Printing labels

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  1. capgeo

    capgeo Member

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    saw some people talking in the forums about the epson R200 being the way to go to print labels directly onto a dvd. I went to the epson site and it did say:
    Prints directly on ink jet printable CDs/DVDs
    Includes convenient front-loading tray for quick, easy operation

    My question is: Are there special blank dvd's out there that are considered ink jet printable, or does it work on any blank??

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  2. Jerry746

    Jerry746 Senior member

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    Yes, there are special blanks for printing. Some are for inkjet, some thermal, and some called litescribe which need a special burner to make them work. The inkjet ones come in white or silver matt finish. The choice is yours.

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  3. josephga

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    i havent tried the silver matt finish ones yet just the white. i wonder which looks better. i have been using the verbatim datalifeplus 8x inkjet printable
     
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    The silver ones will show silver where the picture would normally be white. I have never tried the silver ones either but have heard they give a holographic look to the print because of the silver color showing through. I may try some one of these days just to see how they look.

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    I own a Canon Pixma 4000 printer and I use the white Ink Jet printable discs, it does a wonderful job in around 30seconds. One of my better decisions to buy this printer, images downloaded from GOOGLE. I haven't tried the silver ones, I dont think they will work
     
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    The silver ones will work as long as they are inkjet printable. Personally, I like the white ones better. The silver looks better with some labels, but I think most look beller with white. By label I don't mean a paper label but the picture you are printing on the DVD or CD.

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    IMO the white Inkjet printables look better (cleaner & sharper) I did about 100 silver inkjet printable, but I really didn't like the appearance of them so I went back to the white inkjet printable disks. Some people I know preffer the silver so it really boils down to opinion as to what you like better I would say buy as few as possible of each and give them a try. Then decide for yourself which ones you like better.

    Printer: Epson R200
    Disks: Taiyo Yuden 8x White inkjet printable http://www.supermediastore.com/
    Ink: http://private.abacus24-7.com/home.aspx? $16 for the whole set of 6 ctg
     
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    I have found that the absolutely best printing disc is the Ritek G05. Prints beautifully. I have made many very beautiful coasters with these. I have 4 burners and any that are burned at 8X on any of my burners are coasters. I've found that most that I've checked with Kprobe or Nero CD/DVD Test Disc Quality Test have extremely high errors if they are more than maybe six months old. I used to really like these, but I think I've bought my last. I can get Verbatim printable and MIJ Maxell hub printable locally, so I now use those. THey don't look as good, but they sure work better and can be burned at their rated speed.

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    My son purchased a 50 pack of ink jet printable discs for$23(Aus) never heard of them before...OPTODISC-OR8-00 but I have a perfect strike rate so far 37/37, that is until Nero Kacked itself. I hear many of you shudder but at this stage they work.
     

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