Canon imagePROGRAF TC-20 – Single Function Printer | 24" Large Format Poster & Plotter Printer - Automatic Roll & Cut Sheet Paper Feeder, USB, Wi-Fi, LAN,White

To the point, this is amazing printer. Yes, with the proper ICC profiles (Northlight Images), it can produce quality photos! While they will not have the color range of a 6 color printer, it definitely fits in the “good enough” category if you are looking at printing large photos for home use and aren’t a “print snob”.

When it prints it's nice and convenient. But be prepared with your crochet needles while you wait for it to turn on or load paper. It's S*L*O*W. And I hope you like paper jams. Apparently the 20 refers to the number of times per job this printer will jam. It takes hours to print a set of blue prints because when it jams you spend 20 minutes trying to extricate the paper and then another 30 minutes to get the paper loaded. The root issue with jams is a bad paper path design. The bigger printers have a fan inside that pulls the paper flat on the print-bed. This one does not, so you just have to hope your paper will lay flat. Checking Canon's documentation it reveals that the printer needs a very narrow humidity range to operate.... so if you are not working in a clean room you are probably in trouble. I have a spray foam insulated home with 24/7 de-humidification to keep the humidity levels in check when the AC doesn't run enough. Can't imagine trying to use this in a typical office or normal house.

The media could not be loaded. I didn't have any paper to set it up with so I use craft paper (easel paper) to align the head. You can't align the machine without roll paper. This picture was printed on my first print using the same craft paper. Seems like it'll put out good quality posters. Will probably update this over time. Ink is pretty expensive even as a tank printer you're looking at $260 to fill all the tanks every time if you fill all 4.Paper options arent the best and Canon is always out of stock, if you want premium paper for posters. most good paper is "3 core. Also the printer cant exceed 4.3 inch diameter rolls a 5 inch roll will not fit this printer*Update. I now am running Canon paper and it prints beautiful. I would buy this again.Make sure you are changing your resolution and dpi accordingly.Large format it is important to have the proper settings or your prints will be pixelated600 dpi14440x21600 on a 24x36600dpi x 24" = 14400600dpi x 36" =21600Use this formula based on you print size

I really like my Canon TC-20. It gives me good clean prints and isn't too slow.The ink can be a little expensive, but it lasts pretty well. I've done several dozen sticker and poster runs on it now, and it is just starting to get low on the black starter inks.The attached picture is a draft poster on low quality paper to do a sizing mock-up and still turned out really well. It looks absolutely beautiful on high-quality paper.As a person who does a ton of stickers and more than a few posters, I'm glad I went this route. Being able to do roll paper has made my life must easier (and saved me a little money).Can recommend for a starter-level plotter for someone just starting their large print journey. I will continue to use this guy for a long time, even after I upgrade to a more commercial-grade printer.

This is the slowest printer to do anything. From maintenence, which wastes ink. To loading the paper which is impossible if the roll has any imperfect fold or isn't straight. You gotta have it perfect and wait 10 minutes for it to tell you it's jammed. I've printed no more than 10 posters and find I soend more time trying to make it work than what it's worth. Very disappointed in this purchase and the waste of money I spent buying it. Troubleshooting it through tutorials and YouTube were worthless with all the adjustments that didn't fix it. Now I'm stuck with an open cover error and it won't print.

Not good for quality photos… But great for posters and marketing materials! Photo prints have streaks and colors are not good. (Yes I do clean the heads and calibrate them on a regular basis) I bought it mostly for printing 11X14, & 11X17 and 24X36 photo images, but it just doesn’t do well enough for selling my photo prints. However, I am also a graphite and pastel artist so it will help out with printing pre-drawing markings for dimensional and proportional purposes.

This is 4-color pigment ink, so it is not going to make the most subtle photos. But, for posters/graphics it is good. I only plan to use 200gsm polyester canvas on it, set as "synthetic paper." As for people complaining about ink cost - I specifically bought this printer *because* of the cheap ink. It has ink tanks, so you can put in aftermarket ink that is 9-11 cents per ml. Compare that to Epson ink cartridges which are $1.05 per ml. In fact, Canon's new printer, the TA-240, doesn't talk bulk ink. I will be happy as long as it stays working - which is unknown to be at this moment.

Adding this review because I was unsure about buying this.I had an HP design Jet 24" plotter that ran for a while until a fatal error.All I do is print black films for my print shop and I had this thing out of the box and printing within 30 minutes.Solid 24" plotter for under 1000$Hope it helps fellow printers