On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 21:13, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > Anne Wilson wrote: > > On Saturday 19 Mar 2005 20:08, Mikkel L. Ellertson wrote: > >>I usually put a pretty printed label on them anyway, so that is less of > >>a problem. But one day I would like to get one of the printers that will > >>print directly on CDs/DVDs. But they require printable CD blanks anyway. > >>(I do have a bunch of business card size that are printable...) > > > > Mikkel, again I'm only quoting what I have read, but I understand that > > it's not wise to label DVDs. Again it is the speed and density that make > > them more sensitive to wobble if the label is not absolutely balanced. > > The article I read though that it was almost impossible to safely label > > them. > > > > I've been looking at the printers, too, as mine will have to be retired > > soon, but I don't know whether they are a viable option for DVDs. It > > would be nice if they were. > > > > Anne > > Anne, > You are probably right. I can not say for sure about DVDs. I do not > have a burner myself, so I have not labeled too many. I know you can > mess up a CD if you are sloppy putting on the label. The business card > ones give me problems. > For printing on CDs, Epson has an ink jet that isn't too out of line > that has a try for printing CDs. I have not checked into it, to see if > it will work with Linux. By the time I am ready to really start shopping > for one, there will probably be a new crop of printers anyway. There are > other things higher up on the wish list... > It's going right OT, but I really need duplex, and I'm not at all sure that I will find one that gives me both duplex and disc printing. Still, dream on.... :-)
Anne -- Registered Linux User No.293302 (http://counter.li.org/) Have you visited http://twiki.mdklinuxfaq.org yet? Mandrake at all levels
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