well, i have had problems with CD/DVD labels. they do, as you've  
said, tend to come loose, or get off balance in the player.
the solution that i went with, and it may not be for you, was to buy  
a printer that could print directly onto the disc.

i can recommend the Epson R200 as a printer that puts out pretty darn  
good photo prints, and can print directly to inkjet printable CD/DVDs.
in my opinion, the results of printed DVDs far surpass those with  
printed stickers, as it gives them a nice professional look.

the Epson R200 can be had for under a hundred buck online, and uses  
six different ink wells, so that you only need to replace one if you  
run out, not a whole color cartridge, just because you run out of cyan.

i recently bought a few packs of 50 memorex and TDK printable (16x  
speed) DVD-Rs at compUSA for under $14.00 a pack.

it's an idea, and if you are in the market for a new printer anyway,  
one to really consider.

Rick


On Jan 19, 2006, at 3:38 PM, LuAnn Johnson wrote:

> I read somewhere long ago that labels made on a home printer can  
> get too hot in the DVD player and come loose and ruin the machine.   
> For that reason I have only made labels for shorter DVDs because I  
> figures 15 minutes or less wouldn't be long enough to get the label  
> too hot.  However, I now have some DVDs running close to 40 minutes  
> that I want to give to friends, and don't want to ruin the looks of  
> it by writing the labels with a marker using my sometimes nearly  
> illegible writing.
>
> Has anyone else heard that labels can ruin the machine?  Any other  
> suggestions?
>
> Thanks.
>
> Luann
>
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