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johnmeyer wrote on 6/29/2006, 4:23 PM
A lot of urban legend about the adhesive somehow (never mentioned how, of course) eating through and damaging the reflective layer. I don't believe it.

Much more real is the prospect of getting the label off-center and therefore causing balance problems which would affect playback.

Since the labels look cheesy, I'd sure recommend getting a cheap inkjet printer and doing your labels that way. Totally pro, and no downside that I know of.
ScottW wrote on 6/29/2006, 6:41 PM
Besides being offcenter and effecting balance, they can peel. I've also read that expansion and contraction because of humidity will cause the DVD to flex and can cause delamination of the DVD layers over time.

Labels for CD's can be really problematic for auto CD players, as the slot is usually only wide enough to permit the CD - the label adds enough size to the CD that they will jam in the slot.
JohnnyRoy wrote on 6/30/2006, 7:24 AM
> Labels for CD's can be really problematic for auto CD players, as the slot is usually only wide enough to permit the CD - the label adds enough size to the CD that they will jam in the slot.

Been their and it’s painful. I had a CD label jam in the car player and I had to take out half the dashboard to un-jam it. I now have another CD that won’t even play in a PC because the label is slightly buckled. I’m going to get some adhesive remover and try and get it off.

Bottom line: Adhesive is not forever and so paper labels are an accident waiting to happen.

I'm with John Meyer, pick up an $99 Epson printer that prints CD/DVD’s and forget about paper labels.

~jr
jkerry wrote on 6/30/2006, 2:53 PM
Thanks gentlemen for the advise.

I guess I will getting a printer soon.

Jeff
Paul Mead wrote on 7/2/2006, 3:39 PM
Another option that I've used is hub labels. They are tiny labels (1.5" diameter), but good enough to identify the disc with minimal likelihood of causing grief. That said, yeah, a disc printer would be best.