Scanning Playfields!

[wonder]

DIY with one of these and Photoshop to stitch it together.

http://www.ebay.com.au/itm/HP-4670vp-See-Through-USB-Scanner-/270765955989?pt=AU_Computers_Scanners&hash=item3f0ae89b95

Great tool for playfields, cabinet art ect.Easy to use and the software will join it all together for you.Just make sure that he got the power cable as i cant see it in the photo and it a bitch to get.

Good point..probably why it is still sitting at $20.

I paid a hell of a lot more for mine. 

Yes paid more than $20 for mine as well and found the power cord in china on my second attempt to get one.

Have email the sellar about the cord and said it is included,so why is not in the photo.Should be a little black box about the size of a smoke pack.Will check mine when i get home as not %100 sure but still be good as a spare.

[Geoffh]

The power supply is definitely not in the picture and it is useless without it. I have two scanners, one with a power supply and one without. I've not been able to track down a replacement power supply.

I will look into the availability of the power supply, as it would be good to have a spare. These scanners are awesome.

I ordered one from HP direct in Australia and was about $25 .The part number was  L1970-80003 Universal adapter 12v/1.25a

Hope this helps someone

[Redback]

do a search in ebay,
for the part number, power supplies come up, (hong Kong)

Regs,
Red

[swinks]

Just some info on the scanner everyone is watching - it seems to be a 2003-05 model in which CNET gave the following review. So just depends on what you want to do with it - rework a design or print straight from a scan. I am not knocking the scanner but good info to be aware of incase of a last minute auction war. Retailed for $375 back in the day.


"The good: Sleek and stylish; scans silently; innovative design; easy to set up and use.

The bad: Grainy color reproduction.

The bottom line: HP's Scanjet 4670 is a must-have for those who want unique and stylish hardware. If you're OK with mundane, though, stick with the Epson Perfection 1670 Photo.

Review: No doubt about it, you can see right through Hewlett-Packard's new vertical flatbed scanner, the Scanjet 4670, but in this case, that's not bad news. The Scanjet 4670 needs a little improvement in the area of image reproduction, but if you're looking for the ultimate in desktop style or you're trying to reduce clutter, this scanner hits the mark. If you want high-quality photo scans, check out ... Expand full review
No doubt about it, you can see right through Hewlett-Packard's new vertical flatbed scanner, the Scanjet 4670, but in this case, that's not bad news. The Scanjet 4670 needs a little improvement in the area of image reproduction, but if you're looking for the ultimate in desktop style or you're trying to reduce clutter, this scanner hits the mark. If you want high-quality photo scans, check out Epson's Perfection 1670 Photo instead.

The Scanjet 4670 is unique and, hands-down, the most cool-looking scanner we've ever seen. It stands vertically on your desk--two metal legs flip out to prop it up--but you can also fold the legs away in order to store the scanner or use it horizontally. When set up, the scanner looks like a large picture frame; both the front and back pieces of the scanner have document-size transparent windows. With a brushed-silver frame on top of it all, the Scanjet 4670 is a sleek and elegant desktop addition. The clean, clearly labeled, one-touch buttons lining the right edge of the scanner are convenient, and they don't detract from the streamlined design. The scanner also comes with a separate Transparent Materials Adapter that attaches for easy film and slide scanning.

The step-by-step video instructions included on the installation disc make setting up this scanner a cinch. Like most HP scanners, the Scanjet 4670 comes with HP Photo & Imaging software, a no-frills photo- and image-editing app, and Hemera's Greeting Card Creator software, a fun little addition for creating and printing cards. You also get IRIS's software for optical character recognition (OCR), called Readiris Pro, and an app for making panoramic photos, ArcSoft Panorama Maker. A one-year warranty tops off the package.

While we were scanning a document to test the Scanjet 4670, we couldn't help but notice that this scanner goes about its business in absolute silence, something no other scanner we've reviewed recently could boast. Unfortunately, when we viewed the reproduced image on our 19-inch Samsung SyncMaster 957MB flat-screen CRT, the results were only so-so. Though the Scanjet 4670 produced crisp text scans and picked up color and text detail, color graphics turned out grainy and very slightly overexposed, and photographic images looked a bit overpixelated and showed some yellow coloration that was absent from the original.


Read more: http://reviews.cnet.com/scanners/hp-scanjet-4670/4505-3136_7-30535469.html#ixzz1Prr8c4ZW"

[mildflame]

I can get my hands on a a4 flatbed scanner easy enough but lining the scans up are pretty hard, and in some of the things done that way have lines that dont meet I was doing a4 stickers but now it might be vynal overlay, if I can find someone in Adelaide that can scan it for me I found a signwriter with a big enough printer but he couldn't do my playfield because he didn't have a scanner... if I can get someone else to scan it, I photoshop it, and get him to print it might work we'll see

[swinks]

Hi mildflame

I found this on the net which have similar scanners to the guys that helped me. They have a office in Adelaide -

http://www.scanservices.com.au/drawing_scanning.html

But you will have to remove everything off the playfield from the front and back. If they can't help I am sure they will know of who can help.

[mildflame]

Interesting... DAD!! YOU NEED TO CALL SOMEONE