LightScribe

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supersly_jones

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• Jan 12, 2005

• #1

anyone used the new feature from hp lightscribe...sounds pretty cool

 

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Echo_

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• Jan 13, 2005

• #2

ya looks pretty neat wish i could find it as just the drive
hps bah

 

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supersly_jones

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• Jan 13, 2005

• #3

i emailed hp and they said they will have the lightscribe available externally this spring....they didn't quote a price though....i wish i could of got it on my new hp zd8000 i just purchased...that would have put the cherry on top of the cherry the notebook already had....if ya no what i mean

 

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Echo_

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• Jan 16, 2005

• #4

hopefully its not too expensive

 

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supersly_jones

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• Jan 16, 2005

• #5

:S...well most factory external drives are rediculously priced

 

magicman

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• Jan 16, 2005

• #6

Depending on how much you burn cd's you'd still save a bundle on labels/ink...

 

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Echo_

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• Jan 16, 2005

• #7

how does it work? thermal?

 

magicman

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• Jan 16, 2005

• #8

From the lightscribe website:

Your LightScribe-enabled CD/DVD disc drive contains a special laser that pumps light energy into a thin dye coating on the label side of the disc. The light from the laser causes a chemical change in the dye coating that shows up as a visible point on the disc. With laser precision, LightScribe delivers closely controlled light energy to multiple points on the disc as it spins in the drive. The result is a high-resolution reproduction of the artwork, text, or photos you composed in the software application. Seeing is believing!

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steam_guy14

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• Feb 28, 2005

• #9

Here's a "Lightscribe" burner at walmart for $99.99... It's an HP bruner too...

http://www.walmart.com/catalog/product.gsp?product_id=3600676

 

jancz3rt

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• Feb 28, 2005

• #10

Hey lightscribe is a great idea...but do you really thinks it's worth paying the premium for it?

JAN

 

flip218

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• Mar 1, 2005

• #11

a friend got one in his new HP pc. says it doesn't do color, and ya have to buy certain media from HP.

 

Praetor

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Staff member

• Mar 1, 2005

• #12

I kinda like the DiscT@too feature on the now-nonexistent Yamaha drives

 

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supersly_jones

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• Mar 5, 2005

• #13

fyi...hp has the lightscribe on the notebooks now..

 

jancz3rt

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• Mar 5, 2005

• #14

It does look nice.

I must say that it does look nice. However, I would most probably only use it to decorate my most precious copies such as that of music that I myself have created. It would give it that extra edge. I heard good stuff about the now non-existent Yamaha alternative. I predict the same fate to Lightscribe. Don;t get me wrong. It's a nice idea capable of producing interesting and unique results. However, I doubt it will catch on.

JAN

 

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hartRMhart

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• Mar 7, 2005

• #15

you can get these on ebuyer, www.ebuyer.co.uk