Thanks. I have the 900 and agree it's a great printer. I was just hoping to avoid the extra $$$ per disc if possible :)

Yeah,
the inkjet printable disks are always a bit more expensive but labels aren't cheap either and with the high rotational speed of DVDs you can get problems. One way to get the costs down though is buying large spindles, its easier to get these for printable media as thats what the dub shops use. It meansa pretty big investment up front buying 100 DVDs but your also not paying for jewel cases that shatter so easily.

I much prefer the flexible ones as a lot of my stuff gets mailed overseas.

If you just want to label your discs and avoid marking them with a sharpie or putting sticky labels on them, then look at the Casio CW-50. It's under $100. We have one and love it. It doesn't print full face color pictures, but if you don't care about that it's a good option.

mdotnet,

That Casio ad/review, in their zeal to push the product, make a very incorrect statement that,

"If you have big bucks, you could buy a special purpose ink jet DVD/CD printer that prints titles right on the blank CD or DVD disk. For the most part, these do a good job. But the printers are quite expensive (in excess of $1,000), and the printed colors are not permanent and can easily smear."

Messages here in this thread and others identify much less expensive printers that can print directly on a blank CD or DVD. They make another statement in the "review",

"(NOTE: Never play a DVD that has a paper label on it - it can imbalance the high speed motor in the DVD player and cause it to self destruct.)"

What is the proof of that? A lot of people have successfully played DVDs with paper labels. Also, I think we should make mention of:

No-Wobble Frosty White INKJET CD/DVD Labels, Avery compatible

On that web page, in the Product Finder on the left, do a search for no wobble labels

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Incorrect statements aside, that isn't the point of the link. My intent was just to show the original poster what the machine is.

I appreciate everyones input. I do have the Epson 900 and can certainly make use of it's capabilities. I may have to invest in the printable DVDs for my customers and use the labels for my personal use. Thanks everyone.

I have had no problem with Fellows CD labels printed on a HP deskjet 895cxi
I recently distributed 5 DVD's printed this way with no problems printed in Imation DVD-R blanks

Labels might or might not be risky, but I was too scared to try it. If you're selling the product, it has to (at a minimum) not destroy the customer's player!

I just got an Epson 960 which does a great job, very close to a professional screen-printed DVD in my opinion. Previously I used the Casio CW-50 which is not bad (and can use cheaper discs without the matte-white surface), but the Epson certainly wins on full-coverage, full-color, high resolution output.

the avery "after burner" range is the best i've seen and used. i've used the neato, belkin and generic brands and they do not compare. avery has full face, metallic, gloss and clear labels. i use the epson photo 830 and its perfect. for those wanting full face, the verbatim discs are perfect as they do not have the internal raised ring... you'll know what i mean. these labels will print out quality that is a lot better than screen printed discs. avery labels are so good that the gloss labels look better than some "photo" paper i've used. trust me on this one peoples.

Hello,

Regarding the cost of printable DVD media, I just bought a 20 pack of printable DVD+R Verbatim DataLifePlus (x2.4) media for $55 (USD) from Buy.com. Free shipping and no tax (at least to NJ, USA). That's a unit cost of $2.75 (USD) per disc.

Has anyone seen DVD+R printable media on the web packaged more than 20 discs per spindle, or at a lower unit cost?

Thanks!


-Rob

Sounds rad! How long does it take to print a DVD? What's the process? Does you have to place the disc in a plastic caddy that you send thru the printer, or what?

I have not seen DVD+Rs that cheap but I did find a 50 pack for $127.02 with free shipping from 2buystore.com

http://www.2buystore.com/shopdisplaydetail.asp?id=27286

Avery "Permanent" labels DO NOT come off nor do they cause problems if you center them properly.
Example: Avery 8692

John

Try here... I ordered from here. Prompt service and no problems. $52.95 for 20 pack.

http://www.yesmicro.com/shop/product.aspx?cid=3405&pid=480491

Mike

for more info, go to www.dvdrhelp.com and check the forums, media forum - since that board is not sofo specific, you may find more info. fwiw, I have bought media from cdrom2go and many also go with meritline.com or rima.com, but these aren't recommendations - if you check that board you will find a lot of good info on this same topic.

Rob,

"I just bought a 20 pack of printable DVD+R Verbatim DataLifePlus (x2.4) media for $55 (USD) from Buy.com."

They appear to have raised the price to $64.95, so you got an extra good deal.

DVD+R Verbatim DataLifePlus (x2.4)

Even with the price rise, I haven't seen anything cheaper than Buy.com on this item. AmeriCal will sell in lots of 100 or more but they are simply five 20-disc spindles and their price doesn't beat Buy.com, at least not the last time I looked. Who knows what the prices will be next week?

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