I know I'm very late to the game, but I think lightscribe is the sh!t

[gorcorps]

I bought some discs today as I was burning mp3 CDs for my car and the lightscribe drive came with my notebook. I burned the logos of the bands on each CD on the cover which ends up looking pretty sweet. Anybody else use it and think it's pretty neat? I wouldn't go out and buy a drive specifically for it, but since I already had the drive it's totally worth it.

 

[Red Storm]

I've used Lightscribe a few times and it definitely is a nifty feature. However, the price difference isn't really worth it, and it's still limited to black and white. Once color Lightscribe comes around, I'll definitely be more interested.

 

[n7]

I think it's kewl as well, but the prices of the media = hell no! for me.

 

[narreth]

yea the lightscribe discs are expensive

 

[DSF]

I've got one LightScribe drive in the house just because it has its uses now and then. Most of the time I use a regular CD-R and a Sharpie though.

 

[LOUISSSSS]

bought a lightscribe burner, have lightscribe discs, never made one for some reason. just never found it necessary...

 

[Cutthroat]

I've done it, it was pretty neat. Then I figured out how much the disks cost, and wasted a lot of time making images that were just OK. IMO it's Sharpie FTW.

 

[Old Hippie]

I use it for all my "keeper" discs (boot CDs, slipstreamed XP installs), and the music CDs that I give to friends.

My handwriting is atrocious to the point of, sometimes I can't even read it!

We're talking sad ass chicken scratch!

Re-burn the discs two or three times for darker printing.

I've been using the colored discs lately.

They seem to make it easier on my seasoned eyes. :laugh:

 

[gorcorps]

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This is how I'm using them. I burn a chunk of the album art of the bands that are on that disc. Looks pretty slick and still easy to read. They recently added an option to the software (according to their homepage) to burn darker at the cost of more burn time. I have nothing to compare it to, but I think it looks good enough with one run with the added contrast.

 

[thecoolnessrune]

Yeah gor, that makes me even want to try it. I've had a lightscribe burner in my laptop for quite some time, but never could find any media locally to try it. HP should really include a disc or two with their comps since they're the ones pushing it so hard. Might get more people interested in making the jump.

 

[pcgeek11]

I prefer the white label printable CDs and DVDs with an inkjet printer. I love my HP Photosmart C5240.

 

[Old Hippie]

Originally posted by: pcgeek11
I prefer the white label printable CDs and DVDs with an inkjet printer. I love my HP Photosmart C5240.

Those things are nice! :thumbsup:

 

[BladeVenom]

They are expensive, slow, and probably wears out your burner a lot quicker. I prefer a Sharpie 99% of the time.

 

[JackMDS]

The Market is Not existing just for the specific "kinks" of young enthusiasts.

I need to give people CDs with professional material.

Writing with a Sharpie or putting a Sticking Labile is unprofessional and frown upon when you do business.
On the other hand my volume does not Justify using professional Copy service with silk screen printing.

Therefore, Light Scribe is perfect for me.

Originally posted by: thecoolnessruneHP should really include a disc or two with their comps since they're the ones pushing it so hard. Might get more people interested in making the jump.

It is Not so expensive to try.

http://www.newegg.com/Product/...x?Item=N82E16817130994

If One starts to use it and buy in bigger quantity the price is significantly reduced.

 

[DSF]

Originally posted by: gorcorps

This is how I'm using them. I burn a chunk of the album art of the bands that are on that disc. Looks pretty slick and still easy to read. They recently added an option to the software (according to their homepage) to burn darker at the cost of more burn time. I have nothing to compare it to, but I think it looks good enough with one run with the added contrast.

When I bought a LightScribe burner back in Dec. 07 the included software allowed you to vary the burn time/darkness.

Even on the darkest setting I find it necessary to burn it twice to get the kind of black depth I want.

 

[egale]

The only problem with lightscribe is speed. It takes me 35 minutes per burn on the high contrast settings. There is also no dual layer lightscribe media available.

 

[Soundmanred]

Originally posted by: pcgeek11
I prefer the white label printable CDs and DVDs with an inkjet printer. I love my HP Photosmart C5240.

I assume you're talking about the ones made to be printable and not the labels you can buy. Those are the worst thing ever. Car CD players have a tendency to have the label peel off while loading/ejecting. Not fun to fix.
The while printable ones are cool, but I'm still a Sharpie guy since they are mostly disposable to me. I use Lightscribe for movies and stuff I'm keeping and want to look nice. I found some clearance deals at Wal Mart a while back that made them almost as cheap as regular ones, so I bought what they had left.

 

[gorcorps]

Originally posted by: thecoolnessrune
Yeah gor, that makes me even want to try it. I've had a lightscribe burner in my laptop for quite some time, but never could find any media locally to try it. HP should really include a disc or two with their comps since they're the ones pushing it so hard. Might get more people interested in making the jump.

I got mine at officemax, if you really want to try them out.