Epson Perfection V500
$586.27
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13 years ago
Poor Software
" The hardware for this scanner is very good but the software is very poor. It is difficult to navigate and yields limited results. Adobe Photoshop is not much better.
19 years ago
[REVIEW-EPSON V500 SCANNER]
This is a flatbed scanner with the facility for scanning film material as well as print pages. Epson says that this scanner is the first in the world to use "a CCD (Charge–Coupled Device) scanner using LED (Light Emitting Diode) technology.
Pros:
- This is the first dual purpose flatbed/film scanner from which we have taken respectable film scans
- In fact we were surprised by the quality of reproduction from all media
- We tried colour transparencies, black and white negatives and medium format negatives with uniformly excellent results.
Cons:
- This is quite a complicated piece of machinery and not at all intuitive in setup and operation
- so why not provide a printed user's manual? It is a pain to have to have the scanner software open on the computer while at the same time trying to find the necessary instructions in an HTML document on...
18 years ago
Get 'perfect' scans of photos, slides, negatives and documents
Epson America recently started shipping the Perfection V500 Photo, its newest flatbed/film scanner. At a street price of around $250, this scanner is the first in its price range to feature a LED light source instead of a traditional fluorescent lamp.
18 years ago
Easily one of the best photo scanners in its price range, especially for film owners
Pros:
- Easy to use
- excellent scan results
- removable transparency unit
- dust and scratch removal
- optional ADF
Cons:
- Light on business scanning
- no Ethernet
18 years ago
Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner
The Bottom Line The Epson Perfection V500 Photo Scanner does a great job at scanning photos and negatives. It comes with some good graphics-editing software, including Adobe Photoshop Elements and ABBY Fine Reader for OCR.
Pros:
- Can handle negatives and slides
- Great color restoration and dust removal
- Software bundle includes Adobe Photoshop Elements
Cons:
- Light on instruction material
- Large footprint
16 years ago
Epson Perfection V500 Photo flatbed scanner
In autumn 2007 Epson put the Perfection V500 Photo on the market, a low-priced flatbed scanner with an integrated transparency adapter. According to manufacturer data the scanner provides professional quality thanks to white LED light.
16 years ago
Epson Perfection V500 Office Color Scanner Review
With the rise in popularity of multi-function printer/scanner/fax devices over the last few years, the standalone desktop scanner might seem to be an endangered species, especially around the office. Don't be fooled.
16 years ago
Intel Itanium, how is it doing?
With all the attention currently going to 32 bit processors with 64-bit extensions, such as the Intel Xeon Woodcrest and Intel Core 2 Duo processors, it feels like the Intel Itanium has been given the cold shoulder.
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