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I do some burner of dvd's and cd's and would like a way to label them.
Labels cause some problems. I have seen inkjets that will print on
cd/dvd but I no nothing about it. Is the end result satisfactory? Does
it last? I need a good photo printer and some of the top rated do not
include printer to this media. Any suggestions will be greatly
appreciated. My price ceiling is about $350. I'll probably print about
200 dvd's a year. Thanks

Wayne wrote:
> I do some burner of dvd's and cd's and would like a way to label them.
> Labels cause some problems. I have seen inkjets that will print on
> cd/dvd but I no nothing about it. Is the end result satisfactory? Does
> it last? I need a good photo printer and some of the top rated do not
> include printer to this media. Any suggestions will be greatly
> appreciated. My price ceiling is about $350. I'll probably print about
> 200 dvd's a year. Thanks

The Epson R200 / R300 series of inkjet printers will print directly onto CDs/DVDs.
They may not be manufactured any more, but if you have a Fry's in your neighborhood,
they frequently have 'reconditioned' printers on sale for $60 - $90 (after rebate).
I'm not sure how well it would work as a true photo printer.. At this price I
got it as a dedicated CD/DVD printer and have not printed anything else on it. It
is a little inconvenient to feed the individual CDs, but not bad. It also has a
basic, but functional "label editor".
Mike

"Wayne" <> wrote in message
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>I do some burner of dvd's and cd's and would like a way to label them.
> Labels cause some problems. I have seen inkjets that will print on
> cd/dvd but I no nothing about it. Is the end result satisfactory? Does
> it last? I need a good photo printer and some of the top rated do not
> include printer to this media. Any suggestions will be greatly
> appreciated. My price ceiling is about $350. I'll probably print about
> 200 dvd's a year. Thanks

Costco (and no doubt other stores) have the Epson R300 for a good price.

On Sat, 03 Dec 2005 13:09:36 -0500, Mike H <>
wrote:

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>
>Wayne wrote:
>> I do some burner of dvd's and cd's and would like a way to label them.
>> Labels cause some problems. I have seen inkjets that will print on
>> cd/dvd but I no nothing about it. Is the end result satisfactory? Does
>> it last? I need a good photo printer and some of the top rated do not
>> include printer to this media. Any suggestions will be greatly
>> appreciated. My price ceiling is about $350. I'll probably print about
>> 200 dvd's a year. Thanks
>
>The Epson R200 / R300 series of inkjet printers will print directly onto CDs/DVDs.
>They may not be manufactured any more, but if you have a Fry's in your neighborhood,
>they frequently have 'reconditioned' printers on sale for $60 - $90 (after rebate).
> I'm not sure how well it would work as a true photo printer.. At this price I
>got it as a dedicated CD/DVD printer and have not printed anything else on it. It
>is a little inconvenient to feed the individual CDs, but not bad. It also has a
>basic, but functional "label editor".
>Mike
The Canon IP Pixma series and some MP series can be modified
to print directly onto CD/DVDs. See at
http://pixma.webpal.info/IP4200/index.htm

In article <>,
says...

> The Canon IP Pixma series and some MP series can be modified
>to print directly onto CD/DVDs. See at
>http://pixma.webpal.info/IP4200/index.htm


Why does Canon restrict printing CD in the US?

"Mike H" <> wrote in message
news:L7lkf.42889$.. .
>
>
> Wayne wrote:
>> I do some burner of dvd's and cd's and would like a way to label them.
>> Labels cause some problems. I have seen inkjets that will print on
>> cd/dvd but I no nothing about it. Is the end result satisfactory? Does
>> it last? I need a good photo printer and some of the top rated do not
>> include printer to this media. Any suggestions will be greatly
>> appreciated. My price ceiling is about $350. I'll probably print about
>> 200 dvd's a year. Thanks
>
> The Epson R200 / R300 series of inkjet printers will print directly onto
> CDs/DVDs.
> They may not be manufactured any more, but if you have a Fry's in your
> neighborhood, they frequently have 'reconditioned' printers on sale for
> $60 - $90 (after rebate). I'm not sure how well it would work as a true
> photo printer.. At this price I got it as a dedicated CD/DVD printer and
> have not printed anything else on it. It is a little inconvenient to feed
> the individual CDs, but not bad. It also has a basic, but functional
> "label editor".
> Mike
>

I have an R200 that I bought ONLY for printing on CD/DVD's and it works
great for
that...it leave a bit to be desired for photos however. I think the minimum
if you want
photos too would be the R300/R320 and the R800 would be an excellent choice
if you
find it within your budget.

George

In article <g0wkf.7044$SY.5281@trnddc06>, says...
>
>
>In article <>,
>says...
>
>> The Canon IP Pixma series and some MP series can be modified
>>to print directly onto CD/DVDs. See at
>>http://pixma.webpal.info/IP4200/index.htm
>
>
>Why does Canon restrict printing CD in the US?


OK, it was a dumb question I guess, but there must be a good story why
Canon implements the option to print on CD/DVD disks, and sells it in
Europe, but disables and hides that option the USA.

Epson printers sell the option both places.

I am not aware that HP has that option to print on CDR/DVD. Perhaps
their support of LightScribe could be a factor, but to me, that wouldnt
seem to interfere with business.

Is this inkjet-printing-of-recordable-media just another music industry
fear of duplication?