The Samsung SPP-2040 Photo Printer being put through its paces in this PCSTATS review prints 4"x6" glossy photo's via the dye sublimation process directly from any of six common flash media formats, incorporates a folding 2" colour LCD screen for previewing images, and can connect directly to PictBridge-enabled digital cameras.

The dye sublimation printing processes is the closest you can come to photo-lab-quality results at home. With traditional photo laser and inkjet printing methods, images are made up of individual coloured dots.  Yet when these printed materials are examined closely, the dots don't add up to a very realistic photograph.

The Samsung SPP-2040 will print a colour 4"x6" image in about 70 seconds or less at 300x300dpi, and it allows some simple image manipulation without the need for a computer. For example, using the SPP-2040's console buttons and 2" LCD screen to enter into the setting menu, you can break up a single 4"x6" sheet into multiple wallet sized copies (up to 16), do 'n-up' printing, and zoom/crop images.