Wondering what's the best method, lightscribe, or printable DVD's?

I still use a Sharpie.

Printable is still king. Lightscribe is cool, but the discs cost more and you get no color.

If you don't mind those things then LS would be best as you don't need a CD printer or have to buy ink cartridges. Plus having to wait for the ink to set can suck.

Me too...ghetto labeling is the best!

Both lightscribe and sticky labels are believed to cause disk degradation.

I haven't read that lightscribe causes disk degradation, how
extreme is this degradation?

thats how I label them as well.. and I even have labels aswell as a lightscribe drive



I heard that too.. may have been when they first came out though.. haven't heard anything recently

MG.I read it somewhere a few months ago.After your question I tried to find the source, but I can't.

Same here!

Damn, ewe need to lay off the chronic too.

Is there any better way than a Sharpie?

I don't know. I haven't tried my new Lightscribe yet!

I have had a light scribe drive in my computer for about 6 months.. I still have yet to try it..

Heck I still haven't burned a dual layer disc yet.. and have had a drive that could do that for a few years..

I'm a Sharpie ho, too...

The dual layer discs burn just like the regular ones. I just have to change one setting, and it burns like normal.


I've done a handful now.

....Stepped into that one, T_A!

Doing a handful is much better than doing a handempty.

Still use a sharpie or my trusty P-Touch for some

lightscribe causes data degradation because it's actually burning the label you make on to the OTHER side of the writable media foil.

way to respond to a post thats over 3 years old.


I still haven't used my lightscribe or dual layer yet.

I still label my disc with a sharpie

I love revisiting old post.





I'm still a Sharpie guy.


I tried sticky labels for a while, but some of them had issues playing on my older players. Peeled the labels off, and presto...worked fine.

Sharpie is the tried and true method indeed!

Uh huh. Sharpie all the way!

I use the retractable Sharpie.

Well aren't you fancy! Do you drink coffee with your pinkie finger pointed out also?

I put a handful of grounds in my mouth and then gargle with hot water.

hahahahaaha uber instant coffee!