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Aje wrote on 10/7/2003, 6:27 AM
I found the artikel.
TDK CD/DVD label printer USB LPCW-50 "thermal transfer"
Price around 100 dollar
Any body who have tested it?
Aje
videoman69 wrote on 10/7/2003, 8:57 AM
I use the Epson 900 $200, get inkjet printable DVD-R discs from Meritline.com
for .94 cents ea in quantities of 100. The printer is great. I have printed thousands of discs with great quality & no problems.

MKS
vonhosen wrote on 10/7/2003, 11:14 AM
The TDK thermal printer will only print in one colour & in a rectangular area about 3 inches by 1 inch.

The printer ribbon can be one of 4 different colours.

I've used one & would typically print to two of these rectangular areas on the disc , with a simple logo I designed in one & title details in the other.

It can look pretty professional (if a little limited in design scope) & is durable.

If however you are expecting full disc coverage in multiple colours & intricate designs you would be disappointed. If it is on a budget & you want those things you would be better probably going down the Epson photoprinter range with dedicated disc tray & ink jet printable discs. You can apparently get spray coatings that will give the printed discs a degree of water proof protection as well.
jeremyk wrote on 10/7/2003, 11:23 AM
The TDK printer sounds like the same printer as the Casio CW-50. I have one, and I'm happy with it, but I'd second everything vonhosen said about it. You can do professional-looking but definitely non-flashy labels with it.
vonhosen wrote on 10/7/2003, 12:17 PM
jeremyk

It is the same ;-)
Aje wrote on 10/8/2003, 1:44 AM
Many thanks for all answers !
I think the TDK printer is enough for my needs.
This is a great forum.
Aje
farss wrote on 10/8/2003, 7:07 AM
Aje,
I've tried both and now have the Epson Stylus Photo 900.
Problem with the thermal printer is not only is it pretty limited but you need to factor in to other issues.

It really only prints well onto media that has nothing already screened onto it unless you're very careful. The thermal tape will not adhre to any part of the media that has a bump due to prior printing so for best resultsyou still have to pay the extra cost of thermal printable media.

Secondly check how much its ribbons cost, I think you only get about 50 impressions per ribbon, if you print twice to one DVD / CD that means one ribbons good for prining 20 disks.

Last bot not least the 900 is a pretty good general printer as well. I believe the price of it is also coming down, in the US around 170-190, in the UK I saw them for GBP 99.

Aje wrote on 10/9/2003, 2:05 AM
Thanks for your advice "farss"
After one days investigating and thinking I have also came to that result.
I´m going for an Epson 900.
Unfortunately I´m very satisfied with my HP deskjet 970Cxi
since 2 years but I´ll try to sell it.(and surely lose a lot of money)
Thanks again !
Aje
Erk wrote on 10/22/2003, 4:42 PM
I recently bought the Epson 900 printer, here's a few thoughts:

Pros:
-"Works as advertised" (how often can you say that?) for printing on discs. Good color quality, had no problems lining it up or anything.

-As a general printer, it will produce very nice color prints, and includes a lot of color correction tools in the printer's control interface.

Con:
-Good thing for those color tools, ya need them to match what you see on your screen. Now, I'm a novice when it comes to color printing, and this process may be the norm. But the Epson replaced a Canon color printer (model = 1200 I think?), and the Canon printed colors beautifuly, with no tweaks, nearly identical to what I see on my monitor.

G