Ink Cartridges - Are HP Vivera Inks Really Better?
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Hewlett-Packard makes excellent printers, particularly inkjet printers but they also make high quality genuine HP ink cartridges for their printers. They have worked hard to formulate inks that resist fading and hold up under the passage of time. There line of Vivera Ink is no exception. This line of ink is particularly designed for use with printing digital photographs.
Hewlett-Packard advertises the following four special characteristics of its HP Vivera Ink:
- The unique formulation of the HP Vivera Ink;
- Its high level of ink purity;
- The exhaustive process by which the HP Vivera Ink was designed; and
- The innovative eight-ink system for producing color prints that is unique to HP printer inks.
The Unique Formulation of HP Vivera Ink
Dye-based printer inks are ideal for photo production because they produce brilliant and vibrant colors. Unfortunately, they are vulnerable to fading from exposure to light and ozone. Hewlett-Packard has come up with a way to retain these vibrant colors for photographs but resist fading. Hewlett-Packard guarantees that photographs printed with their Vivera Ink will last generations.
HP Vivera Ink’s High Level of Purity
Hewlett-Packard has traditionally made very pure inks and Vivera Ink is no exception. Ink purity is an important part of producing high quality photographs. Contaminants in the printer ink can cause photo prints to have a grainy quality and affects the ink'[s ability to resist fading. On a functional level, printer ink contaminants can cause ink cartridges to clog.
Exhaustive Testing Process for the HP Vivera Ink
HP claims to have gone through thousands of tests, prototypes and liters of ink to develop this special formulation. Vivera Ink contains both high and low colorant concentrations which can produce a wide array of colors without worry of dilution.
HP Vivera Ink’s Eight-Ink Printing System
HP uses an eight-ink printing system which enables Vivera Ink to produce millions of different color combinations. The shades of ink provide a wide range of colors and the colorant concentrations assist with producing these shades of color without draining or diluting stronger color supplies.
HP Vivera Ink Cartridges
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Vivera Ink Today
Vivera inks continue to be reviewed as one of the best photo printer inks on the market for one reason, they produce amazing photographs. If you have one of the latest HP photo printers like the HP PhotoSmart C480, HP PhotoSmart C7280 all-in-one or the HP PhotoSmart D5360 all-in-one then Vivera printer ink will be the perfect compliment to produce high quality prints. Vivera not only offers brilliant color but longevity too, as your memories last lifetimes.
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Thanks for the comments! Your Photosmart does indeed use the Vivera line of HP printer cartridges. You are already using them!
Lyn
Thank you for a very informative article. It has come at a handy time for me since I am thinking of printing some old, copyright free material for sale in my antique shop.
What can i say i love HP.... I like all the product they have from laptop to printer and ink..
Very infromative article. I had no idea that there was that much testing involved in developing these products. I have an HP printer myself so I am glad they make a quality product.
Very intresting information about Hp Vivera Ink I know nothing about this but I will keep this in mind when I am searching for ink. I will also let others know about this it seems like a way to save money.
i have bookmark this article as i will be needing all this info when me and my friends set up a internet cafe very informative
I d buy HP printers and also recommend HP because they allow you to refill the cartridges .. NEVER EVER buy Epson,Lexmark or Canon
Very intresting information about Hp Vivera.Among the printers HP rockssssss....I will pass this info to my friends too....
Thanks for this article. I wasn't sure if the Vivera ink cartridges were worth the money, but it seems like they are.
your article is informative and concise. my office uses hp products and yes, there ink are exceptional. you really know what your talking about.
I found Inkcarts description of Vivera inks to be most helpful. As a user of multiple HP printers, it gave me a thorough decription of the advantages of this ink. I'm definitiely a fan of Inkcarts!
HP printers have always been my choice of printers. I have found them to be reliable and they produce great photos. I have not tried the vivera inks but I will.
I am attempting to use printouts from my HP C5280 to create transfer decals for my line of pottery. I am told this works, due to the iron oxide content in HP inkjet ink. However, I have tried it twice and nothing transfers. I am not expecting full color, everything but the iron should burn out during firing... so I will have a nice sepia-toned image on my pottery. Any suggestions?
I am actually quite surprised that no one has mentioned the tendency for the black ink to bleed\smear BADLY. I have printouts that have sat overnight and they get slightly damp or a single raindrop and the ink is GONE! I am suprised that HP would allow that in their design. I have always considered HP to be superior and I have never noticed that in previous printers that I have owned.
I concur with Larry... I have enjoyed HP products for many years, but the Vivera inks do seem to have a problem with bleeding even after sitting for weeks/months! at the slightest bit of moisture. I use mostly HP premium inkjet paper too, so it's made me a little frustrated, although it does seem to make a difference what type of paper you use. I have yet to do an unofficial study on it, but I'm close.
Larry has hit the nail on the head. I've always used HP printers until I got one of the Photosmart units that uses Vivera ink. I understand the black is actually a water-soluble formulation and whenever the kids print out homework I pray it isn't raining when head off to school the next day because if it gets wet it will be illegible. In the 2+ years I've been trying to solve this problem it's been amazingly difficult even to get acknowledgement that this is an issue. I've yet to see a product review from any source that mentions the problem. I've even talked with HP and they were little to no help. Their only suggestions were always to adjust the level of overspray and/or adjust the drying time, none of which had an impact. Very frustrating as the copying capability was one of my major purchasing points but I don't feel I can use it for any important copies. To be fair, it does not appear to be a problem with printing pictures, but that's only a small part of my printer use.
I'm searching the web trying to find people that have experienced similar problems with fading of the Vivera inks. First I thought it was my eyes, but upon further examination I have narrowed down the problem to the HP Vivera inks. Simply put, they fade...badly. I several photos on my wall which gets exposed daily to indirect natural light. Most of these photos are a year old or less. They are a mix of photos printed off my Canon ip4200 and my HP Photosmart 7360. I use OEM cartridges in both. The Canon's photos have no fade at all. The HP's photos are mildly to badly faded depending on age. Like I said, none are over a year old. I thought it might be the paper. So I checked the faded photos from the HP, and there are three types of paper that I used: HP, Epson, and Kirkland. All had equal fading problems. So it's definitely the Vivera inks that are the cause of the fading.
I have the same issues with my Photosmart 7280 printouts!!! It's driving me crazy. I had printed out a form for my sons school and it was barely sprinkling rain outside and the whole thing was ruined!! Are there other compatible inks out there that work with the printer and don't bleed like this???
I bought a Photosmart with Vivera inks to print out my wedding pictures. Of course I procrastinated and good thing. The few prints I printed a few years ago have completely faded! When I do print out large pics now i spray a UV block on them. I've also had problems with moisture. I'm looking at other options now. I also do photshop work and can't get the printer to print out what's on my screen, It always resizes and recenters the image! I hate this printer and the ink.
I notice that no one has mentioned hp's photolok(tm) paper and I am wondering if that is the problem because the vivera inks and photolok(tm) paper are designed to work with each other specifically to stop moisture and sunlight affecting the image.
Here's HP's information
whoops I meant colorlok(tm) not photolok in above comment!
I have the hp deskjet d2600 series, can i use the Vivera ink in it and will the picture quality be better than the regular hp ink i am currently using?
Nice information about HP vivera ink. Informative and useful content. I bookmarked it to see more of your hubs updates,thanks.
Nice information about HP vivera ink. Informative and useful content. I bookmarked it to see more of your hubs updates,thanks.
Lizzie Lin 3 years ago
Very informative. I love HP ink but have never tried to the Viera line. I have the HP Photosmart C7280. I wondered if it the Viera line would work. Thanks for the information. When my cartridges run out I will give it a try!