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Not sure if this is best place to put this. Have some cd's that I am making but not sure if I want to put a label on the cd or do lightscribe or maybe make a case insert. Is lightscribe still a thing? I have a dvd drive in my desktop but not sure if it does lightscribe or not. There is no lightscribe logo on the front of the drive. Looked up the model # and don't see any mention of lightscribe, asus drw-24b1st. Guessing lightscribe would be better option long term instead of putting a sticky label on the cd? These will be audio cds.
 
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lightscribe is rather limited in what it can do but it is kind of neat. back in the day i just did the printed sticky labels and only used lightscribe a few times to try it out.

if your drive does not have the logo then it likely does not have it anyway. you'll have to find the model number and look it up to be sure.
 
Weathered said:
Not sure if this is best place to put this. Have some cd's that I am making but not sure if I want to put a label on the cd or do lightscribe or maybe make a case insert. Is lightscribe still a thing? I have a dvd drive in my desktop but not sure if it does lightscribe or not. There is no lightscribe logo on the front of the drive. Looked up the model # and don't see any mention of lightscribe, asus drw-24b1st. Guessing lightscribe would be better option long term instead of putting a sticky label on the cd? These will be audio cds.
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How much text are you talking about? Normally I just write neatly with a sharpie but if there's too many lines of text I guess that won't work.
 
Right - no logo, no Lightscribe. And I agree is is limited. I had one and used a a few times only. The porig9inalc could do ONLY black-and-white designs -well really grey and solver - but I understood a later version could do some work in colour. Never had nor saw one of those. These days with them out of favour, I don't know how hard it is to get the special disks you need.

Stick-on labels will actually look better because the full-colour graphics work is more appealing. It helps greatly if you have a kit / toll to place then exactly on-centre on the finished disk to ensure balanced rotation. I guess you MAY have a concern whether they might peel off sometime. I did not use many so cannot comment on longevity. Often software and label kits for the stick-on kind also include materials and tools to make the CD case labels, too.
 
Math Geek said:
lightscribe is rather limited in what it can do but it is kind of neat. back in the day i just did the printed sticky labels and only used lightscribe a few times to try it out.

if your drive does not have the logo then it likely does not have it anyway. you'll have to find the model number and look it up to be sure.
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I looked up the model # and no mention of lightscribe.
dwd999 said:
How much text are you talking about? Normally I just write neatly with a sharpie but if there's too many lines of text I guess that won't work.
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Too much text to write on it with a sharpie.
Paperdoc said:
Right - no logo, no Lightscribe. And I agree is is limited. I had one and used a a few times only. The porig9inalc could do ONLY black-and-white designs -well really grey and solver - but I understood a later version could do some work in colour. Never had nor saw one of those. These days with them out of favour, I don't know how hard it is to get the special disks you need.

Stick-on labels will actually look better because the full-colour graphics work is more appealing. It helps greatly if you have a kit / toll to place then exactly on-centre on the finished disk to ensure balanced rotation. I guess you MAY have a concern whether they might peel off sometime. I did not use many so cannot comment on longevity. Often software and label kits for the stick-on kind also include materials and tools to make the CD case labels, too.
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After looking at a few drives online, seen one that mentioned lightscribe in the description but no logo on the pic they had listed. I realize some if not most places use a stock picture and it may not be a picture of actual item.

On sticky labels, I was worried long term that the labels might start peeling off and cause it to get stuck, especially if they are used alot. Don't have that much experience with using sticky labels so maybe that isn't an issue?
 
Weathered said:
I looked up the model # and no mention of lightscribe.

Too much text to write on it with a sharpie.

After looking at a few drives online, seen one that mentioned lightscribe in the description but no logo on the pic they had listed. I realize some if not most places use a stock picture and it may not be a picture of actual item.

On sticky labels, I was worried long term that the labels might start peeling off and cause it to get stuck, especially if they are used alot. Don't have that much experience with using sticky labels so maybe that isn't an issue
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Weathered said:
I looked up the model # and no mention of lightscribe.

Too much text to write on it with a sharpie.

After looking at a few drives online, seen one that mentioned lightscribe in the description but no logo on the pic they had listed. I realize some if not most places use a stock picture and it may not be a picture of actual item.

On sticky labels, I was worried long term that the labels might start peeling off and cause it to get stuck, especially if they are used alot. Don't have that much experience with using sticky labels so maybe that isn't an issue?
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Could the text you want to include be on the jewel case insert ONLY? Then all that would be needed would be an ID number on the disk to link it to the jewel case.
 
Years ago, I used LightScribe.

You could create some pretty detailed pics or text.

But it absolutely requires a lightscribe enabled drive.
If the drive does not say LightScribe...no dice.

And of course the DVDs need to be LightScribe as well.
 
i used a ton of the sticky labels back in the day. i don't recall any of the stickers coming off or peeling. maybe 2-3 years of usage so nothing massively long term.

many were movies i made a custom label for with still from movie or something. so they did not hang around for very long as i tended to hand em out after i watched em. i don't recall anyone saying the sticker came off though.

wish i could give info on longer term or heavy usage but i did not use the disks i made that way. with the cheap price of ssd's and usb drives and such, can i ask why the desire to burn disks vs other storage options?
 
kanewolf said:
Could the text you want to include be on the jewel case insert ONLY? Then all that would be needed would be an ID number on the disk to link it to the jewel case.
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Yes that is the route I may go.
USAFRet said:
Years ago, I used LightScribe.

You could create some pretty detailed pics or text.

But it absolutely requires a lightscribe enabled drive.
If the drive does not say LightScribe...no dice.

And of course the DVDs need to be LightScribe as well.
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I do have some lightscribe cd's from when I messed with it in the past although not real extensive. I did have a lightscribe drive but guess I left that in my old computer when I sold it. This is one of those things I didn't think I would ever consider using lightscribe again but then again, this is not for me but for a friend.
Math Geek said:
i used a ton of the sticky labels back in the day. i don't recall any of the stickers coming off or peeling. maybe 2-3 years of usage so nothing massively long term.

many were movies i made a custom label for with still from movie or something. so they did not hang around for very long as i tended to hand em out after i watched em. i don't recall anyone saying the sticker came off though.

wish i could give info on longer term or heavy usage but i did not use the disks i made that way. with the cheap price of ssd's and usb drives and such, can i ask why the desire to burn disks vs other storage options?
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When I was looking at sticky labels on places like amazon, seen a few places mention the labels might start peeling. Now don't know if they meant for that particular label or just in general about sticky labels.

I am doing this for a friend for reasons I rather get into out of respect.
 
Math Geek said:
i used a ton of the sticky labels back in the day. i don't recall any of the stickers coming off or peeling. maybe 2-3 years of usage so nothing massively long term.

many were movies i made a custom label for with still from movie or something. so they did not hang around for very long as i tended to hand em out after i watched em. i don't recall anyone saying the sticker came off though.

wish i could give info on longer term or heavy usage but i did not use the disks i made that way. with the cheap price of ssd's and usb drives and such, can i ask why the desire to burn disks vs other storage options?
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Stick on CD/DVD labels...

Do NOT use the paper based labels.

The paper absorbs moisture from the air...regular humidity.
And over time, dries and warps the disk ever so slightly.

I had a bunch of burned movies that would fail to read about 2/3 the way through.
Soak it in iso alcohol, peel off the label...it plays all the way though.


But later, I had an Epson printer that printed directly on the proper disks.
Print quality so good, a couple of times I almost sent the wrong one back to Netflix after burning.
 
USAFRet said:
Stick on CD/DVD labels...

Do NOT use the paper based labels.

The paper absorbs moisture from the air...regular humidity.
And over time, dries and warps the disk ever so slightly.

I had a bunch of burned movies that would fail to read about 2/3 the way through.
Soak it in iso alcohol, peel off the label...it plays all the way though.


But later, I had an Epson printer that printed directly on the proper disks.
Print quality so good, a couple of times I almost sent the wrong one back to Netflix after burning.
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I do have a printer that can print on cd's, Epson xp-640. Never have used it so not sure how well it does. Hopefully still have the tray for cds lol. Do I need a certain type of cd to use it in the printer? When I looked up specs on the printer, it says inkjet printable cd's. Guessing lightscribe cd's would not work?
 
Weathered said:
I do have a printer that can print on cd's, Epson xp-640. Never have used it so not sure how well it does. Hopefully still have the tray for cds lol. Do I need a certain type of cd to use in in the printer? When I looked up specs on the printer, it says inkjet printable cd's. Guessing lightscribe cd's would not work?
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Yes, you need direct print media.
 
Weathered said:
I do have a printer that can print on cd's, Epson xp-640. Never have used it so not sure how well it does. Hopefully still have the tray for cds lol. Do I need a certain type of cd to use it in the printer? When I looked up specs on the printer, it says inkjet printable cd's. Guessing lightscribe cd's would not work?
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Correct, LightScribe will not work.

There are specific printable CD/DVD for that.

I had an Epson R200 Stylus Photo
 
Weathered said:
Not sure if this is best place to put this. Have some cd's that I am making but not sure if I want to put a label on the cd or do lightscribe or maybe make a case insert. Is lightscribe still a thing? I have a dvd drive in my desktop but not sure if it does lightscribe or not. There is no lightscribe logo on the front of the drive. Looked up the model # and don't see any mention of lightscribe, asus drw-24b1st. Guessing lightscribe would be better option long term instead of putting a sticky label on the cd? These will be audio cds.
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I use/used a Epson XP-820 and XP-830. They print color inkjet printer using printable CD, DVD, BRR disks. Still sold. Ink is expensive. Nobody I can think of manufactures printers with an optical disk option. Never mind, $814.00 on Amazon. I paid $139.00 Used can be sketchy at best.
 
don't know if you have the disks but i actually have 2 lightscribe drives sitting in a box on my shelf. i can verify the model i have is a lightscribe drive

a quick search for the model ts-h653r turns up a couple used on ebay for pretty cheap

www.ebay.com

HP Toshiba Ts-h653r HPTH 16x Dvd±rw DL SATA Drive Lightscribe Desktop DVD Burner for sale online | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for HP Toshiba Ts-h653r HPTH 16x Dvd±rw DL SATA Drive Lightscribe Desktop DVD Burner at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com www.ebay.com

this site claims to have a new one for $12

www.jlmtechs.com

HP Toshiba TS-H653R HPTH 16x Dvd±rw DL SATA Drive Lightscribe Desktop DVD Burner

www.jlmtechs.com www.jlmtechs.com

just in case you are still thinking lightscribe. $12 is not too much to pay to get one :)

10 pack of dvd's are about the same price on amazon


much better priced than i expected for the fact they stopped making them a long time ago.
 
Math Geek said:
don't know if you have the disks but i actually have 2 lightscribe drives sitting in a box on my shelf. i can verify the model i have is a lightscribe drive

a quick search for the model ts-h653r turns up a couple used on ebay for pretty cheap

www.ebay.com

HP Toshiba Ts-h653r HPTH 16x Dvd±rw DL SATA Drive Lightscribe Desktop DVD Burner for sale online | eBay

Find many great new & used options and get the best deals for HP Toshiba Ts-h653r HPTH 16x Dvd±rw DL SATA Drive Lightscribe Desktop DVD Burner at the best online prices at eBay! Free shipping for many products!
www.ebay.com www.ebay.com

this site claims to have a new one for $12

www.jlmtechs.com

HP Toshiba TS-H653R HPTH 16x Dvd±rw DL SATA Drive Lightscribe Desktop DVD Burner

www.jlmtechs.com www.jlmtechs.com

just in case you are still thinking lightscribe. $12 is not too much to pay to get one :)

10 pack of dvd's are about the same price on amazon


much better priced than i expected for the fact they stopped making them a long time ago.
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I do have a few but would still have to buy some. Depending on which way I go, I will have to buy something either way.

Not sure which way I am going yet. May buy some of both type of media, direct print and lightscribe and see how each one does.
 
Weathered said:
I do have a few but would still have to buy some. Depending on which way I go, I will have to buy something either way.

Not sure which way I am going yet. May buy some of both type of media, direct print and lightscribe and see how each one does.
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From my previous experience with direct printables...done right, it looks a lot like actual production printing.

LightScibe is just black and brown/goldish.
 
USAFRet said:
From my previous experience with direct printables...done right, it looks a lot like actual production printing.

LightScibe is just black and brown/goldish.
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How is it done with direct printing? Do you use software and type the text you want on to a template or can you copy the original cd text? Is there a difference in quality in how it is done?
 
Weathered said:
How is it done with direct printing? Do you use software and type the text you want on to a template or can you copy the original cd text? Is there a difference in quality in how it is done?
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IIRC, the printer came with a template in its software.

Print Directly Onto DVD/ CD's | Epson US

Learn the advantages of printing directly onto a CD/DVD instead of printing a label and attaching it to the disc.
epson.com epson.com

For the Epson R200/220 series:
 
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