Lind: Quote:
Do they make new scanners with a USB connection or would I still need to get an A/B switch? A/B switch? What's that?  | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,804 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
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Do they make new scanners with a USB connection or would I still need to get an A/B switch?
A/B switch? What's that? I suppose, he means a switch to change amongst 2 different serial devices?  | | | | Thorsten |
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 | JonM | | Registered 28 Dec 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 |  Posts: 343 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting kahless: Quote:
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Do they make new scanners with a USB connection or would I still need to get an A/B switch?
A/B switch? What's that?
I suppose, he means a switch to change amongst 2 different serial devices? You have to go back a few years, but scanners used to use parallel. A/B switches were common then to enable you to switch between your printer and scanner. There were a few [pricey] HP scanners at least that had both ports, but you'll be lucky to find any parallel scanner now. I don't know if this applies to Kathy, but beware if your PC is more than a few years old. Some drivers for printers and scanners will have a minimum processor requirement. EDIT: Here's one of the clunky beasts!  | | | Jon
"When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend."
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 4,596 |
| | Posted: | | | | I know what an A/B switch is. What? We don't do sarcasm here? | | | | My WebGenDVD online Collection |
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| Registered: March 14, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 17,804 |
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| Registered: May 29, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 3,475 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting JonM: Quote:
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Do they make new scanners with a USB connection or would I still need to get an A/B switch?
A/B switch? What's that?
I suppose, he means a switch to change amongst 2 different serial devices?
You have to go back a few years, but scanners used to use parallel. A/B switches were common then to enable you to switch between your printer and scanner.
There were a few [pricey] HP scanners at least that had both ports, but you'll be lucky to find any parallel scanner now.
I don't know if this applies to Kathy, but beware if your PC is more than a few years old. Some drivers for printers and scanners will have a minimum processor requirement.
EDIT: Here's one of the clunky beasts!
My computer (my first!) is a little more than a year old. The language and terminology everyone uses is foreign to me but I'm trying! Although I love the sarcasm and teasing, (blah, blah, blah... ) I must admit I also like when things are also explained!  I want to get a scanner because I have some movies that are not in the data base and I want to contribute as well as taking advantage of everyone else's expertise ... be afraid - very afraid! Thanks to all for their help - at least I have a place to start on my scanner search! |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | Reputation:  | | Posts: 2,293 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting Randall_Lind: Quote:
Do they make new scanners with a USB connection or would I still need to get an A/B switch? To which the sensible(ish) answer is that you'll find it hard to find a scanner that doesn't use a USB connection... if you hadn't gathered | | | | It is dangerous to be right in matters where established men are wrong |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 2,394 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting lmoelleb: Quote:
and I wouldn't touch a HP with the water from a remote controlled firehose. Lars, tell us what you really feel about HP scanners.  | | | Another Ken (not Ken Cole)
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| JonM | | Registered 28 Dec 2000 |
| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 343 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
I know what an A/B switch is. What? We don't do sarcasm here? I saw your sarcasm, but you rather were the Gordon Brown of the forum and left the question unanswered! | | | Jon
"When Mister Safety Catch Is Not On, Mister Crossbow Is Not Your Friend."
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| Registered: May 19, 2007 | | Reputation: | | Posts: 5,917 |
| | Posted: | | | | One thing to remember about digital equipement such as scanners and cameras.
You get what you pay for. |
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| Registered: March 13, 2007 | | Posts: 1,136 |
| | Posted: | | | | Quoting 8ballMax: Quote:
I know what an A/B switch is. What? We don't do sarcasm here? Sarcasm? Nope, we haven't had that around here for years | | | Signature? We don't need no stinking... hang on, this has been done... blast [oooh now in Widescreen]
Ah... well you see.... I thought I'd say something more interesting... but cannot think of anything..... oh well
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