Posted by NFord on 02/07/06 20:18

"Agent_C" <Agent-C-hates-spam@nyc.rr.com> wrote in message
news:rqohu11sdre2gvfi74fn4cgdbgkvtadgsr@4ax.com...
> It's not so much that you're limited to grayscale text and graphics,
> or that it's an extra step in the process (so is printing label);
> it's what they don't emphasize in the Ad's and spec pages. How bloody
> long it takes! ...and how delicate the surface media is!
>
> A stock graphic with bold text took *23 minutes* to burn on my new
> HP-740 drive. If that wasn't bad enough, I can't seem to get a
> fingerprint completely off the finished surface. I've tried Windex and
> tape head cleaner. It's as though it's also etched into the surface.
>
> What a rip. Once again, I'm the victim of hype...

IMO, the Epson Photo R300 printer with DVD/CD tray
and hub-printable DVDs and CDs are a combo that can't
be beat.

Cheap, too. (At least the printer and discs are. The inks
are a different subject, but cost per disc is still reasonable.)

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