CD-DVD label printers? - Club CDFreaks

WildFrisco · 28-01-2005

I am going to backup all seven seasons of Star Trek The Next Generation DVDs (49 discs), plus a handful of their latest movies (#7-10). I plan on using Taiyo Yuden dvd-r media, and I'm not sure that I really want to use ghetto Sharpie pens in conjunction with my sloppy handwriting. Do you guys know anything about optical disc label printers? Have there been any articles (mods: idea for reviews?) that you guys can point me to?

They seem to fall under a few general categories. Sticky labels (definite no-no for me), thermal (specialized and multipurpose), and industrial ($). Am I missing anything? I've seen a few sites carring various types on http://www.rima.com/ and http://www.cddimensions.com/.

okude · 28-01-2005

Buy a Canon printer who can print directly on CD or DVD.
Of course you must buy "Printable versions" of the CD/DVD's.
Can't print on normal surfaces of CD/DVD.
Works perfectly by me!
Example: Canon pixma IP4000

free4all · 29-01-2005

Canon printers in the USA have had the CD/DVD print capabilities disabled because Canon chose not to pay the licensing fee. Canon printers in Japan, Europe and elsewhere still can. There is more discussion at http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/v...31&forum_id=40.
Epson printers can print to media - the RX-300 or something like that is supposed to be pretty good.

Edit - R300, review at http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer...025/index.html

WildFrisco · 08-02-2005

I don't think I'll be investing in mentioned labeling equipment, now that LightScribe enabled burners are here. Check out the faq on their page here: http://www.lightscribe.com/faq.aspx. Also on the front news page of cdfreaks they mention BenQ will have a Lightscribe burner: http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20050205PR200.html. Yamaha years ago had a tattoo system but it wasn't quite as good.

Prototype · 09-02-2005

Can recommend the Epson Stylus Photo R200 or R300 (I have the R200), only difference is the R300 has the card reader, the print engine is the same.

Good quality prints on all media I've tried.

*iss* · 09-02-2005

I have 2 Epson R200's and havnt had any problem with them.

28-01-2005	#1 (permalink)
WildFrisco CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 73	CD-DVD label printers? <a href='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/ck.php?n=a13febf7&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE' target='_blank'><img src='http://adstats.cdfreaks.com/www/delivery/avw.php?zoneid=30&cb=INSERT_RANDOM_NUMBER_HERE&n=a13febf7' border='0' alt='' /></a> I am going to backup all seven seasons of Star Trek The Next Generation DVDs (49 discs), plus a handful of their latest movies (#7-10). I plan on using Taiyo Yuden dvd-r media, and I'm not sure that I really want to use ghetto Sharpie pens in conjunction with my sloppy handwriting. Do you guys know anything about optical disc label printers? Have there been any articles (mods: idea for reviews?) that you guys can point me to? They seem to fall under a few general categories. Sticky labels (definite no-no for me), thermal (specialized and multipurpose), and industrial ($). Am I missing anything? I've seen a few sites carring various types on http://www.rima.com/ and http://www.cddimensions.com/. __________________ Primary: Antec 430W, Abit KV8 Pro (K8T800 Pro), Athlon 64 3200+, 1GB Kingston ddr400, two Maxtor 60GB raid 0, Seagate 400GB storage, Maxtor 250GB secondary boot drive, Aopen DVD1648/AAP Pro dvdrom, NEC ND-3550A dvdrw, Promise FastTrak TX2000 raid controller, XFX Geforce 6800, SB Live!, VIA Velocity GbE, US Robotics modem, Win XP Pro SP2 Secondary: Enermax 300W, Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe (NF2 U400), Athlon XP 3200+, 1GB Samsung ddr400, two Western Digital 80GB raid 0, WD 80GB secondary boot drive, Toshiba SD-M1712 dvdrom, Lite-On SOHR-5238S cdrw, Promise FastTrak100 TX2 raid controller, Chaintech GF4 Ti 4200, SB Live!, Marvell Yukon GbE, Compaq modem, Win XP Pro SP2

28-01-2005	#2 (permalink)
okude New on Forum Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 5	Re: CD-DVD label printers? Buy a Canon printer who can print directly on CD or DVD. Of course you must buy "Printable versions" of the CD/DVD's. Can't print on normal surfaces of CD/DVD. Works perfectly by me! Example: Canon pixma IP4000

29-01-2005	#3 (permalink)
free4all CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Posts: 74	Re: CD-DVD label printers? Canon printers in the USA have had the CD/DVD print capabilities disabled because Canon chose not to pay the licensing fee. Canon printers in Japan, Europe and elsewhere still can. There is more discussion at http://www.stevesforums.com/forums/v...31&forum_id=40. Epson printers can print to media - the RX-300 or something like that is supposed to be pretty good. Edit - R300, review at http://www.tomshardware.com/consumer...025/index.html __________________ I Found It!

08-02-2005	#4 (permalink)
WildFrisco CD Freaks Junior Member Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 73	Re: CD-DVD label printers? I don't think I'll be investing in mentioned labeling equipment, now that LightScribe enabled burners are here. Check out the faq on their page here: http://www.lightscribe.com/faq.aspx. Also on the front news page of cdfreaks they mention BenQ will have a Lightscribe burner: http://www.digitimes.com/systems/a20050205PR200.html. Yamaha years ago had a tattoo system but it wasn't quite as good. __________________ Primary: Antec 430W, Abit KV8 Pro (K8T800 Pro), Athlon 64 3200+, 1GB Kingston ddr400, two Maxtor 60GB raid 0, Seagate 400GB storage, Maxtor 250GB secondary boot drive, Aopen DVD1648/AAP Pro dvdrom, NEC ND-3550A dvdrw, Promise FastTrak TX2000 raid controller, XFX Geforce 6800, SB Live!, VIA Velocity GbE, US Robotics modem, Win XP Pro SP2 Secondary: Enermax 300W, Asus A7N8X-E Deluxe (NF2 U400), Athlon XP 3200+, 1GB Samsung ddr400, two Western Digital 80GB raid 0, WD 80GB secondary boot drive, Toshiba SD-M1712 dvdrom, Lite-On SOHR-5238S cdrw, Promise FastTrak100 TX2 raid controller, Chaintech GF4 Ti 4200, SB Live!, Marvell Yukon GbE, Compaq modem, Win XP Pro SP2

09-02-2005	#5 (permalink)
Prototype CD Freaks Member Join Date: Aug 2004 Posts: 147	Re: CD-DVD label printers? Can recommend the Epson Stylus Photo R200 or R300 (I have the R200), only difference is the R300 has the card reader, the print engine is the same. Good quality prints on all media I've tried. __________________ Current Burners : Philips DVR-1640P (flashed to Benq DW1620), Liteon LH-18A1P, Liteon LH-20A1P, 2 x BENQ DW1650 (1 OEM and 1 retail). Gathering Dust: LG GSA-H22L, LG GSA-4163B and an assortment of various CD-Writer and "Combo" drives. Still sad at the virtual demise of Benq.. Yep, I'm still called a DVD-FREAK!

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09-02-2005	#6 (permalink)
iss CDFreaks Resident Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 975	Re: CD-DVD label printers? I have 2 Epson R200's and havnt had any problem with them. __________________ We all do no end of feeling and some mistake it for thinking --- Mark Twain

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