OT +/- Direct Inkjet to DVD Printer Recommendation

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OT +/- Direct Inkjet to DVD Printer Recommendation

Sorry for the slightly off-topic, but I figured many of you have a similar need. I wanted to upgrade my inkjet at home from an Epson i777 to something newer, QUIETER and that can print directly onto DVDs.

I know you can't beat Epson for quality, but the price of the ink is outrageous. I've bought third-party inks but the quality goes way down. Anyone have other brands that produce good quality with ink costs in the reasonable range? Not to mention the noise facto and the direct-to-disk printing.

Thanks for any opinions.

Dual 1.8 G5, Mac OS X (10.4.5), 2 GB RAM

Posted on Apr 24, 2006 12:41 PM

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Answer 1

F Shippey

Level 7

21,500 points

Apr 24, 2006 12:49 PM in response to Alex Campuzano1

I have an Epson R200 (now replaced by the 220, I think) that I only use for printing panoramas and printing on discs (CD/DVDs).

I have other printers I use for most of my printing.

Printing on discs doesn't take much ink so the cartridges last a long time, and the Epson quality is great.

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Answer 2

Len Goff

Level 6

17,911 points

Apr 24, 2006 1:21 PM in response to Alex Campuzano1

Thanks for any opinions.

I agree with Mr. Shippey. I have the same setup. Also does a very nice job on photos.

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Answer 3

Apr 24, 2006 7:24 PM in response to Len Goff

Thanks for replies. Looks like it's slim pickin's for inkjets with direct to DVD printing. I was just wondering.

The only other thing to look at is those LightScribe burners that burn the image directly on the "cover" side. Thanks again.

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