HP S20 Product reviews
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Category: Office Product
Brand: HP
Model: S20
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HP S20 Review
HP S20 Review by M. Saunders (Hermitage, TN United States)
My first film scanner was the HPS20. It "did okay", and that's the best I'll give it. Basically, if your'e at all serious about film scanning, you MUST go to something better, and yes, that means spending a bit more money. I went up to the far, far superior Nikon Coolscan 2000, and might try the 4000 soon, and my results were out of this world better. In todays market, I'd look at doubling my investment and get maybe the Nikon Coolscan IV or find a used Coolscan 2000 or something. The major problems with the HP are color correction on chromes, low dynamic range, it gathers dust like a maids broom, and the shadows are definitely noisy. For the once in a while amateur who just wants to move a few slides or negs to digital and absolutely doesn't expect to get "into" digital darkroom work, then it's probably a steal for the money. But be warned, if you even think there is a slight chance you might move onward to more digital darkroom work, skip this entirely and get something real the first time out, and you'll save the money over the long haul. Recommended with definite restrictions.
HP S20 Review by J. Phillips
I am not rich and I paid a lot of money for this product.
Thankfully, it was worth every penny and I have been using it happily for over 3 years.
There are better scanners out there, but for the dollar, this is a fabulous machine: thus, the five star rating.
That said, please note that this unit ***DOES*** in fact work with Windows XP. At one point I thought it did not work either, but it does. HP released an XP driver/software for it.
At 70 MB, it's a hell of a download, but worth it for those of us that have moved into the 21st century.
You can download it from the HP website.
- Go to HP.com.
- Select 'Home & Home Office.'
- Type 'S20' into the Search field.
- The HP Photosmart S20 and a photo will appear.
- Select 'Download drivers & software' from this screen.
- Select 'Microsoft Windows XP.'
- Select 'PhotoSmart Scanner (SCSI) and S20/S20xi Photo Scanner (USB) Software.'
- Click 'Download now' to being downloading ps804en.exe.
- Follow instructions (or common sense) to install the software.
- A Windows-based message will appear during installation that recommends stopping installation because the HP Photosmart software has not passed Windows Logo testing.
- Despite your usually better judgement, ignore this and click 'Continue Anyway.'
I was terrified to do this, but I called and e-mailed HP directly and was told in both instances that HP had tested and verified compatibility of the HP Photosmart software with Windows XP.
My Hewlett-Packard PhotoSmart S20 scanner now works like a charm on my Windows XP.
Hooray for HP.
HP S20 Review by Stephen J. Chamberlin "chambyjr" (Topsfield. Ma, USA)
The scanner works fine because it is a replacement. Had it not been a replacement it would have been a total failure - it came without instructions or a CD to load the drivers into my computer!!!
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HP PhotoSmart S20 Photo Scanner:: Technical Details
- Exclusive S20 scanning software to optimize and enhance photos
- Versatile--scans slides, negatives, and prints
- Scans photos at 300 dpi optical, 36-bit color depth
- USB interface for easy connection to your PC
- Scans 35mm film strips and slides at 2,400 dpi optical
- Item Dimensions: 12 x 8 x 4 inches; 9 pounds
- Brand: HP
- Model: S20
- Product Type: Office Product
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