New & Improved 4x6 Premium Plus photo paper does not print as good as older paper

I am using an HP Photosmart 8250 printer. I print about 500 to 700 photos per year on the 4x6 Premium Plus photo paper. When my new order of paper came yesterday I noticed it said new & Improved on the box. Buy I do not get the same quality of print on the new paper as I did on the old. The blacks have a dark olive look to it and the colors are not as rich as I got with the old paper. To make sure my printer was OK I choice a good picture and printed it on both the older paper and the new. The blacks are black and the colors are rich on the old paper. The black on the new paper had that olive look and colors were not as nice. I basically threw all my new prints in the trash. What has happen to this good paper? I don't want to have to buy a different printer at the moment, but cannot print my photos on this new paper either. Help?

Hi Sabrams49,
Certain inks work better with certain types of paper. There is nothing wrong with your supplies but unfortunately the paper you are using will always exhibit this problem when used in conjuction with these supplies.
The Premium Plus Photo Paper works better with much older printing systems than the one you own. HP Advanced Paper is the recommended paper for your photosmart and should not exhibit any smudging problems like the oen you have described.
This website can be useful if you want to find out information on what paper to use for best results with any given printer or any other info about the paper itself.
http://h10010.www1.hp.com/wwpc/us/en/sm/WF08a/18972-18972-238444-421635-410635-3777155.html
Please let me know if this is helpful or not!
Regards,
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