I just bought an Epson R220 at Circuit City for $99.99 and got a gift card for $20.00. They had several more if anyone else is interested. Now to get some printable DVDs and I'm in business.
Thanks everyone! Luann b3 wrote: > well, i have had problems with CD/DVD labels. they do, as you've > said, tend to come loose, or get off balance in the player. > the solution that i went with, and it may not be for you, was to buy > a printer that could print directly onto the disc. > > i can recommend the Epson R200 as a printer that puts out pretty darn > good photo prints, and can print directly to inkjet printable CD/DVDs. > in my opinion, the results of printed DVDs far surpass those with > printed stickers, as it gives them a nice professional look. > > the Epson R200 can be had for under a hundred buck online, and uses > six different ink wells, so that you only need to replace one if you > run out, not a whole color cartridge, just because you run out of cyan. > > i recently bought a few packs of 50 memorex and TDK printable (16x > speed) DVD-Rs at compUSA for under $14.00 a pack. > > it's an idea, and if you are in the market for a new printer anyway, > one to really consider. > > Rick > > > On Jan 19, 2006, at 3:38 PM, LuAnn Johnson wrote: > >> I read somewhere long ago that labels made on a home printer can get >> too hot in the DVD player and come loose and ruin the machine. For >> that reason I have only made labels for shorter DVDs because I >> figures 15 minutes or less wouldn't be long enough to get the label >> too hot. However, I now have some DVDs running close to 40 minutes >> that I want to give to friends, and don't want to ruin the looks of >> it by writing the labels with a marker using my sometimes nearly >> illegible writing. >> >> Has anyone else heard that labels can ruin the machine? Any other >> suggestions? >> >> Thanks. >> >> Luann >> >> >> | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will >> | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. >> | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. >> | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> >> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > > > > > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will > | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. > | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. > | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> > | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup> > | The next meeting of the Louisville Computer Society will | be January 24 at Pitt Academy, 6010 Preston Highway. | The LCS Web page is <http://www.kymac.org>. | List posting address: <mailto:macgroup at erdos.math.louisville.edu> | List Web page: <http://erdos.math.louisville.edu/macgroup>
