labels and dvd+/-r's
02-04-2005, 11:27 AM
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labels and dvd+/-r's
can you put labels on dvd's? or does that make them unplayable? i thought i read on a pack of dvd's sometime ago, not to put any label on it. any reason? or am i just crazy?
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02-04-2005, 12:42 PM
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Originally Posted by flipped cracka
i have a bunch of regular cd's with labels on them that don't work anymore. i would definitely not put labels on dvds.
02-04-2005, 01:00 PM
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Originally Posted by e3NiNe
I'm pretty sure it's the high heat (when the disc is in the drive), adhesive on the label, and the reaction with the reflective surface of the disc. (the disc isn't shiny, it's clear ... it's the underside of the top coating that has the mirror'ed look)
Sometimes it works fine, othertimes it's wack and won't spin properly and you get failed burns.
02-04-2005, 01:03 PM
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Originally Posted by antarius
Actually the label can unbalance the disk and cause it to not spin properly, so the laser can't (or just doesn't) focus properly at all times.
Sometimes it works fine, othertimes it's wack and won't spin properly and you get failed burns.
Sometimes it works fine, othertimes it's wack and won't spin properly and you get failed burns.
imagine the burn track, but with unburned dots on it.
