Would this dvd burner burn colour?

[peter762033]

Hi ive been looking at this dvd burner and it can burn a picture if u flip the disk onto the top side.

http://www.pcworld.co.uk/martprd/store/pcw_page.jsp?BV_SessionID=@@@@1715234849.114474...ory_oid=-24858

would this beable to burn coulor pictures?If not is there one which can burn colour pictures?
thx

[waheed]

They are lightscribe dvd burners. Thay take a while to burn pictures and can only be used for special media for labelling (Lightscribe media which cost slighly more than standard media).

And No, you cant burn colour, they are monochrome only.

[peter762033]

ok,is there a cheaper one anywhere?And is this good quality, will it be fast burning.Is there anything which can burn colour?

[guns1inger]

If you want colour, buy a cheaper burner, and spend the savings on a disc printer and printable blanks.

[peter762033]

I thought about that but its more hassle and i dont want to keep having to buy ink all the time

[peter762033]

Is this philips drive good value for money?

[waheed]

Lightscribe drives cannot burn colour. As I mentioned, they are monochrome only.

If you want colour, do as guns1inger mentioned.

[peter762033]

i know they cant burn colour, i was asking is this drive a good buy?

[waheed]

Not good for the price. If you're not going to use lightscribe, I would get a better drive at a lower price.

You can get a Pioneer or NEC for around £25.

[peter762033]

Ive allready got a dvd burner i just wanted to put images on the discs.What would be cheaper, the lightscribe drive or printing labels?

[guns1inger]

If you are happy with sillouttes, the lightscribe is probably cheaper in the long run, however it does restrict the quality of media you can use. I don't know if TY make lightscribe discs, for instance.

Inkjets are expensive to run, however you can get colour and detail on your discs if necessary, so you have greater flexibility. You also have a much wider choice of media available to you.

[peter762033]

ok il think about it

[peter762033]

How are the pictures put on dvds u buy from shops?

[guns1inger]

Commercial discs ? I believe most are silk screened or some similar process.

[jimmalenko]

I've got a Canon i865, and I went to an ink refills place, dropped a small initial outlay of $265 down and now refill my own cartridges. If I were to buy the same volume of cartridges in-store it would have cost me over $3000.

[jagabo]

http://www.tomshardware.com/2006/02/14/labelflash_vs_lightscribe_dvd/