The genuine ink that comes inside HP printer cartridges is considered to be one of the best printer inks in the world. Each HP printer ink cartridge made for the inkjet printers that Hewlett-Packard designed and manufactured contains a special ink formula that they call the HP Vivera. Imaging experts like the Wilhelm Imaging Research have declared the HP Vivera to be a true standout as far as printer inks go.

What makes the HP Vivera contained in each HP printer cartridge so special? Here is a brief rundown.

Vividness of Colour

The HP Vivera is a dye-based ink. Because it is dye-based, it is guaranteed that the photos printed with HP printer cartridges containing the HP Vivera ink will show brilliant colours. Hewlett-Packard has formulated the HP Vivera ink to display 72.9 million combinations of colour, which is supposed to ensure image radiance and enhanced shadow detail. The HP Vivera also produces less image grain; image grain hampers the brilliance of colour in a printed photograph.

Image Permanence

Dye-based inks are notorious for being susceptible to fading from constant exposure to both heat and light. This property of dye-based inks has always made it unpopular as colour inks.

The HP Vivera, however, was developed so that it would fight this tendency of dye-based inks to fade easily. In fact, the Wilhelm Imaging Research has tested the HP Vivera contained in HP printer cartridges and found that photos printed with the HP Vivera ink have the potential to last around 108 years. This means that photos printed with the HP Vivera will last not just a lifetime but for generations.

Print Durability

It is a common problem not just among inkjet photo prints but also silver halide prints produced in photo laboratories that scratching and smudging can damage a photo print. This is the reason why photographs are always handled with care to prevent fingerprints and accidental fingernail scratches from ruining the image on the photo print. This is also the reason why water is not a friend of printed photos.

Photos printed with HP printer cartridges containing the HP Vivera ink, however, were tested for their durability. Such photo prints are resistant to acquiring fingerprint smudges and fingernail scratches. They also resist water erosion.

Cartridge Quality

Hewlett-Packard asserts that their HP printer cartridges are far superior to third-party replacement inks. According to the company's official website, they have studies that prove that one out of every four replacement ink cartridge is dead-on-arrival upon delivery. The case is either the cartridge has spilled the ink in transit, has dried already dried up, or would not be recognized by the printer. The cartridges of HP inks, on the other hand, have a 0% failure rate, or so the company claims. This quality applies to all HP inks, including the HP Vivera.

HP printer cartridges containing the HP Vivera ink are guaranteed to produce fine quality photo prints. Innovativeness as exemplified by the HP Vivera is one of the reasons why HP printer cartridges are among the best among genuine proprietary inks.