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| Posted by | Dan Bell |
| Posted on | 27/02/05 00:28 |
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First off, we thank the Philips company for generously providing Jan S., one of our reviewers with this LightScribe drive! We here at CD Freaks, like a lot of people out there, are most interested in this new, convenient way to label our discs. We want to test out a few things that we have been reading about and finally we have our chance. The purpose of this article is to just give you all some more information on the LightScribe process and not concern ourselves at this time with the other capabilities of this 16x +/- 2.4x DL drive. So first off, let's take a look at what came in the retail package Jan received:
From the shot we can see pictured a Philips DVDR16LS drive, 3 Philips LightScribe discs, Nero suite v6.6 LightScribe Edition, How to Manual, 4 mounting screws and Nero DVD-VIDEO Plug-in 20% Rebate Card/code.
Here's a few closeups of the key contents, starting with the front of the drive:
Front and back of the disc jewel case:
And here is a shot of the OEM Nero software disc:
On the next page, we will look at the drive in action and try our hand at LightScribe labeling. We will of course even try how to NOT use LightScribe to see what the heck happens. You know you want to know!
If they don't smudge, than this is a big advantage over inkjet printable discs.
http://www.lightscribe.com/faq.aspx#care
"The best way to clean the label side of the disc is with a soft, lint-free cloth. There are cleaning kits available on the market, or you can clean discs with water."
MB
As it's an HP/Philips invention......... this is probably the case initially?
http://www.blankdiscshop.co.uk/acatalog/Peripheral_Section.html
As far as I can see, from the speed of printing, image quality, colour, cost of media, availability of media at the moment - inkjet wins. If you want to add to a label after you have written it, don't mind a greyscale image, don't mind having to pay over the odds for media then Lightscribe is for you. I'll stick with Inkjet at the moment thanks.
LS is a good feature..i am loving it already
http://forums.hardwarezone.com/showthread.php?t=963296
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