Widening Options

Standard bond paper is the same whether it's for wide-format or desktop printers, Von Dollen notes, and users should be able to obtain the same quality from various sources.

"You shouldn't have to feel like you're paying a premium for large format," he says.

Such media is the workhorse for line drawings, schematics and designs for architectural, engineering and manufacturing applications, he says, while photo-based papers are used in graphics or photographic applications.