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ribitch
03-09-2004, 04:51 AM
http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,114592,tk,wb030804x,00.asp

This is pretty impresive.
http://www.pcworld.com/news/graphics/114592-2203p024_4b.jpg

Basically the drive will write to a silk screen portion on the top of the disk. The same laser that wrote the disk willetch the silkscreen to make a label.

I wonder if they could do a red green and blue layered disk or a CMYK layers. With multiple layers, you can create an image that is full color depending on the # of layers removed.
bachviet
03-09-2004, 06:44 AM
That's pretty neat. :thumb:
ialsohaveadream
03-09-2004, 07:21 AM
I want that! I'll give you $50 for it!
Merlin
03-09-2004, 09:37 AM
HP estimates that a drive that uses LightScribe will carry a premium of about $10 over the going price today, and that a disc will cost about a dime more than today's discs.
I would pay that for labeling. :thumb:
Airencracken
03-09-2004, 09:42 AM
Now that is cool.
Showtime
03-09-2004, 09:52 AM
Ding ding ding!

We have a winner...

Nice find, that is way better than that tattoo thingy.

-jel:halo:
johnnymk
03-09-2004, 11:07 AM
If you buy a CD from half.com, you won't have any idea if it's an original or a copy.
ialsohaveadream
03-09-2004, 06:25 PM
Originally posted by johnnymk
If you buy a CD from half.com, you won't have any idea if it's an original or a copy.

Dude, if you tell everyone our ideas, we'll never make money!
kimchicowboy
03-10-2004, 02:56 AM
that yamaha tatoo thing was novel, but yeah, since it only wrote on the underside, it was kinda pointless. this is cool stuff. :)
Mpowered
03-10-2004, 01:58 PM
Originally posted by johnnymk
If you buy a CD from half.com, you won't have any idea if it's an original or a copy.

You can usually tell if a disc is burned or an original stamped copy by looking at the writable side.
Jeffbx
03-11-2004, 05:01 AM
Dang, it warms my heart to see that there are still some quality innovations coming off the assembly line. THIS is a great idea. Hopefully some day soon I'll be able to throw away all of those Sharpies I have in my drawer.
ribitch
09-14-2005, 07:05 PM
i got one of these and its very cool. works like they say. the print time is kinda slow, but it can reprint a label over and over and be on the same EXACT position as the previous. It does this with a set of tracking marks located in the center of teh disk.

Supposedly there are rumors of color capable disks, and faster writing disks. Each disk in its highest quality is about 30 minutes for full coverage. This should be cut dramatically by using teh new disks. The drives are suppsoed to be capable of using the new disks once they are in production.

DVD media costs about $1 each while 30 CD-R's run about 20.
LPMiller
09-14-2005, 07:38 PM
the HP drives are the same as the BenQ drives, which are super cheap at newegg in the OEM version.
Grimm
09-14-2005, 08:01 PM
If you buy a CD from half.com, you won't have any idea if it's an original or a copy.
Other than it being a writable CD you mean, instead of the stamped ones that are mass manufactured? :rolleyes: