RE: [H] Label dvd discs
Yep, the whole reason why I upgraded. They also have a nice system within it of taking a snapshot of the filestructure on the disc.. it also works well to take discs I make from Itunes when occasionally I buy an album (though that's been a bit). CW -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of rls Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 11:25 PM To: 'The Hardware List' Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs hEY Chris, Don't know if you know but SureThing Lable software now supports the r200 - and they have a bunch of nice downloadable Themes, backgrounds and artwork. Not that Epson's software is not fully functional, just that there is a bit more to the SureThing package. "-Original Message- "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- "[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves "Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 12:09 AM "To: 'The Hardware List' "Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs " "You know, the thing is, I looked through my drive tonight at downloadable "software I've bought over the years.. " "Some big (like Macromedia Dreamweaver; NetObjects Fusion; etc.) some small "(Ad-Aware SE Pro) some in between (Clark Connect Firewall/Gateway). The "reality is, in the end, I like buying downloadable software because it "means "that I can organize it as I see fit into discs as I see fit. " "Right now, on my HDDs, I have slightly more then 8 GB of Shareware that I "have yet to burn to disc. Everything from templates to 3DMark05, etc. And "in the end, I am the one who makes the disc the way I look at it. " "I cannot think of the last time I went to a "store" and bought software out "of a box.. it's both more expensive, and more troublesome. In 2 weeks, "when "Nero7 comes out, I'll pick it up, and download and burn it off and I'll "have "a nice label because Nero provides good labels to use. I see nothing wrong "with using their nice JPEG to make my printable disc look nice. And it's "easily worth the $25 you save to just buy online and download rather then "getting a disc. " "Hell, most of my clients do this with even the larger software.. and more "companies are catching on. Yesterday, I purchased Adobe Creative Suite 2 "DVD Edition.. for download: " "http://store.adobe.com/store/products/master.jhtml?id=catCreativeSuite " "I'm really struggling with why I would run to a store and pickup a box. "Maybe in some cases it's worth it, but for upgrades, even big upgrades, the "ability to download and implement in a day is easy. " "As I've noted before, I build my own "Autorun" programs to list programs "that are on the disc. I have no problem with that either. " "The last disc I 'burned' as a compilation had: Photoshop; O&O Defrag, "Autopatcher, AudioDVDCreator; Norton; CyberLink PowerDVD Platinum, CloneCD, "UltraISO, TrueImage, DriveImage, Ghost, AAWSE Pro, Surething, DiVX6. All "legit and paid for. All nicely sorted into folders where my autorun "program "finds them and allows me to chose them from a menu. " "When I burn off software discs with things I've purchased online, I tend to "like nice, pretty informative labels that can tell me everything that is on "a disc. If I sat around and scribbled with a sharpie just the list above, "my disc would look like crap and I wouldn't have any better idea of what is "on it. Considering Photoshop ran me almost $400 to buy & download, I'd "prefer a much nicer, prettier looking disc ;) " "The purpose of a nice print-to-dvd/cd label system has saved me tons of "headache. And it is better then stick on labels. " "I am aware of people who use it to burn up fake/bogus labels for DVDs they "copy.. that's a waste.. a movie is just a movie, one thing on the disc, a "sharpie would handle that. I've had DVDs with tons of small shareware "programs.. things like SWFConverter, CoffeeCup Suite, etc. where you've got "a ton of 2MB/10MB programs all stored... then you really need a label to "tell you exactly what is on a disc. I like knowing that a disc has Nero "6.6.16 vs. another disc that Nero 6.3.25, etc. Comes in handy. " "This year is the first year that I have not purchased a single piece of "software without downloading it. Not one. Bought Taxcut online, paid for "the updates online.. CloneCD? SureThing? Adobe, Macromedia, heck.. even "Symantec and others are big on pushing downloads. And it's a great system. " " "Combine that with labeling up BartPE discs and quarterly burns of real data "(like PSTs, Quickbooks data, etc.) which I like to label as well.. the R200 "is a great tool. " "I rarely openly sing the praises of something, but the R200 does a "brilliant "job. I had picked up a Lightscribe drive & discs with the hope of using "that as well.. but it takes too long, and it's not as easy on the eye. I "do "use the lightscribe for some clients who need it in a more transportable "format.. but the R200 is genious, and I'd recommend it to anyone (and "have!) " "CW
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
hEY Chris, Don't know if you know but SureThing Lable software now supports the r200 - and they have a bunch of nice downloadable Themes, backgrounds and artwork. Not that Epson's software is not fully functional, just that there is a bit more to the SureThing package. "-Original Message- "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- "[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves "Sent: Friday, September 16, 2005 12:09 AM "To: 'The Hardware List' "Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs " "You know, the thing is, I looked through my drive tonight at downloadable "software I've bought over the years.. " "Some big (like Macromedia Dreamweaver; NetObjects Fusion; etc.) some small "(Ad-Aware SE Pro) some in between (Clark Connect Firewall/Gateway). The "reality is, in the end, I like buying downloadable software because it "means "that I can organize it as I see fit into discs as I see fit. " "Right now, on my HDDs, I have slightly more then 8 GB of Shareware that I "have yet to burn to disc. Everything from templates to 3DMark05, etc. And "in the end, I am the one who makes the disc the way I look at it. " "I cannot think of the last time I went to a "store" and bought software out "of a box.. it's both more expensive, and more troublesome. In 2 weeks, "when "Nero7 comes out, I'll pick it up, and download and burn it off and I'll "have "a nice label because Nero provides good labels to use. I see nothing wrong "with using their nice JPEG to make my printable disc look nice. And it's "easily worth the $25 you save to just buy online and download rather then "getting a disc. " "Hell, most of my clients do this with even the larger software.. and more "companies are catching on. Yesterday, I purchased Adobe Creative Suite 2 "DVD Edition.. for download: " "http://store.adobe.com/store/products/master.jhtml?id=catCreativeSuite " "I'm really struggling with why I would run to a store and pickup a box. "Maybe in some cases it's worth it, but for upgrades, even big upgrades, the "ability to download and implement in a day is easy. " "As I've noted before, I build my own "Autorun" programs to list programs "that are on the disc. I have no problem with that either. " "The last disc I 'burned' as a compilation had: Photoshop; O&O Defrag, "Autopatcher, AudioDVDCreator; Norton; CyberLink PowerDVD Platinum, CloneCD, "UltraISO, TrueImage, DriveImage, Ghost, AAWSE Pro, Surething, DiVX6. All "legit and paid for. All nicely sorted into folders where my autorun "program "finds them and allows me to chose them from a menu. " "When I burn off software discs with things I've purchased online, I tend to "like nice, pretty informative labels that can tell me everything that is on "a disc. If I sat around and scribbled with a sharpie just the list above, "my disc would look like crap and I wouldn't have any better idea of what is "on it. Considering Photoshop ran me almost $400 to buy & download, I'd "prefer a much nicer, prettier looking disc ;) " "The purpose of a nice print-to-dvd/cd label system has saved me tons of "headache. And it is better then stick on labels. " "I am aware of people who use it to burn up fake/bogus labels for DVDs they "copy.. that's a waste.. a movie is just a movie, one thing on the disc, a "sharpie would handle that. I've had DVDs with tons of small shareware "programs.. things like SWFConverter, CoffeeCup Suite, etc. where you've got "a ton of 2MB/10MB programs all stored... then you really need a label to "tell you exactly what is on a disc. I like knowing that a disc has Nero "6.6.16 vs. another disc that Nero 6.3.25, etc. Comes in handy. " "This year is the first year that I have not purchased a single piece of "software without downloading it. Not one. Bought Taxcut online, paid for "the updates online.. CloneCD? SureThing? Adobe, Macromedia, heck.. even "Symantec and others are big on pushing downloads. And it's a great system. " " "Combine that with labeling up BartPE discs and quarterly burns of real data "(like PSTs, Quickbooks data, etc.) which I like to label as well.. the R200 "is a great tool. " "I rarely openly sing the praises of something, but the R200 does a "brilliant "job. I had picked up a Lightscribe drive & discs with the hope of using "that as well.. but it takes too long, and it's not as easy on the eye. I "do "use the lightscribe for some clients who need it in a more transportable "format.. but the R200 is genious, and I'd recommend it to anyone (and "have!) " "CW
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
You know, the thing is, I looked through my drive tonight at downloadable software I've bought over the years.. Some big (like Macromedia Dreamweaver; NetObjects Fusion; etc.) some small (Ad-Aware SE Pro) some in between (Clark Connect Firewall/Gateway). The reality is, in the end, I like buying downloadable software because it means that I can organize it as I see fit into discs as I see fit. Right now, on my HDDs, I have slightly more then 8 GB of Shareware that I have yet to burn to disc. Everything from templates to 3DMark05, etc. And in the end, I am the one who makes the disc the way I look at it. I cannot think of the last time I went to a "store" and bought software out of a box.. it's both more expensive, and more troublesome. In 2 weeks, when Nero7 comes out, I'll pick it up, and download and burn it off and I'll have a nice label because Nero provides good labels to use. I see nothing wrong with using their nice JPEG to make my printable disc look nice. And it's easily worth the $25 you save to just buy online and download rather then getting a disc. Hell, most of my clients do this with even the larger software.. and more companies are catching on. Yesterday, I purchased Adobe Creative Suite 2 DVD Edition.. for download: http://store.adobe.com/store/products/master.jhtml?id=catCreativeSuite I'm really struggling with why I would run to a store and pickup a box. Maybe in some cases it's worth it, but for upgrades, even big upgrades, the ability to download and implement in a day is easy. As I've noted before, I build my own "Autorun" programs to list programs that are on the disc. I have no problem with that either. The last disc I 'burned' as a compilation had: Photoshop; O&O Defrag, Autopatcher, AudioDVDCreator; Norton; CyberLink PowerDVD Platinum, CloneCD, UltraISO, TrueImage, DriveImage, Ghost, AAWSE Pro, Surething, DiVX6. All legit and paid for. All nicely sorted into folders where my autorun program finds them and allows me to chose them from a menu. When I burn off software discs with things I've purchased online, I tend to like nice, pretty informative labels that can tell me everything that is on a disc. If I sat around and scribbled with a sharpie just the list above, my disc would look like crap and I wouldn't have any better idea of what is on it. Considering Photoshop ran me almost $400 to buy & download, I'd prefer a much nicer, prettier looking disc ;) The purpose of a nice print-to-dvd/cd label system has saved me tons of headache. And it is better then stick on labels. I am aware of people who use it to burn up fake/bogus labels for DVDs they copy.. that's a waste.. a movie is just a movie, one thing on the disc, a sharpie would handle that. I've had DVDs with tons of small shareware programs.. things like SWFConverter, CoffeeCup Suite, etc. where you've got a ton of 2MB/10MB programs all stored... then you really need a label to tell you exactly what is on a disc. I like knowing that a disc has Nero 6.6.16 vs. another disc that Nero 6.3.25, etc. Comes in handy. This year is the first year that I have not purchased a single piece of software without downloading it. Not one. Bought Taxcut online, paid for the updates online.. CloneCD? SureThing? Adobe, Macromedia, heck.. even Symantec and others are big on pushing downloads. And it's a great system. Combine that with labeling up BartPE discs and quarterly burns of real data (like PSTs, Quickbooks data, etc.) which I like to label as well.. the R200 is a great tool. I rarely openly sing the praises of something, but the R200 does a brilliant job. I had picked up a Lightscribe drive & discs with the hope of using that as well.. but it takes too long, and it's not as easy on the eye. I do use the lightscribe for some clients who need it in a more transportable format.. but the R200 is genious, and I'd recommend it to anyone (and have!) CW
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
Prior to switching to the r200 I used to buy the stick on labels, which are not cheap in an of themselves, then try to stick them on straight. I never really liked it, cause unless you do it perfect the cd/dvd is going to be slightly unbalanced. And it is my opinion that unbalanced cd/dvd's result in reader/writer wear. So I looked at breaking even in 2 years from what I paid for labels, plus, I have no more pain in the ass issues with wasting time trying to stick them on straight. "-Original Message- "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- "[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight "Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 1:04 PM "To: The Hardware List "Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs " "At 09:49 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote: ">Yeah, places like Microcenter & CompUSA carry the printables fairly cheap. "> ">The only difference between the R200 and R300 is that the R300 has a card ">reader and display on it for direct photo printing.. which I found ">irrelevant since I just wanted to print discs. " "I guess for 50 bucks after rebates I can't really loose. I will go pick one "up, and a some disks. "Thanks " " " " ">-Original Message- ">From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] ">[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight ">Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:42 AM ">To: The Hardware List ">Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs "> ">At 08:32 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote: "> >Correct. "> > "> >CW "> ">Well, I see where CompUSA has the r200 for 50 bucks this week so it is ">worth trying out. Is it worth looking for the R300? Are the -R blanks ">available in retail stores for any where near this price, or am I going to ">end up ordering bulk?
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
Chuck I am not 'emulating' dvd labels. My handwriting/printing isn't the greatest. I can label a cd with much more readable info that I can write on. Plus I can add pictures or colors to help me spot a disk. I have enough saved files, data, etc, that often I can't easily locate what the heck I am looking for. This way I can. "-Original Message- "From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- "[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] "Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 7:18 AM "To: The Hardware List "Subject: Re: [H] Label dvd discs " " "- Original Message - "From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> "To: "'The Hardware List'" "Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:52 AM "Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs " " "> DVD Printables. "> "> Example: "> "> http://tinyurl.com/buol4 "> " "Although I have made a "work copy" of some DVD movies I own to protect the "original, I have not gotten extensively involved in DVD copying. This means "my opinion is from inexperience. " "To me, those fancy CD and DVD homemade labels are like counterfeit money, "easy to spot. To me it looks "cheap" to doll up a bootleg copy with a fancy "label. I simply hand wrote the title on every CD or DVD I have ever copied. "Although in some people's opinion some of my copies may be bootleg. It is "much simpler to admit this than to get into a debate over what is legal to "copy and what is not. Since 99% of my copies are for personal use I am the "only one who sees the label. If I were not running a computer business I "may "be more willing to "share" some of my copies. When I provide the extra "service of making a "work copy" for a customer of one of their CD's or "DVD's "they know the label will be handwritten. " "I have never heard of a computer business being busted for receiving copies "of copyrighted data. Again, legal or illegal is often a hotly debated "topic. "This means a computer shop can add to its personal library by receiving "copies and it not be looked upon near as hard as distributing copies. The "officials do not associate receiving with profit taking like they associate "distribution with profit taking. I am merely stating my opinion here, not "making suggestions. " "I am not advocating abandoning your ideas of nice looking labels. I am just "throwing in a twist of humor or a different viewpoint. As I said, printed "labels look nice, but to me look "cheap." This opinion surely involves some "jealousy on my part because I am too lazy to establish the labeling "process. "Although in one sense they may look "cheap", they do look lots better than "handwritten labels and are much easier to read. " "Is scanning the original label and making an exact copy of it onto the "surface of the CD or DVD a feature in this process? If so those could look "so good nobody would know it is a copy. " "I will all of you who have taken up this process well in your efforts, " "Chuck
Re: [H] Watch It Shred
I can't find the link labeled "neighbor's poodle". On 9/15/05, Al <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > http://www.ssiworld.com/watch/watch-en.htm > >
[H] Watch It Shred
http://www.ssiworld.com/watch/watch-en.htm
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
At 09:49 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote: Yeah, places like Microcenter & CompUSA carry the printables fairly cheap. The only difference between the R200 and R300 is that the R300 has a card reader and display on it for direct photo printing.. which I found irrelevant since I just wanted to print discs. I guess for 50 bucks after rebates I can't really loose. I will go pick one up, and a some disks. Thanks -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:42 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs At 08:32 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote: >Correct. > >CW Well, I see where CompUSA has the r200 for 50 bucks this week so it is worth trying out. Is it worth looking for the R300? Are the -R blanks available in retail stores for any where near this price, or am I going to end up ordering bulk?
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
Yeah, places like Microcenter & CompUSA carry the printables fairly cheap. The only difference between the R200 and R300 is that the R300 has a card reader and display on it for direct photo printing.. which I found irrelevant since I just wanted to print discs. -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 10:42 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs At 08:32 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote: >Correct. > >CW Well, I see where CompUSA has the r200 for 50 bucks this week so it is worth trying out. Is it worth looking for the R300? Are the -R blanks available in retail stores for any where near this price, or am I going to end up ordering bulk?
Re: [H] XP boot problem
Definitely do the logged start. It should tell you what device/driver is causing the problems. *almost* sounds like the screen definition(driver), but I've never seen it cause that type of problem. _ Julian Zottl CTO, Radiant Network Technology, LLC Getting ahead in the tech sector isn't about kissing butt ... you gotta sniff the right packets -- Original Message -- From: "Thane Sherrington (S)" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Reply-To: The Hardware List Date: Wed, 14 Sep 2005 20:04:42 -0300 >I have an XP machine in the shop that won't boot in normal mode. Boots >fine in Safe Mode, but in Normal Mode, it boots part way, then the monitor >goes into sleep mode and the system locks up (Num lock won't turn on and >off, etc.) Enabling VGA mode doesn't solve the problem. I reinstalled the >Intel motherboard drivers, but no change. ATI Radeon drivers won't install >in Safe Mode, so I can't try that. The system had a fair number of viruses >and spyware, so that's probably what caused the problem. I tried a Windows >Repair install, but it gets almost to the end, and then the screen goes to >sleep and the system locks up. > >Can I use logged startup to find out what's crashing? > >T > >
Re: [H] HT System Diagram Software
Did you search on avsforum.com ? That's the most likely place to look. I found ALOT of info on the Dolby site as well on proper placement of speakers and such. _ Julian Zottl CTO, Radiant Network Technology, LLC Getting ahead in the tech sector isn't about kissing butt ... you gotta sniff the right packets -- Original Message -- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] Reply-To: The Hardware List Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 16:30:36 +0100 >Has anyone come across any Home Theatre System diagram/design programs? > >Preferably cheap/free or a Visio 2000 template. > >Been searching for hours and currently coming up blank :( > >Regards, > >Jason > > >*** > >This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or >otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, >please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any >attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must >not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other >person. > >For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at >http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office. > >
Re: [H] XP boot problem
At 12:52 AM 15/09/2005, Huntress wrote: Did you try swapping out the RAM? Yeah, RAM tests ok too. The problem turned out to be the ATI drivers. I had to put an NVidia card in the machine to get it boot so I could remove the ATI drivers. I'm trying to reinstall them now. T
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
At 08:32 AM 9/15/2005, you wrote: Correct. CW Well, I see where CompUSA has the r200 for 50 bucks this week so it is worth trying out. Is it worth looking for the R300? Are the -R blanks available in retail stores for any where near this price, or am I going to end up ordering bulk?
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
Correct. CW -Original message- From: Winterlight [EMAIL PROTECTED] Date: Thu, 15 Sep 2005 09:26:29 -0500 To: The Hardware List hardware@hardwaregroup.com Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs > At 09:52 PM 9/14/2005, you wrote: > >DVD Printables. > >Example: > >http://tinyurl.com/buol4 > > > >CW > > So the quality on these is as good as name brand, = Memorex, when it comes > to long term storage? > > > > > >-Original Message- > >From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > >[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight > >Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:40 PM > >To: The Hardware List > >Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs > > > >Are these just regular DVD blanks, or do you need to use a special DVD > >blank? > > > > > > > >At 08:49 PM 9/14/2005, you wrote: > > >I agree 100% - use my R200 just for cd/dvd's and it does very, very well. I > > >am totally pleased with the guality of text and graphics. The discs look > > >every bit as good as commercial - but soak them in water and the ink will > > >somewhat dissolve and the surface not as smooth as commercial, but these > >are > > >minor quibbles - I don't suspect you soak you dvd's regularly - I paid $70 > > >for mine - my lasers are for anything else. Actually using this thing has > > >given me a great deal of respect for Epson - to produce a printer at this > > >price point with what it does is great. > > > > > >If you want high end photo, Epson has an R8xx series, sells for about $560 > > >Bob > > > > > >"-Original Message- > > >"From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- > > >"[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves > > >"Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:02 PM > > >"To: 'The Hardware List' > > >"Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs > > >" > > >"It comes with a separate "CD Holder" tray that seems to be very > >functional. > > >"Is it the best printer out there? Probably not, but it is very > >functional, > > >"ink cost is fairly cheap, and the output to DVD as a label is stunning. > > >" > > >"I don't use the Epson for much else, I keep a laser printer for almost all > > >"of my daily printing and print almost nothing in color except for CD/DVD > > >"labels.. so I can't comment thoroughly on the other part. But for what it > > >"does, it's been a real winner for me. > > >" > > >"-Original Message- > > >"From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >"[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mesdaq, Ali > > >"Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:47 PM > > >"To: The Hardware List > > >"Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs > > >" > > >"So your happy with the Epson r200 as a printer for dvd's? Curious is > > >"there a separate tray for loading the dvd for printing. Also how is the > > >"other uses of the Epson r200 is it good for digital picture printing? > > >"Its only $99 at epsons website so it seems kinda cheap for a good > > >"printer. > > >" > > >"-Original Message- > > >"From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >"[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves > > >"Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:03 PM > > >"To: 'The Hardware List' > > >"Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs > > >" > > >"You mean Lightscribe. > > >" > > >"I use lightscribe discs for clients; it works well, the text quality is > > >"very, very good. However, to burn a lightscribe label in, it takes > > >"almost > > >"30 minutes per disc, which is a downside. And it is a black/white (more > > >"kind of an off-brown/gold) type label, so monochrome. > > >" > > >"But they do wear very well and they look impressive to clients. > > >" > > >"For the most part, I tend to use either a sharpie or my Epson R200 which > > >"will print directly onto DVDs via it's CD Print engine for great effect. > > >" > > >"CW > > >" > > >"-Original Message- > > >"From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > >"[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mesdaq, Ali > > >"Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:02 PM > > >"To: The Hardware List > > >"Subject: [H] Label dvd discs > > >" > > >"Anyone use those dvd discs that you can flip over and label by burning > > >"your label to the top of it? How is the overall quality of those dvd's? > > >" > > >" > > >" > > >" > >
[H] HT System Diagram Software
Has anyone come across any Home Theatre System diagram/design programs? Preferably cheap/free or a Visio 2000 template. Been searching for hours and currently coming up blank :( Regards, Jason *** This message and any attachment are confidential and may be privileged or otherwise protected from disclosure. If you are not the intended recipient, please telephone or email the sender and delete this message and any attachment from your system. If you are not the intended recipient you must not copy this message or attachment or disclose the contents to any other person. For further information about Clifford Chance please see our website at http://www.cliffordchance.com or refer to any Clifford Chance office.
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
At 09:52 PM 9/14/2005, you wrote: DVD Printables. Example: http://tinyurl.com/buol4 CW So the quality on these is as good as name brand, = Memorex, when it comes to long term storage? -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Winterlight Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 11:40 PM To: The Hardware List Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs Are these just regular DVD blanks, or do you need to use a special DVD blank? At 08:49 PM 9/14/2005, you wrote: >I agree 100% - use my R200 just for cd/dvd's and it does very, very well. I >am totally pleased with the guality of text and graphics. The discs look >every bit as good as commercial - but soak them in water and the ink will >somewhat dissolve and the surface not as smooth as commercial, but these are >minor quibbles - I don't suspect you soak you dvd's regularly - I paid $70 >for mine - my lasers are for anything else. Actually using this thing has >given me a great deal of respect for Epson - to produce a printer at this >price point with what it does is great. > >If you want high end photo, Epson has an R8xx series, sells for about $560 >Bob > >"-Original Message- >"From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:hardware- >"[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves >"Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 8:02 PM >"To: 'The Hardware List' >"Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs >" >"It comes with a separate "CD Holder" tray that seems to be very functional. >"Is it the best printer out there? Probably not, but it is very functional, >"ink cost is fairly cheap, and the output to DVD as a label is stunning. >" >"I don't use the Epson for much else, I keep a laser printer for almost all >"of my daily printing and print almost nothing in color except for CD/DVD >"labels.. so I can't comment thoroughly on the other part. But for what it >"does, it's been a real winner for me. >" >"-Original Message- >"From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >"[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mesdaq, Ali >"Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:47 PM >"To: The Hardware List >"Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs >" >"So your happy with the Epson r200 as a printer for dvd's? Curious is >"there a separate tray for loading the dvd for printing. Also how is the >"other uses of the Epson r200 is it good for digital picture printing? >"Its only $99 at epsons website so it seems kinda cheap for a good >"printer. >" >"-Original Message- >"From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >"[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Chris Reeves >"Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 4:03 PM >"To: 'The Hardware List' >"Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs >" >"You mean Lightscribe. >" >"I use lightscribe discs for clients; it works well, the text quality is >"very, very good. However, to burn a lightscribe label in, it takes >"almost >"30 minutes per disc, which is a downside. And it is a black/white (more >"kind of an off-brown/gold) type label, so monochrome. >" >"But they do wear very well and they look impressive to clients. >" >"For the most part, I tend to use either a sharpie or my Epson R200 which >"will print directly onto DVDs via it's CD Print engine for great effect. >" >"CW >" >"-Original Message- >"From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] >"[mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of Mesdaq, Ali >"Sent: Wednesday, September 14, 2005 6:02 PM >"To: The Hardware List >"Subject: [H] Label dvd discs >" >"Anyone use those dvd discs that you can flip over and label by burning >"your label to the top of it? How is the overall quality of those dvd's? >" >" >" >"
[H] MICR ?
Anyone ever seen MICR ink for inkjet printers ? thanks fp -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Man is a piece of the universe made alive.
Re: [H] Label dvd discs
one place a label ( either paper or direct ) would look good is a custom Chuck's Computer recovery disk with a new system like most of the big boys do. I have actually been surprised lately to work on store bought systems to find the only disk furnished by the manufacturer is a restore DVD, NO OS CD. I think both would be good. no way to do a repair with a recovery disk AFAIK. I used to do that with win98 but have not made one in a long time but may reconsider with DVD capacity being what it is. fp At 04:17 AM 9/15/2005, [EMAIL PROTECTED] Poked the stick with: - Original Message - From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:52 AM Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs DVD Printables. Example: http://tinyurl.com/buol4 Although I have made a "work copy" of some DVD movies I own to protect the original, I have not gotten extensively involved in DVD copying. This means my opinion is from inexperience. To me, those fancy CD and DVD homemade labels are like counterfeit money, easy to spot. To me it looks "cheap" to doll up a bootleg copy with a fancy label. I simply hand wrote the title on every CD or DVD I have ever copied. Although in some people's opinion some of my copies may be bootleg. It is much simpler to admit this than to get into a debate over what is legal to copy and what is not. Since 99% of my copies are for personal use I am the only one who sees the label. If I were not running a computer business I may be more willing to "share" some of my copies. When I provide the extra service of making a "work copy" for a customer of one of their CD's or DVD's they know the label will be handwritten. I have never heard of a computer business being busted for receiving copies of copyrighted data. Again, legal or illegal is often a hotly debated topic. This means a computer shop can add to its personal library by receiving copies and it not be looked upon near as hard as distributing copies. The officials do not associate receiving with profit taking like they associate distribution with profit taking. I am merely stating my opinion here, not making suggestions. I am not advocating abandoning your ideas of nice looking labels. I am just throwing in a twist of humor or a different viewpoint. As I said, printed labels look nice, but to me look "cheap." This opinion surely involves some jealousy on my part because I am too lazy to establish the labeling process. Although in one sense they may look "cheap", they do look lots better than handwritten labels and are much easier to read. Is scanning the original label and making an exact copy of it onto the surface of the CD or DVD a feature in this process? If so those could look so good nobody would know it is a copy. I will all of you who have taken up this process well in your efforts, Chuck -- Tallyho ! ]:8) Taglines below ! -- Man is a piece of the universe made alive.
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
Chuck, I think it's important to remember where LightScribe and nice, printed labels come in handy: impressing a client. One of the largest clients assigned to me is a client in the movie business (directly) and every month, we go through about 40 DVDs as they design production work to design the cups, posters, popcorn bags & trays for movies like "Alien Vs. Predator" and so on. Their ability to print out pretty looking discs to send to their clients (Coca Cola, McDonald's, AMC, Pepsi, etc.) is very important. And, after looking at the options, since they don't print heavy volume of these but what them to look nice, I was pretty happy with the performance of the R200 to recommend it. For home purposes, for the most part, I "handwrite" anything that is simple or for my own use. But discs which contain backup sets of data where I want a strong file list, I use the R200 or Lightscribe. Both of them put out much more readable text and can display more information about what is on those discs. For the client, it looks more professional, and when they want to know the directory listing on the disc (something the software from Epson will do automatically) it is a heck of a lot more informative. I do also print CD labels for every album I've purchased off of ITunes, because I feel as though that's legitimate, and any audio-book that I burn to CD instead of putting in an Ipod or PocketPC from Audible.Com. But very rarely is it worth the time to waste on a backup copy of a DVD, etc. hell, the movie title alone would tell you all you need to know. It's when you want to put more information on a disc then one line, and you want durability and a professional look. I've burned DVDs of all the software I've purchased online (everything from CoffeeCup to Acronis to WebCopier Pro, etc.) and I like having a nice label that lists all the software - plus readable serial numbers if I need them. My handwriting is crap for that. But Lightscribe or a printed top make it easy ;) CW -Original Message- From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 6:18 AM To: The Hardware List Subject: Re: [H] Label dvd discs - Original Message - From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:52 AM Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs > DVD Printables. > > Example: > > http://tinyurl.com/buol4 > Although I have made a "work copy" of some DVD movies I own to protect the original, I have not gotten extensively involved in DVD copying. This means my opinion is from inexperience. To me, those fancy CD and DVD homemade labels are like counterfeit money, easy to spot. To me it looks "cheap" to doll up a bootleg copy with a fancy label. I simply hand wrote the title on every CD or DVD I have ever copied. Although in some people's opinion some of my copies may be bootleg. It is much simpler to admit this than to get into a debate over what is legal to copy and what is not. Since 99% of my copies are for personal use I am the only one who sees the label. If I were not running a computer business I may be more willing to "share" some of my copies. When I provide the extra service of making a "work copy" for a customer of one of their CD's or DVD's they know the label will be handwritten. I have never heard of a computer business being busted for receiving copies of copyrighted data. Again, legal or illegal is often a hotly debated topic. This means a computer shop can add to its personal library by receiving copies and it not be looked upon near as hard as distributing copies. The officials do not associate receiving with profit taking like they associate distribution with profit taking. I am merely stating my opinion here, not making suggestions. I am not advocating abandoning your ideas of nice looking labels. I am just throwing in a twist of humor or a different viewpoint. As I said, printed labels look nice, but to me look "cheap." This opinion surely involves some jealousy on my part because I am too lazy to establish the labeling process. Although in one sense they may look "cheap", they do look lots better than handwritten labels and are much easier to read. Is scanning the original label and making an exact copy of it onto the surface of the CD or DVD a feature in this process? If so those could look so good nobody would know it is a copy. I will all of you who have taken up this process well in your efforts, Chuck
RE: [H] Label dvd discs
Ermsome of us do make our own DVDs using our own content that is in no way a copyright infringement (in fact the copyright belongs to us as I shot the footage, edited it together and created the DVD). Personally I would feel like a fool giving out DVDs containing training video of our products to clients that just had "Technowrap Core Training DVD - English" written on the top. ATM we print stick on labels on our disks, not ideal, but I'm trying to get the company to buy an R200 (or similar) and a stand alone duplicator. We also produce documentation/marketing CDs, backup disks, DVDs of our visual underwater camera and ROV surveys, etc. All copies that are intended to leave the office have labels on them. > -Original Message- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] > [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On Behalf Of > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: 15 September 2005 12:18 > To: The Hardware List > Subject: Re: [H] Label dvd discs > > > Although I have made a "work copy" of some DVD movies I own > to protect the > original, I have not gotten extensively involved in DVD > copying. This means > my opinion is from inexperience. > > To me, those fancy CD and DVD homemade labels are like > counterfeit money, > easy to spot. To me it looks "cheap" to doll up a bootleg > copy with a fancy > label. I simply hand wrote the title on every CD or DVD I > have ever copied. > Although in some people's opinion some of my copies may be > bootleg. It is > much simpler to admit this than to get into a debate over > what is legal to > copy and what is not. Since 99% of my copies are for personal > use I am the > only one who sees the label. If I were not running a computer > business I may > be more willing to "share" some of my copies. When I provide > the extra > service of making a "work copy" for a customer of one of > their CD's or DVD's > they know the label will be handwritten. > > I have never heard of a computer business being busted for > receiving copies > of copyrighted data. Again, legal or illegal is often a hotly > debated topic. > This means a computer shop can add to its personal library by > receiving > copies and it not be looked upon near as hard as distributing > copies. The > officials do not associate receiving with profit taking like > they associate > distribution with profit taking. I am merely stating my > opinion here, not > making suggestions. > > I am not advocating abandoning your ideas of nice looking > labels. I am just > throwing in a twist of humor or a different viewpoint. As I > said, printed > labels look nice, but to me look "cheap." This opinion surely > involves some > jealousy on my part because I am too lazy to establish the > labeling process. > Although in one sense they may look "cheap", they do look > lots better than > handwritten labels and are much easier to read. > > Is scanning the original label and making an exact copy of it > onto the > surface of the CD or DVD a feature in this process? If so > those could look > so good nobody would know it is a copy. > > I will all of you who have taken up this process well in your efforts, > > Chuck >
Re: [H] Label dvd discs
- Original Message - From: "Chris Reeves" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'The Hardware List'" Sent: Thursday, September 15, 2005 12:52 AM Subject: RE: [H] Label dvd discs DVD Printables. Example: http://tinyurl.com/buol4 Although I have made a "work copy" of some DVD movies I own to protect the original, I have not gotten extensively involved in DVD copying. This means my opinion is from inexperience. To me, those fancy CD and DVD homemade labels are like counterfeit money, easy to spot. To me it looks "cheap" to doll up a bootleg copy with a fancy label. I simply hand wrote the title on every CD or DVD I have ever copied. Although in some people's opinion some of my copies may be bootleg. It is much simpler to admit this than to get into a debate over what is legal to copy and what is not. Since 99% of my copies are for personal use I am the only one who sees the label. If I were not running a computer business I may be more willing to "share" some of my copies. When I provide the extra service of making a "work copy" for a customer of one of their CD's or DVD's they know the label will be handwritten. I have never heard of a computer business being busted for receiving copies of copyrighted data. Again, legal or illegal is often a hotly debated topic. This means a computer shop can add to its personal library by receiving copies and it not be looked upon near as hard as distributing copies. The officials do not associate receiving with profit taking like they associate distribution with profit taking. I am merely stating my opinion here, not making suggestions. I am not advocating abandoning your ideas of nice looking labels. I am just throwing in a twist of humor or a different viewpoint. As I said, printed labels look nice, but to me look "cheap." This opinion surely involves some jealousy on my part because I am too lazy to establish the labeling process. Although in one sense they may look "cheap", they do look lots better than handwritten labels and are much easier to read. Is scanning the original label and making an exact copy of it onto the surface of the CD or DVD a feature in this process? If so those could look so good nobody would know it is a copy. I will all of you who have taken up this process well in your efforts, Chuck
