Lightscribe CD labeling
03/09/05 01:03
Well, I finally cracked for a lightscribe CD/DVD
burner. For those that don't know, lightscribe is a
Hewlett Packard technology that allows you to flip
the CD and use the CD burners laser's to write an
image/ label to the CD. This saves from buying
labels, running them through printers, and then
possibly destabilizing your CD if the label is not
put on correctly.
Well, all I can say is that it is ok. The CD's do look much better than the black/ white labels I was making before. However, a best quality image takes about 30 minutes to write to the CD cover and although they look great in bright to moderate light, a dimly lit place will not do them justice. I've also heard that the DVD's with lightscribe look a little blurry due to an extra layer of plastic on those.
And of course you do need to buy lightscribe supported blank CD/DVDs which are in general twice the price as your normal blank CD/DVD's. So, while they are better than what I was using and I did need something more than writing with a pen on the CD, they may not be for everyone.
Oh, if you do get a lightscribe drive, it is worth checking if there are any firmware updates for the CD drive or lightscribe printing engine updates for the computer. I had some strange banding issues where solid black should have been until I updated the lightscribe printing engine from HP's website.
Well, all I can say is that it is ok. The CD's do look much better than the black/ white labels I was making before. However, a best quality image takes about 30 minutes to write to the CD cover and although they look great in bright to moderate light, a dimly lit place will not do them justice. I've also heard that the DVD's with lightscribe look a little blurry due to an extra layer of plastic on those.
And of course you do need to buy lightscribe supported blank CD/DVDs which are in general twice the price as your normal blank CD/DVD's. So, while they are better than what I was using and I did need something more than writing with a pen on the CD, they may not be for everyone.
Oh, if you do get a lightscribe drive, it is worth checking if there are any firmware updates for the CD drive or lightscribe printing engine updates for the computer. I had some strange banding issues where solid black should have been until I updated the lightscribe printing engine from HP's website.