large format printing?

[samthaman]

whats the best way to get large format photos printed? i've been lazy with my 8.5 x 11's but now i want some bigger stuff that aproaches poster size.

[pechelman]

[RShea]

There are higher end printers for this. I assume that you just want to send out for the prints and not purchase the printer (they are expensive!). All the higher end on line print and photo suppliers have the equipment for poster or banner size output.

They use UV pigment inkjet or a dye sublimation process depending on the source.
Here is an example of one company:
http://www.epingo.com/posters.aspx