P rovides continuous-tone, photographic quality output.
One of the most popular is the Kodak XLS 8600 . It comes in a regular and Postscript model and uses a special Kodak Ektatherm Xtralife ribbon that contains a UV inhibitor. Hence their usual lack of sharpness. Notable exceptions are Sony and Kodak. There is clearly a difference between the Kodak dye subs and all the rest.