> Joe wrote:
> >
> > Inky <Inky.3m07lm@no.email.invalid> wrote:
> >
> > > One of the problems with using labels is that long term the glue tends
> > > to dry out especially when you are using the disc in a player where it
> > > can tend to get quite warm. This will make the label peel of at some
> > > time down the track and when its spinning at 10k or whatever in the
> > > machine will not help it a great deal. Also buying labels from shops now
> > > is a worry as you dont know how old they are as most people have gone to
> > > printing direct or use lightscibe discs, so the stock could be years old
> > > as I have found out.
> >
> > Unless you unaware that printable CD/DVD have been available for years
> > now. I don't use LightScribe but if I am not mistaken it's gray scale, so
> > if you want colorful then you can go with Printable InkJet or Thermal CD/DVD
> >
> > I use printable inkjet and it serves me well.
>
> yeah, I haven't actually tried it on mine but it looks like a monotone
> etching...
> http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...htscribe&gbv=2
> it does look like some semblance of colour is on some discs but I
> think that's the colour of the plastic.
You may wanna try Inkjet, and if Epson acts up with the ink law then
Thermal printable may be a good move.
> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:03:37 GMT, Paul Heslop wrote:
>
> > Joe wrote:
> >>
> >> Inky <Inky.3m07lm@no.email.invalid> wrote:
> >>
> >>> One of the problems with using labels is that long term the glue tends
> >>> to dry out especially when you are using the disc in a player where it
> >>> can tend to get quite warm. This will make the label peel of at some
> >>> time down the track and when its spinning at 10k or whatever in the
> >>> machine will not help it a great deal. Also buying labels from shops now
> >>> is a worry as you dont know how old they are as most people have gone to
> >>> printing direct or use lightscibe discs, so the stock could be years old
> >>> as I have found out.
> >>
> >> Unless you unaware that printable CD/DVD have been available for years
> >> now. I don't use LightScribe but if I am not mistaken it's gray scale, so
> >> if you want colorful then you can go with Printable InkJet or Thermal CD/DVD
> >>
> >> I use printable inkjet and it serves me well.
> >
> > yeah, I haven't actually tried it on mine but it looks like a monotone
> > etching...
> > http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...htscribe&gbv=2
> > it does look like some semblance of colour is on some discs but I
> > think that's the colour of the plastic.
>
> Yes - you can buy different colored blanks for (I quote an ad) a
> "professional look" :-)
>
> The standard blanks are a dark gold color. Even though they are monochrome,
> the results look a lot better than magic marker hand-written labels - not
> surprisingly.
>
> A lot depends on the software you use.
As my understand LightScribe is a SINGLE color, or you can buy Black,
Gold, Blue, Red etc.. but you can't print color photo. I have no idea how
much the ink costs.
Also, have you looked at the Inkjet Printable? or Thermal printable (even
better than Inkjet)?. And if you still use Magic Marker then I would
suggest you to do some research about inkjet printable CD/DVD.
> "Gene E. Bloch" <not-me@other.invalid> wrote:
>
>> On Fri, 16 Jan 2009 00:03:37 GMT, Paul Heslop wrote:
>>
>>> Joe wrote:
>>>>
>>>> Inky <Inky.3m07lm@no.email.invalid> wrote:
>>>>
>>>>> One of the problems with using labels is that long term the glue tends
>>>>> to dry out especially when you are using the disc in a player where it
>>>>> can tend to get quite warm. This will make the label peel of at some
>>>>> time down the track and when its spinning at 10k or whatever in the
>>>>> machine will not help it a great deal. Also buying labels from shops now
>>>>> is a worry as you dont know how old they are as most people have gone to
>>>>> printing direct or use lightscibe discs, so the stock could be years old
>>>>> as I have found out.
>>>>
>>>> Unless you unaware that printable CD/DVD have been available for years
>>>> now. I don't use LightScribe but if I am not mistaken it's gray scale, so
>>>> if you want colorful then you can go with Printable InkJet or Thermal CD/DVD
>>>>
>>>> I use printable inkjet and it serves me well.
>>>
>>> yeah, I haven't actually tried it on mine but it looks like a monotone
>>> etching...
>>> http://images.google.co.uk/images?hl...htscribe&gbv=2
>>> it does look like some semblance of colour is on some discs but I
>>> think that's the colour of the plastic.
>>
>> Yes - you can buy different colored blanks for (I quote an ad) a
>> "professional look" :-)
>>
>> The standard blanks are a dark gold color. Even though they are monochrome,
>> the results look a lot better than magic marker hand-written labels - not
>> surprisingly.
>>
>> A lot depends on the software you use.
>
> As my understand LightScribe is a SINGLE color, or you can buy Black,
> Gold, Blue, Red etc.. but you can't print color photo. I have no idea how
> much the ink costs.
>
> Also, have you looked at the Inkjet Printable? or Thermal printable (even
> better than Inkjet)?. And if you still use Magic Marker then I would
> suggest you to do some research about inkjet printable CD/DVD.
You probably should have read my post before replying :-)
As I said above, the process *is* monochrome, and you can buy blanks of
different colors.
There is no ink. The laser burns the coating to produce various degrees of
darkness. Google for LightScribe and find out for yourself.
At this time I have no interest in printable blanks, because I don't want
to buy another printer.
I repeat: you should have read my post before replying. I did *not* say
that I use a magic marker.
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