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TechnoTV - Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer (1738260)
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List Price: $279.00
Our Price: $249.98
Your Save: $ 29.02 ( 10% )
Availability: Usually ships in 24 hours
Manufacturer: DYMO
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Average Customer Rating:  
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Binding: Electronics
Brand: DYMO
Color: Silver
EAN: 0071701117021
Feature: Professionally label CDs and DVDs quickly and without hassle of adhesive labels or markers
Is Autographed: 0
Is Memorabilia: 0
Label: DYMO
Manufacturer: DYMO
Model: 1738260
Modem Description: None
Number Of Items: 1
Publisher: DYMO
Release Date: 2007-06-01
Special Features: nv:Print Method^Inkjet
Studio: DYMO
Variation Description: Silver
Warranty: 1 year warranty
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Features
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Professionally label CDs and DVDs quickly and without hassle of adhesive labels or markers
Three settings for regulated resolution quality and print speed
Lays down ink directly on the disc as it spins
Label discs in as little as 30 seconds
1-year limited manufacturer's warranty
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Spotlight customer reviews:
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Customer Rating:
Summary: Once you use this you'll never use another sticker CD label again!
Comment: I've used sticker CD labels extensively for many years without any problems. In my opinion CD Stomper is an excellent cheap way to make great looking CD labels. With that, this is not to say I was looking for a better alternative, like some of those who have a strong resentment for this type of CD labeling system, I just have a thing for new tech gadgets. Before the Dymo DiscPainter I never would've thought of buying a CD/DVD printer, but after seeing the eye-catching advertisements I was starting to get intrigued. So I did some research and read some reviews. There were only two things that was holding me back. From reading the reviews and some of the descriptions I learned that the ink only has three colors, and no black. So my first concern was how good the quality was going to be. Believe me once you print your first disc on this printer you won't be disappointed! The second concern was if it could do hub printing (I think that's what the term is), when you can print all the way to the center of the disc. The software that this comes with goes way beyond the call of duty. Not only does it print the entire surface of the disc, but you can specify the printing area to accommodate for any brand or style of printable CD/DVD media. I have to admit that this review may be biased since I've never used any other CD/DVD printer, and they all may have the same features as the Dymo DiscPainter, but if you just look at this product for what it can do I was way beyond impressed. Some people think that this is overpriced, but after a few hours of experimenting, and a stack of professional looking discs I knew I got my monies worth.
Some things you may want to know:
This printer can print on three different types of discs. Glossy (it comes with three glossy CD-Rs). After you print one of these discs you'll be left speechless. The other two are your typical matte white printable discs, and the other is silver. This is not the shiny silver discs, it's more of a matte finish. I tried on the regular silver ones and the ink won't even bond to the surface. Also, you can choose the quality and quantity you want to print.
The thing that impressed me the most was the software. Some labeling systems give you only templates and a few basic editing tools to use, which leaves you needing third-party photo editing software to get your labels looking nice. However, the software that comes with the DiscPainter is a full disc creation suite with no additional software required. It's not Photoshop, but it's ten times more elaborate than Microsoft Paint. You can use layers, and grids to align your layers, there's even a whole section of tools to adjust your text just the way you want.
What I also like about the DiscPainter is the way it looks, which is what caught my eye in the first place. The design is so compact and simple, yet it produces such amazing results. So bravo to the Dymo design and advertising team. You got me to buy it. Still, if it didn't do what it did I'd be very disappointed for wasting all that money.
A last note, which has nothing to do with function, but it's just cool to watch, is the way that it prints the disc. Like I said before, I never used another disc printer, so I don't know if they all print like the DiscPainter, but there's a see-through window where you can watch the disc being printed. It's hard to describe it, but if you go to the Dymo website you can see a brief demo. The disc is on a tray that moves back and forth, and spinning at the same time. While it's spinning the disc is being printing from the inside out. It's like you can actually see your disc being "made".
Now going back to what my title says, even though I was a CD sticker guy for the longest time, I don't think I can go back. Don't get me wrong, the quality for both the stickers and printable discs is about the same if you use the matte discs, but the quality of the glossy ones surpass those of any stickers that I've used. Also it's so simple to print, just place disc on the tray, click the print button on your screen, and your done. The other way you had to load the labels into your printer, then print the labels out, and then stick it on the disc. Also getting the alignment of your prints on the stickers sometimes took trial and error, but with the DiscPainter software what you see on the screen is how you disc will print every time.
Bottom line... BEST PRODUCT I BOUGHT THIS YEAR!
Customer Rating:
Summary: Cool idea in theory, doesn't work in practice.
Comment: Even on the highest settings, with the recommended glossy discs, the prints lack depth and vibrancy, and look very sketchy. There are extremely visible white rings that run around the disc due of the circular pattern it prints in. The ink also runs out extremely fast, and is expensive to replace.
Thankfully, the company I work for bought this thing, I would have returned it if it was my money.
Customer Rating:
Summary: One of the absolute worst.
Comment: First of all, the Discpainter uses only one ink cartridge (CMY). It doesn't even have a black cartridge! Blacks come out very muddy.
Second, each printed disc is severely marred by circular lines that ruin the image.
Third, the ink finish looks terrible. Each Verbatim matte DVD-R I printed looks like it has a paper label and not a classy, professional, even-textured print.
Do not buy.
Customer Rating:
Summary: happy with this
Comment: Well, I didn't know which to buy, looked at reviews and chose this one. I use it with my Mac to print DVDs, and it's been great so far, printed a bunch. I don't say any problem at all with the quality and I'm relatively picky about that. It came quickly and was extremely easy to get going. Has its own software to design discs and disc sleeves etc., upload photos, print text. I'm happy with this.
Customer Rating:
Summary: Great except for, you know, quality
Comment: First the good news: The DiscPainter is super-easy to use. The DiscPainter software is head-and-shoulders better than any similar tool. Incredibly intuitive with all the bells and whistles I could want. Designing a label is actually fun. Then just pop in a disc and within a couple minutes you have a fully-printed CD/DVD ready to go. For ease of use, the DiscPainter is definitely the best I've ever used.
There's only one drawback to the DiscPainter, but it's a big one. The image quality stinks if you're wanting to print something other than simple graphics. It only has a few (4?) ink colors, so it has to simulate those colors by dithering. For example, to get a skin tone, it lays down dots of different colors so that when viewed from a distance, they blend together to appear like skin (or whatever color it's simulating).
Regular inkjet printers do the same thing. But, while the DiscPainter claims a resolution of 600 dots per inch (DPI) its dither pattern is much, much coarser, probably in the area of 100 DPI. So you end up with large blobs of color. You have to get 2-3 feet away for the dither pattern to blend into smoothness, at normal viewing distance it looks really bad. I was really psyched by the DiscPainter system until I pulled that first disc from the printer. Then I unplugged it, packed it up, and returned it to Amazon.
So, if you're looking to just put text and some stipes on a disc, the DiscPainter is great! But for photos, it's just not up to the task.
If Dymo every comes up with a DiscPainter that handles photos well, I'll buy it in a heartbeat.
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Editorial Reviews:
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Until now, getting great graphics on CDs and DVDs was about compromise. With the DYMO DiscPainter CD/DVD printer you don't have to give up a thing. One look at DiscPainter in action and you'll see magic at work. That magic is in fact patented RadialPrint Technology that prints directly on the disc as it spins.
What makes the DiscPainter CD/DVD printer deliver great quality in a few minutes is all in the spin. RadialPrint Technology lays down ink directly on your disc as it spins. Unlike any other disc printing, you don't have to compromise. You get quality and speed with dedicated disc printing and patented technology. The DiscPainter printer lets you print the entire printable area of your discs. From the inner printable hub to the outer edge, DiscPainter can fill your disc with vivid color. All this in a few minutes using Discus for DYMO, the included design software.
The DiscPainter CD/DVD printer features patented technology - the disc is printed as it spins - now that's a revolution with great results! Full color graphics and images are printed with superior quality at industry-leading speed. You don't need much space for the DiscPainter printer's compact footprint. And you won't have to fuss with hard-to-use trays. Simply put your disc inside, close the lid and print. Say goodbye to laborious labels and messy markers. Say hello to professional-looking DVDs and CDs for all your projects. What makes the DiscPainter CD/DVD printer deliver great quality in a few minutes is all in the spin. RadialPrint Technology lays down ink directly on your disc as it spins. Unlike any other disc printing, you don't have to compromise. You get quality and speed with dedicated disc printing and patented technology.
Simple and quick 3-step process: Choose included and full featured Discus for DYMO software or your favorite program including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, InDesign or SureThing. Discus for D
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