Epson wins TIPA awards for the ninth year in a row

April 2009

Epson has continued its run of successes at the European Technical Image Press Association (TIPA) Awards with its breakthrough 64 inch eight colour large format printer, the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000, the technically brilliant Epson EH-TW5000 high definition home theatre projector, and the sophisticatedly stylish Epson Stylus Photo TX800FW multifunction printer all winning awards for 2009.

The Stylus Pro GS6000 large format printer was named ‘Best large format printer in Europe for 2009’; The Epson Stylus Photo PX800FW [Australian equivalent model: Epson Stylus Photo TX800FW] was named ‘Best multifunction photo printer’, and Epson’s EH-TW5000 was named ‘Best expert photo projector’.

The Award judges say that only the most innovative products are taken into consideration for the TIPA awards.  Epson has won at least one TIPA Award every year since 2001, at least two every year since 2003, and in 2005 won four awards.

Mike Pleasants, Epson Australia’s Director of Marketing Communications, said Epson is renowned for its groundbreaking imaging products, and its record at TIPA proves that Epson remains at the forefront of developing landmark products that meet customer needs.

Best large format printer:  Epson Stylus Pro GS6000

Epson’s continued investment in large-format printer technology was rewarded by winning the ‘Best large format printer’ for the second consecutive year with the Epson Stylus Pro GS6000.

The TIPA judges commented:

The new Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 features an Epson developed 8-colour solvent ink set. This professional large format printer delivers long-lasting, up to 64-inch-wide prints for both indoor and outdoor, allowing printing on coated or non-coated substrates like vinyl. Print resolutions up to 1440x1440 dpi resolution and high speeds up to 25 sqm/h give a great performance in quality and productivity. The new Epson UltraChrome GS inks offer a wider gamut from 8-colours and the efficiency of large 950ml cartridges

Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 key features summary:

• Professional paper handling up to 64 inches wide and up to 1.3mm thickness
• Consistent quality output with Dual Eight Channel Micro Piezo™ print head technology
• Durability on prints with Epson’s first solvent ink, UltraChrome GS Ink
• Standard in-built high speed USB 2.0 and Gigabit Ethernet
• Extremely wide colour gamut
• Productive printing with Built-in automatic take-up reel for unattended print jobs
• Flexible paper handling with Roll Printing up to 64 inches wide
• Eliminate the need to halt or restart jobs when ink cartridges need replacing with Epson’s Alert Lamp that notifies operators of a three minute period in which a new cartridge can be hot-swapped
• Sharp and accurate ink droplet placement with Meniscus Control technology
• High-quality printing with maximum resolution of 1440 x 1440 dpi with an ultra-micro dot of 3.7 picolitre
• Eight individual high-capacity ink cartridges – 950 ml
• High-performance print engine speeds
• Large 2.5 inch LCD control panel and intuitive user interface
• Built into the printer are three separate heaters, each of which can be controlled from the LCD panel’s user interface.

The Epson Stylus Pro GS6000 is available from Epson prographics dealers at an RRP of $37,395 inc GST.

Best multifunction photo printer:  Epson Stylus Photo TX800FW

Epson launched the spectacular sleek Italian-designed Stylus Photo TX800FW in late 2008 for the photo enthusiast, home office and small office, with high end features including wireless connectivity, touch panel display, high resolution scanning and ultra-fast high definition printing.

“This is an aspirational product that allows our customers to express their creative freedom through scanning, faxing, copying and printing their images without the need to connect to a laptop or PC,” Mike Pleasants, said.

The TIPA judges commented:

The Epson Stylus Photo TX800FW is a Hi-Definition 4-in-1 printer and scanner, with fax, automatic document feeder, and Wi-Fi. Designed to seamlessly integrate into the living room, the Epson Stylus PX800FW comes with a black gloss finish and a touch panel interface, giving it an ultra modern look. The Stylus Photo PX800FW delivers photographic prints that exceed lab print quality. A hidden tray emerges at the push of a button activating the exclusive Direct CD/DVD printing feature.

The Epson Stylus Photo TX800FW is $399 RRP inc GST and is available at consumer electronics retailers, computer superstores, mass merchants and office superstores.

Best expert photo projector:  Epson EH-TW5000 high definition home theatre projector

Epson, the long time global market leader in projectors, released the high performance 1080p High Definition [HD] EH-TW5000 home cinema projector in Australia earlier this year with the latest generation of D7 C2Fine LCD panels with larger apertures to increase the native contrast of the projector, a greatly enhanced dynamic contrast ratio of 75,000:1, Epson’s innovative DeepBlack™ technology and new version of Epson’s E-TORL lamp, high speed auto-iris function, Epson’s FineFrame™ interpolation technology to deconstruct and reconstruct the signal from High Definition video sources such as Blu-Ray players for a consistent 1080p frame rate output of up to 120 Hz virtually eliminating flicker and frame–to–frame judder, and a HQV Reon VX video processing chip.

The TIPA judges commented:

Incorporating Epson's innovative 3LCD technology, the EH-TW5000 provides brighter images, more accurate colour reproduction and finer grey scaling than ever before. Epson achieved an amazing dynamic contrast ratio of 75,000:1, thanks to the new D7 C²Fine panels, advanced DeepBlack technology and an improved E-TORL lamp to minimise light leakage and ensure the deepest blacks.

The Epson EH-TW5000 is $5299 RRP with a 3 year warranty on projector and lamp.  This advanced high definition digital projector is available through selected AV specialists.

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