Who Needs Labels...

luck777jojo · 03-13-2004, 11:15 PM

You Think You Need Labels For All Those CDs???

Not if HP has their way. According to HP and PC World, among others, Hewlett Packard will soon be offering a new way to label your burned discs: LightScribe.

You probably remember the technology from Yamaha called DiscT@2 that allowed you to use the existing laser in your CDRW drive to "burn" a label into the data side of the CD. LightScribe uses a similar idea, but unlike the Yamaha version that burned the image on the data side, which reduced data storage and increased chances of physical damage resulting in data loss, the LightScribe technology will "burn" the label on the top silver side. Users who want to label a CD will be prompted to turn the disc over and use the drive's laser to create a high-contrast, silk screen-type label.

Several manufacturers have already signed up to use the technology, and it's possible that you will start seeing this technology, in stores, as little as 6 months from now. The drives will probably cost about $10 more than similar non-LightScribe drives, and the special discs should cost about a dime extra. This is all according to PC World Magazine.

HP engineers say they came up with the idea in response to their own frustration at fighting with traditional labels. They believe that these traditional labels tend to cause problems in today's fast-spinning drives.

I don't know about you but this is something that I am sure to check out when it comes out.

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03-13-2004, 11:15 PM	#1 (permalink)
luck777jojo Moderator Join Date: Mar 2004 Posts: 23	You Think You Need Labels For All Those CDs??? Not if HP has their way. According to HP and PC World, among others, Hewlett Packard will soon be offering a new way to label your burned discs: LightScribe. You probably remember the technology from Yamaha called DiscT@2 that allowed you to use the existing laser in your CDRW drive to "burn" a label into the data side of the CD. LightScribe uses a similar idea, but unlike the Yamaha version that burned the image on the data side, which reduced data storage and increased chances of physical damage resulting in data loss, the LightScribe technology will "burn" the label on the top silver side. Users who want to label a CD will be prompted to turn the disc over and use the drive's laser to create a high-contrast, silk screen-type label. Several manufacturers have already signed up to use the technology, and it's possible that you will start seeing this technology, in stores, as little as 6 months from now. The drives will probably cost about $10 more than similar non-LightScribe drives, and the special discs should cost about a dime extra. This is all according to PC World Magazine. HP engineers say they came up with the idea in response to their own frustration at fighting with traditional labels. They believe that these traditional labels tend to cause problems in today's fast-spinning drives. I don't know about you but this is something that I am sure to check out when it comes out.