Are Taiyo Yuden Water Shields worth it?

[dymx]

I just started using the regular inkjet printables. do the white inkjet printable last a long time? Do the pictures fade over time? I currently buy the 100 pack for $33 but the Taiyo Yuden Water Shields are $70. Is the extra $37 worth it? Please share your experiences with me. Thank You

[nwo]

Do the pictures fade over time?

i have a few disc i did years ago and they still look as the day i printed them!

[classfour]

Yes

[Wile_E]

These discs have fantastic print quality! Very glossy print, and never smears! I printed about 60 of them for a project, and everyone thought they looked great! I'm using an old Epson R200 with generic ink too. Also using Acoustica CD/DVD Label Maker. I have the print settings at (Diameter: 118, Hole Diameter: 41).

[jman98]

I just started using Watershield discs for DVD-R and CD-R a few months ago and now I don't buy anything else. As far as the often repeated "never smears" statement goes, that may not necessarily be true. My hands sweat somewhat more than normal. Not a lot more than normal, but definitely more than normal. I have to let these discs air dry at least overnight because if I don't and I touch black on them, it will definitely come off on my fingers. However, it's not as bad as the Verbatim inkjet printable discs I was using earlier which even weeks later still have the possibility of the ink coming off on my fingers if they are sweaty at all when I touch them. For normal people they basically don't smear, that I admit, but I can't say that it's impossible for the ink to come off for everyone. The print quality is fantastic and once you start using them you won't go with anything else.

[lordsmurf]

I just started using Watershield discs for DVD-R and CD-R a few months ago and now I don't buy anything else. As far as the often repeated "never smears" statement goes, that may not necessarily be true. My hands sweat somewhat more than normal. Not a lot more than normal, but definitely more than normal. I have to let these discs air dry at least overnight because if I don't and I touch black on them, it will definitely come off on my fingers. However, it's not as bad as the Verbatim inkjet printable discs I was using earlier which even weeks later still have the possibility of the ink coming off on my fingers if they are sweaty at all when I touch them. For normal people they basically don't smear, that I admit, but I can't say that it's impossible for the ink to come off for everyone. The print quality is fantastic and once you start using them you won't go with anything else.

Thanks for comparison feedback.

[stiltman]

I thought someone did a test and ran them under water for awhile. They said they faded a little but still looked real good.

[OldAmateur]

I have only been using TY WaterShield media for about a year, so I don't have experience of long-term durability . . . but my answer is still decidedly "Yes, they're worth it." The quality of the printed image that I get (with SureThing label software and Epson R300 printer) is far above that for any other disks that I have used -- bright, clear images and text with real visual "pop", and certainly highly durable under normal handling.

[stiltman]

https://forum.videohelp.com/topic333804-60.html#1756898

[dymx]

Thank You everyone for all for your answers. I decided that I will get the TY Watershields . Can't Wait!