Review of the Epson Perfection V39 II Scanner

Here is my honest review of the Epson Perfection V39 II Scanner. I will go trough its features, compare the scan quality, show you what other competitors are around and give you my final opinion on this scanner.

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[DanielNadar-qy]

Can't thank you enough! I was struggling to find a good video to give me confidence in purchasing this and then I found you! <3

[camdendexter]

Curious how the Perfection V39 II stacks up against the CanoScan LiDE 400 which can also do 4, 800 DPI and is cheaper plus USB-C.

[Gradius]

Finally a complete review of this scanner. You're totally right about the micro usb. I would just glue a microusb adapter there to normal usb or even to a type C.

[Bridres-]

Could you help me with these questions:
-How different is this scanner from version 1?
-Does the scanner accept neon colors (highlighter markers) well? because the Lide 300 scanner is very bad at recognizing these colors.

And thanks for the info, really nice video.

[stratvar]

I think a good workaround for those who are worried about the Micro-USB port durability, would be to buy a cheap Micro-usb to USB-C (or USB-A, depending on what you want) adaptor and leave it permanently plugged in the Micro-USB port of the scanner. This way you won't have to constantly plug/unplug it.

[visual_chris]

how good are the colors compared to the Lide 300 you have?

[adamjeremycapps]

Thanks. I think I'll be buying one tomorrow. I bought a $99 one which you feed the paper through and the littlest thing on the inside glass gives you a red line down the whole image. They are difficult to clean because they don't just open up. So I'm getting a flat bed scanner instead so I can easily clean the glass.

[beeldbuijs]

1) I would have liked to see a bit more in depth color quality comparison. All scanners from the last decade are 'reasonably good' but how good are they with REAL color accuracy? I understand it's consumer stuff but how about scanning and comparing a real color card? RAL colors, CMYK colors, Pantone? 2) Not only is micro usb a bit old fashioned, it's usb c can have a much higher data rate.

[FaraRider]

Thank you for full informated comparison scanners in this category

[عرابيفولي]

how long does it take to scan one page

[ausgra]

Thanks for pointing out the outdated micro usb interface. Can't imagine what Epson was thinking.

[rSlaydR]

How do you change the dpi when scanning stuff or is it set by default to 4800? Im new to scanning I never had one or used one ever so this might be a dumb question.

[visual_chris]

thank you!
I've been thinlking about replacing my lide 400 with this one as it's colors really are terrible at times..
really nice that you're comparing to the canon

[catherinebiglete]

Thank you for a very detailed review :)

[chefchutardo]

I love the old toyota ads :) The golden age of the best cars !

[grandpoobah]

Thank you. You told me exactly what I need to know.

[Lerieiz]

Can you use it without a laptop or pc? Like can i just plug t into a socket and work from there or you need a pc etc to use this? Or are there options now where you can operate scanners with high resolution via iPhone or something or just through scanner buttons alone?

Also does it compress huge files into JPEG’s? I’ve seen some folks say that it does which would render most detailed work compressed and too much extra work to restore?

[willengel]

Awesome review! Details and Efficiency *muah*

[DashMan-gz]

Bought it, returned it instantly. If you want to use 4800 dpi you first need to press the preview button, then it will let you scan but the result look like an upscale and is blurry.
Also there are lines everywhere like if it skipped a line of pixel. Oh it won't scan the full screen so if you use the corner of the printer to align your paper, you'll lose about 2-3 mm.

[LarrySchneider]

Thank you for this. I wanted a longer micro usb cable to connect the scanner to my computer and purchased one from Amazon. It fits and powers on the scanner, but the scanner's light just blinks, and the scanner never connects. Do you happen to know if there something special about the USB cable that comes with the scanner? Can I not replace it with a longer one?