LightScribe media costs

[2COOL]

I was trying to research on LightScribe and how it would impact us this year when more companies start joining in with drives and media. Of course, you need a special media (CD or DVD) to use it with the drives but I wanted to know a estimate street price. This just came in not too long ago with TDK.

reference (http://www.cdrinfo.com/Sections/News/Details.aspx?NewsId=12069)

TDK 8x DVD+R and 52x CD-R media featuring LightScribe technology will be available in early 2005. Estimated street prices are as follows: 52x CD-R in slim jewel case (1 disc), $1.19; 52x CD-R in 10-disc spindles, $11.90; 8x DVD+R in slim jewel case (1 disc), $1.69; 8x DVD+R in 10-disc spindles, $16.90.

I've read that Verbatim and Imitation have LightScribe media already.

Here's another article (http://www.backupcritic.com/faq/lightscribe/price.html) on media prices.

[Sirber]

What is LightScribe?
Chris Bailey, TDK Director of Recording Media, noted, "TDK recordable DVD and CD media featuring LightScribe technology makes it exceptionally easy for our customers to create custom-labeled discs with a professionally produced appearance." He continued, "Because no extra supplies are required, TDK discs with LightScribe are an especially affordable and convenient alternative to using a labeling kit and consuming expensive printer ink." http://www.lightscribe.com/howlightscribeworks.aspx

[2COOL]

More recent information on LightScribe.

http://www.pcworld.com/news/article/0,aid,119690,00.asp

Jon L. Jacobi, special to PC World
Tuesday, February 15, 2005

LightScribe currently etches at only 1X speed (a firmware update that will speed up the process to 2X is in the works). It can take upward of 30 minutes to render a disc label with complex graphics. However, simple titles and track lists take only about 5 minutes--a wait I can easily live with. I'm not partial to the dirty-gold surface color, but that's a minor quibble.

[Joe Fenton]

Something to think about - writing data the size of a pit on a CD/DVD is perfect for diffraction gratings. This means with the appropriate software, you could make holographic labels for your CD/DVD.