light scribe

[Ed Fenwick]

Have any of you guys used the light scribe DVD burners, I am wondering how the image looks burned on the front of the disk?

Thanks Ed

 

[Tom Schindler]

It looks allright. Sure, don't expect to see a full color label that looks professional, but it looks better than a sharpie marker.





Tom

 

[H D]

I've had one for over 5 years and never once used it. I haven't run out of the DVDs I had when I bought it so I never could justify buying the LightScribe DVRs.



I guess that's the long way of saying "I don't know and have useless information for you."

 

[Chris Smith 8]

Works and looks good but ditto what Tom said. The software allows you to do limited fonts and simple graphics, and you know you have to get special dvd's to scribe on that are slightly more expensive than plain ones.



Good Luck. TBD

 

[Mark Stadnicki]

I've had one for several years and used it maybe few times to transfer some VHS home movies to DVD and burn a few CD's for my Mustang. The quality on the image is ok. Sure beats sharpie and paper labels that aren't recommended for most players.



I actually have hard time finding Lightscribe media.

 

[Todd Z]

I have 1 and used to use it...... I sold it and moved on....



Get a printer that prints on the CD directly or use the stomper lables.... I have had great luck with those !!



Todd Z

 

[Richard L]

I have a LightScribe CD/DVD burner. Like the others I have been underwhelmed. You have to buy special LightScribe CD/DVD's to be able to burn the label on. It's kind of a novelty item that sounds great when you first get it. Later when you discover that the LightScrbe compatible CD/DVD's are more expensive they become less attractive. It's like the cheap ink-jet printers that use ink cartridges that cost nearly as much as the whole printer.



I used regular CD's and DVD's and use a Sharpie marker like I always did before I got the LightScribe. I did not specificly buy the LightScribe, it came on the new computer I bought about 16-18 months ago.



...Rich

 

[Tom Schindler]

I never use labels of any kind. They can come loose and get stuck in your equipment. I have never used a printer that prints on the CD since I only have laser printers in my home.





Tom

 

[David Ponder]

I have one, and you can select the "quality" of the image.

If you select the highest quality, it looks ok, but can take up to 20 minutes to burn the label.

As others said, it is a "shades of gray" type thing, not in color.

 

[Richard L]

Caymen,

Avery makes CD/DVD labels for laser printers just like the various sizes of addresses/shipping labels...So you are not limited to only ink jet CD/DVD labels.

I don't use them because I cannot justify the extra expense when I am only making CD/DVD's for friends or family.



Since I don't make CD/DVD's to sell, I just use a fine point Sharpie marker and print neatly..lol



...Rich

 

[Bill V]

I forget the brand name, but my computer has a CD burner which burns information on the BOTTOM of the disc--in whatever empty space remains outside of the main data space. It, too, produces questionably-decent images. However, you can use any discs in it. (Although certain brands/materials/coatings produce better results than others. The contrast level is exactly the same as the contrast between the data and non-data sections of your disc.) If you have discs which produce good contrast, it looks sharp--but you're limited to only using the outside space, so if your disc is full of data, you'll need a microscope to see the writing results. Not something great enough to go out of your way to get, but if you have a small project that you're going to be giving to someone, it can be a unique embellishment...

 

[user 64972]

I have had one for years and I used that feature once. Looks pretty nice but nothing awesome and I couldn't believe how long it took for just a simple text line.



'07 ST

 

[Tom Schindler]

Avery makes CD/DVD labels for laser printers just like the various sizes of addresses/shipping labels...So you are not limited to only ink jet CD/DVD labels.

I know this, but I do not use labels. They can come loose and jam in your CD player.



I was refering to the CD's with a printable surfact that Todd was refering to. I have a laser printer and I do not know of any laser [rinters that print directly on CD's, but there are inkjet printers that will.





Tom