Oh, very nice! They even carry it at walmart.com.

I've had 2 of the epson's fail on me now. They print on CD's ok, but the CD tray ends up loosening the paper feed spring over time. Now I can't print on paper!

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Originally posted by Spoonz i bought a £60 hp printer from asda and it prints on CD's HP Photosmart D5160 http://www.google.co.uk/search?hl=e...le+Search&meta=

Wow, very nice stuff You sir have a lot of time on your hands..

I have Epson R200 that prints on CDs.
I buy these: http://www.discmakers.com/shop/Item...ID=CD-032-00002
CD-Rs at discmakers. They are really high qulaity stuff, to last very long time, as opposed to crappy brand name stuff that start to skip after 3-4 years.

Those are good looking CDs!

Another option that works GREAT is LightScribe. The discs are coated on one side with a material that changes color when it's hit with a laser. With a LightScribe burner, you put the disc in one side and burn the image on the disc, then you turn it over and burn the audio.

The resolution is very good, the image is color fast, and they look very professional for demos, etc.

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I don't think you can print different colors with lightscribe. Please correct me if I'm wrong. The cd's are also more expensive.

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Originally posted by Transfusion I don't think you can print different colors with lightscribe. Please correct me if I'm wrong. The cd's are also more expensive.

You're definitely correct, there is only one color. The discs are more expensive as well. I hope I didn't come across wrong, I wasn't trying to say that LightScribe is better per se, just another option. The burning process can also be pretty long (10-15 minutes) per disc.

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Good that you mention Lightscribe, but I think overall printable cd's are superior. (with respect of course)

Well im planning on getting my printer soon, but for how long dot the cartridges last?

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Originally posted by leph555 Well im planning on getting my printer soon, but for how long dot the cartridges last?

how long is a piece of string? :P

all depends on the size of the cartridge the printers carry, how much u use the printer andprobably many other potential factors lol

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I'm getting a Canon Pixma MP600 in a few weeks. Can't wait to start printing some CDs.

Will post up some photos when done...

Additional information I intend to add to my CDs is the release date, as well as the source file (e.g 192kbps mp3, .wav).

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I have a question or two..

What program do you use?
What does the numbers in your design stand for? i guessed the 3 big numbers are just so you can track your cds easily.. but whats the digits on it near the inside of the cd?

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I use photoshop (read tutorial)

Digits on the inside are printed by the manufacturer.

Im not a big fan of 1 cd per ep/album, im burning 8-10 tracks per cd and burning it twice, im using audiolabel for printing.
my method :

- i put tracks to nero until cd is full, tagging every tracks with Name = Key Bpm TrackName (so i can check key in a sec on cdj)
- launch the nero cover editor : choose empty skel
- launch the burning, copy : 2
- while its burning, on nero cover, go to data info of cd, you will get list of track you can easily copy/paste to audio label.
- on audiolabel, i use : Artist - TrackName Bpm Key as track name.
- im using color tag on cd for main cd style, then if a track on a cd is really different, im putting a track number in a color square.

i'll take photo this evening to show you the result.

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