Posted by Bill Lee on 01/21/06 11:20

In article <GTdAf.915$2O6.225@newssvr12.news.prodigy.com>,
keith_nuttle <keith_nuttle@sbcglobal.net> wrote:

> I have and use one of the centering devices and the donut labels to
> identify CD I have made of image files. I now have a r/w DVD and would
> like to label the DVD's the I make.

Well, it might work and it might not. My experience is that it will lead
to many more failures with the donut labels than without.

The problem is that you also don't know how close to the point of not
working you will be. Doing things like putting labels on or leaving the
DVD in the sun will move you closer to that 'Does not work' region. Over
time, the disk will naturally move closer to the 'Does not work' region,
due to aging of the dye layer, exacerbated by poor storage of the
DVD-RW. Can you accept a higher risk that the disk may no longer be
readable years from now?

The better solution would be to buy the DVDs with inkjet printable top
surfaces, and print directly to the DVD itself. Of course you may need
to buy an inkjet printer capable of doing this. Of course these DVD
disks cost more than the slick DVDs, but unless you are burning dozens
of disks per day, the cost difference is not that significant. YMMV.

Bill Lee

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