Lightscribe (direct disc labeling)with nonlightscribe drive?

[tsantsa]

Ok, my wife was going to bestbuy today to pick up an sd card for her digital camera (pny 512 for $34) so I asked her to pick me up some good ole cdr's since I am out of them.

She ended up bringing me home Verbatim 52x direct disc labeling discs. I have a pioneer 108 and an nec 3520a. I was wondering what it is that makes a 'lightscribe' drive do what it does. From my understanding, it's just a layer on top the the laser writes into. What is different about the lightscribe drives that makes them able to do this?

Also, is there a way to use a program to burn the label, or maybe flashing something to either one of these drives to burn a label?

I guess I am a little confused about the info about lightscribe...

[D.A.R.J.R.]

Well, you cant burnt the label side. You can search all over and you wont find a way of doing it. Its a hardware thing, no firmware can enable it.

[koolaidwa]

i wonfer when lightscribe printers (i call it printer cause i have no idea what else to call it) come out, u know, so u dont have to buy a new burner just another standalone thing u hook up usb style and just burn the label lightscribe style on LS media

[tsantsa]

I was thinking the same thing. Just a little stand alone box with a usb connection.

[johns0]

Benq 1625 is a lightscriber dvd burner and is available now and is a lot cheaper than waiting for a light scriber printer.