View Full Version : Photobox poster sale: £6.99 for 30"x20"
A3, 16"x12", 18"x12", 20"x16" A2 and 30"x20" size prints are just £6.99 each!
Ordering a genuine fractal'd 30x20 to see how it comes out :)
Photobox (http://www.thedvdforums.com/jump2.php?url=http://www.awin1.com/awclick.php?mid=1137&id=30372)
Taq
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Famished
14-03-2007, 21:22
Cheers :)
kiran_mk2
15-03-2007, 00:19
Remember 18x12" and 16x12" are always £1 each at Pro Am (http://www.proamimaging.com/pricelist.html).
Am very tempted to get a 30x20" print though. Would a 7.1MP image look okay at this size?
I made a 40"x30" photo mosaic on their last june offer.
http://www.thedvdforums.com/forums/showthread.php?t=429157&page=4&pp=20&highlight=mosaic
kungfuman
15-03-2007, 06:24
Remember 18x12" and 16x12" are always £1 each at Pro Am (http://www.proamimaging.com/pricelist.html).
Am very tempted to get a 30x20" print though. Would a 7.1MP image look okay at this size?
how do the prints look at pro am? last time i went for cheap prints it was all dark and didnt look that great.
gozomark
15-03-2007, 06:41
tried to use photobox, but when entering the discount code got
"You have entered an offer code which has already been entered or is not valid. If you have already entered your offer code, then you don't need to enter it again."
shows price as £18.99 not £6.99
gozomark
15-03-2007, 06:43
its working now - thanks OP!
Pro-Am prints are fantastic quality but do involve a lot of setting up by the end user to get exactly what you want out.
My photobox order has shipped already so I'll be keen to see how it looks.
Taq
tried to use photobox, but when entering the discount code got
"You have entered an offer code which has already been entered or is not valid. If you have already entered your offer code, then you don't need to enter it again."
shows price as £18.99 not £6.99
are you using "real" photobox, or did you sign up for one of its subsidiaries in the past, and still therfore have cookies etc?
Fatbloke
15-03-2007, 08:42
Gone for this - I've split a panorama into 3 20"x16" singles.
:thumbs: to Photobox, I put my order in and I've just got a dispatch email - 19 minutes after I ordered :eek:
I've had a 30x20 from photobox in the past and it was brillaint :)
lennylenny
15-03-2007, 09:37
Photobox are great for this sort of thing. I have a 7.2MP Sony and a shot I took at Le Mans came out looking like some professional promotion piece at 30x20". I can't take photos to save my life but was well impressed by the end product. Would be tempted to get this again but don't have anywhere left to hang!
chet-lee
15-03-2007, 09:42
Another thumbs up for pro-am, my family now have a few framed A3 prints I did. Fantastic quality. Also at this price photobox A2 prints are great quality.
Nice one, I had one of these done with one of the deals from last year and it looked superb. They tend to dominate a wall though so I will have to make sure I've got a suitable space before ordering!
scott.davidson
16-03-2007, 14:54
just gave this a bash for some mother's day ideas. thanks OP :)
What's the minimum resolution people would recommend before they start looking a bit blurry?
Great spot. Was thinking about getting some done on canvas, but that is expensive.
Anyone know where to get decent A2 frames cheap? :D
Great spot. Was thinking about getting some done on canvas, but that is expensive.
Anyone know where to get decent A2 frames cheap? :D
IKEA
gozomark
26-03-2007, 09:53
recieved my 30" x 20" in Malta today, and it is excellent - highly recommended
gozomark
26-03-2007, 09:55
offer ends 31/3, so don't hang around !
dunkieboy
26-03-2007, 14:54
I've ordered 4 more prints today. I have them all over the house already, but there's always room for more. They get oohs and aahs when friends come round too!!
Edit: Oh, I should say I get 30''x20'' frames from Max Speilman/ClickPhoto for £5.
Cheers.
I've ordered 4 more prints today. I have them all over the house already, but there's always room for more. They get oohs and aahs when friends come round too!!
Edit: Oh, I should say I get 30''x20'' frames from Max Speilman/ClickPhoto for £5.
Cheers.
Are they clip or proper frames? Also glass fronted?
ajuniper
26-03-2007, 16:13
Pixum also have a similar set of offers, the 20x30 is slightly cheaper at £6.66.
Pixum current offers page (http://pixum.co.uk/promotions/current)
gozomark
26-03-2007, 16:37
Pixum also have a similar set of offers, the 20x30 is slightly cheaper at £6.66.
Pixum current offers page (http://pixum.co.uk/promotions/current)
I just had a play with their site, and I couldn't see exactly how the picture would be cropped, whereas with Photobox it was very clear
edit - actually, I can see how its cropped, but they don't give me any option in how its cropped, whereas Photobox did. I know I could crop it myself, its just I found Photobox more userfriendly
dunkieboy
26-03-2007, 18:36
Are they clip or proper frames? Also glass fronted?
Clip frame, perspex fronted. £5. :wave:
And just had an email to confirm dispatch. Well under two hours from ordering. :notworthy
kiran_mk2
26-03-2007, 23:20
I just had a play with their site, and I couldn't see exactly how the picture would be cropped, whereas with Photobox it was very clear
edit - actually, I can see how its cropped, but they don't give me any option in how its cropped, whereas Photobox did. I know I could crop it myself, its just I found Photobox more userfriendly
My first 30x20" from Photobox turned up today. I sized the picture to 30x20" in PS Elements and then ticked the shrink to fit button at checkout and it arrived with a thin white border around the picture - is that normal or did I mess up somehow?
If my pictures have made all the lights bar three of them green is that going to be worth doing does anyone know ?
Fatbloke
27-03-2007, 09:38
My first 30x20" from Photobox turned up today. I sized the picture to 30x20" in PS Elements and then ticked the shrink to fit button at checkout and it arrived with a thin white border around the picture - is that normal or did I mess up somehow?
Probably the photo wasn't exactly 1:1.5 ratio :|
If anyone wants a simple programme to make a life poster i downloaded Life Poster Maker, a sharteware programme that costs $25. HOWEVER without unlocking the programme it still has great funtionality and you can drag and drop the images into a template and save the poster. The programme allows you to make lots of variations with the template structure and you can even crop/rotate the pictures.
kiran_mk2
27-03-2007, 12:51
Probably the photo wasn't exactly 1:1.5 ratio :|
But it was (and the border was around the whole picture, not just the top/bottom)...
Probably photobox then. Drop them an email and ask why. Service has always been good for me!
Fatbloke
27-03-2007, 13:50
Yeah, if you're certain of the ratio then it could just be a mis-aligned bit of paper. You should be able to get it reprinted.
el_nello
28-03-2007, 11:26
My first 30x20" from Photobox turned up today. I sized the picture to 30x20" in PS Elements and then ticked the shrink to fit button at checkout and it arrived with a thin white border around the picture - is that normal or did I mess up somehow?
I got this to an extent. A thin white border on the bottom of the print. I thought I'd sized it right but after upload they offered the cropping dialog, so I chose the way I preferred it, keeping the height and losing some width (landscape orientation). Not sure why there should have been a border as there was plenty of 'picture' to play with.
I asked for matt finish but it appears slightly glossy. Might be a silly question but how glossy is gloss finish? or How matt should a matt finish appear?
Quite impressed with their delivery, ordered Saturday afternoon and it turned up Tuesday morning.
robzinski
28-03-2007, 18:48
Ordered 2 on Monday night, both arrived this morning.
kiran_mk2
28-03-2007, 22:56
I got this to an extent. A thin white border on the bottom of the print. I thought I'd sized it right but after upload they offered the cropping dialog, so I chose the way I preferred it, keeping the height and losing some width (landscape orientation). Not sure why there should have been a border as there was plenty of 'picture' to play with.
I asked for matt finish but it appears slightly glossy. Might be a silly question but how glossy is gloss finish? or How matt should a matt finish appear?
Quite impressed with their delivery, ordered Saturday afternoon and it turned up Tuesday morning.
I think it was the "shrink to fit" box. I'd have thought that since the image was sized to 30x20 that no shrinkage was necessary, but never mind. I've ordered another one and left the box unticked so we'll see when it turns up. Of course, by the time it does the offer will have finished...
If anyone wants a simple programme to make a life poster i downloaded Life Poster Maker, a sharteware programme that costs $25. HOWEVER without unlocking the programme it still has great funtionality and you can drag and drop the images into a template and save the poster. The programme allows you to make lots of variations with the template structure and you can even crop/rotate the pictures.
What are the restrictions on the trial copy?
What are the restrictions on the trial copy?
It says you need to unlock the programme to print images via any other online printers as opposed to their company of choice. Odd thing is I just saved the file as a jpeg and voila... :thinking: Im not sure im missing any of the functionality.
davey1970
29-03-2007, 13:04
ive resisted posting as i know it will sound thick, but i have 60cm x 80cm frames that i would like to use and the sizes on the site dont seem to match, anyone help?
thanks!
Scottola
29-03-2007, 13:12
I made some good mosiacs using (I think) Andrea's Mosiac maker and I'm looking forward to receiving them tomorrow. Hopefully they'll look good.
got my slightly shiny matt A2 size print this morning. really happy with it. the little guage said 'medium' quality but its good enough for me. cheers OP
Cheers Poster. Given them a go. Never done any online printing before so am looking forward to seeing the results. Went for three nice big pictures in the end. One of my baby daughter, so the Mrs will be happy when they arrive and forget I've just blown more money on the bargain forum :D
i tried photobox went for the key rings and they were quick at despatching them but they cut half my daughters head off will not be using them again
when i told them they told me to send them back
more cost to me then
gozomark
30-03-2007, 15:44
cut half your daughter's head off, and all you're worried about is postage - what sort of parent are you ??? :lol:
Gone for a couple of these, thanks.
Are they clip or proper frames? Also glass fronted?
Clip, styrene fronted so safe to hang in kids bedrooms.
el_nello
01-04-2007, 18:16
I've ordered 4 more prints today. I have them all over the house already, but there's always room for more. They get oohs and aahs when friends come round too!!
Edit: Oh, I should say I get 30''x20'' frames from Max Speilman/ClickPhoto for £5.
Cheers.
Thanks for the heads up on the frames.
Did you hang 30"x20" prints in them? I found that my print was slighlty bigger than the frame and I don't really want to have to cut a bit off (mainly because I'll not do it straight).
Can anyone recommend a cheapish frame for 30"x20" prints? Not looking for anything fancy only somewhere to display it.
i tried photobox went for the key rings and they were quick at despatching them but they cut half my daughters head off will not be using them again
when i told them they told me to send them back
more cost to me then
when you order, you choose where to crop the image, if you don't it does a not-so-good automatic job.
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