dvds are coming along..

[3hitsaday]

okay, i've burned my first few DVD-rs, or should i say DVD+Rs, since i got my Riditek 100pack in the mail today.

But i wanna label these badboys. I've read nightmarish posts about label making and how the usual CD labels using the Neato software and sticky labels actually screws up the discs. Anyone know if permanent marker does also? i want to make my DVD-rs look as nice as possible w/ artwork on the CDs, whatre my options?

also, what are you guys storing these in? considering i got the spindle, i used to put my cd-rs in CaseLogic books for the car but i wanna keep these in my home right alongside my other purchased DVDs w/ cases and PS2 games. Im sure these cases are sold somewhere, do you reccomend them? if not then what?

- Mike

[Bob W]

I know some say labels screw up the discs but I have some 900 discs full labeled and they all play just fine on any of the three players I have at home. BTW some of my discs are now over a year old and playback is still great.

[lordsmurf]

Buy inkjet discs and a CD/DVD printer if you want artwork on the disc itself.

[Tommyknocker]

Some people are extremely lucky and have no problems at all labeling their disks, like Bob W. there. But there is a huge percentage that get all kinds of problems the moment we put full labels on the DVD/CD. Play it safe, use core labels. They are cheap, easy to print on and install, look just as snazzy. I still am waiting to hear my first complaint about them screwing up a playback.

[johns0]

Buy inkjet discs and a CD/DVD printer if you want artwork on the disc itself.

Thats your best choice,second choice is permanent markers which are ok,been using them for 3 years now with no ill effects.

[guns1inger]

If I use permanent markers and don't distrubute the text evenly across the surface of the disk, it can throw the balance out. Make sure you get the lightest ink possible, and don't press down too hard.

[Harryford]

HAHAHAHAHAHA LOLOLOLOL dude your fine it not like your burning the holiest dvd ever

[bgrieb]

Lightest ink? I've never encountered a problem where ink threw a disc out of balance. Are you using White-Out to mark these discs?

BG

[lordsmurf]

If I use permanent markers and don't distrubute the text evenly across the surface of the disk, it can throw the balance out. Make sure you get the lightest ink possible, and don't press down too hard.

Ummm... no. Ink weighs nothing, at least as a measurable amount to affect balance.

[disturbed1]

If I use permanent markers and don't distrubute the text evenly across the surface of the disk, it can throw the balance out. Make sure you get the lightest ink possible, and don't press down too hard.

Good point. And be carefull not to touch the top of the disc either. If you finger print it, the skin oil can also throw it off balance.

Seriously though..........

It could be ok to label a data disc. Over time the adhesive will still come off. Trust me, I know. It makes a funky buzzing noise inside the rom when read back. Labels are just bad. Even for CDs. The disc player in my car will not play a CDR with a label on it, nor will my Dreamcast or PS2.

Just get an Epson R200 inkjet printer, or a Casio thermal Label writer. Both cost the same to buy and maintain. The Epson looks far better though.

Think it costs too much? Think of the cost of ink your using to print the labels, same amount of ink to print on a disc. Printable discs cost more money? So.... your labels are free right

[3hitsaday]

thanks, but what are "core labels" exactly?

-Mike

[FulciLives]

I can't believe 2 people "bought" the ink comment as a "real" comment.

LordSmurf ... shame on you!

This proves you post WAY too much ... get some sleep!



- John "FulciLives" Coleman

[Shocker Milwaukee]

If I use permanent markers and don't distrubute the text evenly across the surface of the disk, it can throw the balance out. Make sure you get the lightest ink possible, and don't press down too hard.

I go willy-nilly with permanent marker on one side of the disc only with no ill effects whatsoever (several makes/models of dvd players tested). I also label discs with a small strip of masking tape on one side of the disc(unbalanced) with zero playback issues. My conclusion: imbalance argument is devoid of merit.

[macleod]

http://www.labelgear.com/LG/Product.asp?ProdCode=20006-21116


this is one place you can go to get hub labels. Before I knew (how cheap) the dvd printers were (staples has them for $60), I was using a sharpie pen. When I started doing VHS to DVD conversions as a small business, I knew that a sharpie wasnt going to cut it, so I bought these hub labels (the previous poster called it a core label). What this label does is sticks to the "hub" of the DVD around the ring. Looks good.

I'd figure out what you are going to do with the DVD's. You want the entire dvd covered, go with a printer, something for the fam, etc., small business, could do the hub labels.

Gotta go, blinker fluid in my car is getting low...........

[vcdforme]

I use the "neato CD balancer".
Just center the bubble... kinda like balancing tires!
This works awesome for retards like me who write too
heavily on one side.
I had one that was sooooo lopsided, I had to practically
rewrite "War and Peace" just to balance it out.

[lordsmurf]

I can't believe 2 people "bought" the ink comment as a "real" comment.
LordSmurf ... shame on you!
This proves you post WAY too much ... get some sleep!

- John "FulciLives" Coleman

You never know around here.
We get lots of wacky posts and lots of gullible readers.
Better said, just in case.