Printing to DVD\Blu-ray Media

[ukm_13]

Hey, I was wondering if a lot of you guys print labels directly to the media? I'm looking for a good quality printer that will print to the media and make the blu-ray look professional. I will most likely use taiyo yuden or another good bd-r, any recommendations?

[bazzah]

I have only ever printed a few labels, but I can safely say that the canon mp610 does a brilliant job. A lot of it will be down to the quality of the disc itself. I believe you can get different finishes, such as matt and gloss, which will make a massive difference to the print quality.

[bluesnow]

I don't do blu-ray's but I print a great deal of regular DVD's which is the same thing as far as the printer is concerned. I use an Epson Artisan 50 which does a superb job and use Taiyo Tuden watershield discs. The discs are a little more expensive but the glossy finish is superior and makes the label look real professional. Once I tried glossy I never went back to a matte finish again. I don't believe TY makes a blu-ray disc but they've bought JVC and are now using the JVC name. The only glossy blu-ray discs I'm aware of is Quantum.

[invisigoth]

I don't print labels but I have done a few test ones with my printer and they look pretty amazing. I have an Epson Artison 810. Like the others have said a lot depends on the discs.

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[rrose1968]

I use an Epson R280 for all media that's printable. But I bought 4 of them for $160 shipped on Ebay 2 years ago and still have 2 left in the closet as replacements.

[donger]

I use a Canon IP4700 and get great results. Add that to the fact that replacement ink cartridges can be had inexpensively (around $5 - $7 each) if you use off brand ink and it's good value all around. I see little to no difference between genuine Canon ink and off brand inks.

I use Taiyo Yuden DVD-R's exclusively for my backup media and tend to stick with their full face printable mat finish Value Line discs. Not as good a quality, as they tend to be the discs that didn't pass inspection at their tested speeds but usually work fine at slightly lower speeds. I burn at 8X. I've had very few bad discs and at only $17 to $22 a 100 I can scrap a lot of discs (not that I do) before I even come close to the cost of the top quality. They also, even though they are a mat finish, print very well. The main advise regarding discs is to stick with TY's. You can not go wrong with them. In my experience they are the best DVDR discs on the market.

I haven't any recommendation for BR discs as it's a media I haven't adopted yet for backing up my media. Too expensive and not worth in IMO.