Customer Reviews

HP C6831A Premium Plus Photo Paper, Glossy (8.5x11, 20 Sheets)

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First, you can get better looking prints with the HP Premium Plus Glossy Photo Paper than with any other photographic paper I have tried, and I have tried all the HP papers and many others. The color is as rich, true and deep as professional photo lab prints. I print with a HP Photosmart P1000.

However, prints on this paper are very sensitive to being smudged, even days and weeks after being printed. If you touch the prints, you can leave fingerprints. If you put the prints in a frame or CD case, the prints will often stick to the glass or plastic. If you get a print wet, forget it, the color will run. I have not found this to be true, or as bad, with lower quality papers.

Also, although color photographs look exceptional on this paper, I have found that printing fine white text on a color background to be a problem with this paper. After a few days, the color will seep onto the white text, obscuring the text. Other papers seem to hold the color better, but the color is not as rich.

In short, I have found a huge tradeoff in using this high quality paper.

without actually being a photographic print...

This is, as others have mentioned, the best quality photo paper (and the matte finish premium plus is just as good) that is available (that I have discovered). The colors are brilliant, the paper feels like very close to the same as good photographic paper, and, for all intents and purposes, the final prints will have everyone convinced that it's a "real" photo, not a printed photo.

However, I agree with statements from others - the HP inks, when printed on this paper, can be smeared. Absolutely in the first couple minutes after printing it is very easy to smear the inks. Be careful taking the prints out of the printer, and don't let one print land on top of another in the printer tray or you might see some of the ink of the first print end up on the back of the other. Since we are all probably used to having prints with wet ink for a minute or two after printing, this doesn't really bother me, but even hours (days, maybe) after printing, the ink on the paper can still be smeared. I have not been able to smear the ink on the cheaper HP photo papers, so this surprises me.

But, if you are careful, I don't think you should have any smearing problems. And let's face it, if you really need to have a photograph that is going to last a long time, you shouldn't be printing it with an inkjet anyway.

You do have to weigh the advantage of a really sharp, really color-perfect photo-like print with the disadvantage of having a print that is possbily smearable and runny, though. Hopefully HP can fix this problem, and give us super-paper that holds the ink *and* has super-high color rendition.

i use this photo paper with my PhotoSmart HP P1100 - and the results are excellent. i rarely print 8x10 prints, but still use this paper to print multiple images (various sizes) on one page. then i trim the photos. overall, the cost is cheaper for me normally than printing on 4x6 paper. perhaps it sounds like tedious to trim the photos, but i use a Fiskars 12-inch paper trimmer and the results are professional-looking borderless prints with little effort. i include small-sized photos printed on this paper inside greeting cards that i send to family/friends. They make nice surprises. There is a Matte-finish version of this paper also. Search for C6950A. And for 4x6 sized paper, look for C6944A. this paper is certainly the best for glossy output using an HP printer. The results are stunning. Instant gratification for your investment in digital imaging. (For great greeting card paper, look for C6044A.)

This paper yields excellent pictures using my HP. However I've had a lot of problems with the INK sticking to things, even after weeks of drying. In a frame you can see where the ink is "sticking" to the glass. Putting the photos in the plastic sleeve of a photo book yields the same effect but even worse. The photos, if placed photo side together, even stick to themselves!

My brother has the same printer and paper. He told me that spraying the picture with "fixative" solves the problem. It's a clear enamel found in art supply stores. Hope this helps...

I confess. I'm a diehard HP fan when it comes to printers and scanners, and this photo paper delivers exceptional quality. I use it with an HP Deskjet 852C, and people don't realize they're looking at a print-out unless I tell them.

I agree with one of the other reviewers that the ink smears easily. My remedy for that is to apply sticky laminating paper to protect the picture.

I agree with the other reviewers that this photo paper produces superb photos. I use it on the HP 7960 and the images are outstanding.

And, I have found a workaround (my wife, who spent many years as a film photographer suggested this) for the problem with pictures sticking to glass or photo album plastic covers: use a hair dryer to dry the photo.

Yes the color of the print on this paper was very impressive. The thickness was also nice. Then the problems start. I have let the photos dry for 3 weeks. They still got screwed up when I put them under a glass frame or in a photo album.It is like the ink never really dried. You would think for what they charge HP could make a gloss paper that works.To top it all of if you get just a tiny bit of moisture on the printed photo the ink wipes off. Save your money and ink!

After buying several paper brands I found the HP Premium Plus the best. I was very dissapointed with Canon and Epson. Paper thickness is very close to lab photos. The only negative point is that the ink smears (less in matte than glossy) specially dark colors. This is more noticeable when you cover the photos with glass. I hope HP can correct this "minor" issue. The price... something to be improved.

This paper does the job. No need to get reprints done. We printed a beautiful picture of our 3 year old son that looks nearly as great as the one we scanned from the professional photographer!

Thats right WHY!!!! There is no reason to put up with this kind of problem. Ink sticks to plastic, glass and even each other if you put one picture on top of another. Ha!!!! Get out a hair dryer and dry the ink...Why Hp is giving this paper away when you buy ink, and the 4x12's,,,buy 1 and they will give you 1 free!!!!!!Why!!!! because the paper sucks,,, Don't buy it I'm sending mine back for a refund or for a paper that works I really have to laugh when I look at the pics and can't understand WHY people would try to talk themselves into using this paper. Mabe if you put tape on the back of the pic and hang them on a line you could look at them this way. Let me read what it says on the 110 vivera ink Brilliant, long-lasting. NOW! Water- and smudge- resistant prints. This is the kind of mix-match that the company's tell you can happen when you use aftermarket paper or inks. Shame on you HP