Firm Intros Text-Friendly Coat for 2-Sided Discs

[JohnnyCNote]

DualDisc and DVD(plus) discs have until now been devoid of graphics, apart from limited text on the inner ring. Because both sides of these CD/DVD hybrids contain optical data, it has been impossible to apply graphics to them.

But MediaCoat technology from Spectra Systems, a developer of systems for marking, tracking and authenticating documents and products, has opened the door to graphics, text and barcodes on the "play" side of a disc.

[Skoorb]

It's pretty cool. I wonder how opaque the label is though; is it kind of holographic in nature or does it look much like a real one?

[JohnnyCNote]

I'm also interested in seeing how this looks. I have a dual sided disk of "Fargo" and it's really hard to read the tiny print along the hub that indicates whether it's the letterbox or pan-'n-scan side. I almost need a magnifying glass....

[RabidDog]

If this can be done .. whats happened to HP lightscribe @TM, are they waiting for HD or has it died??