Printing labels directly on to a CDR

[Basher]

I am considering purchasing a printer that allows you to print directly on to a disc, for CD labelling purposes. Does anyone have any experience with this? There is an Epson Stylus Photo R200 printer for $85 (after rebate) that will do this, but I am worried that I will have to use the supplied software to create my own label, and that I will not be able to import PDF files (from LivePhish) for example.

Any help would be appreciated.

[AD]

Phish will most likely come out with their own printer for such tasks.

AD

[Basher]

LOL - Thanks AD - they have my credit card on file for anything that they release.

[Caspien]

I was using the epson R200 at work and just recently purchased the newer R320. The quality of prints is really good. The reason we bought the R320 was because the rollers on the R200 kept on getting stuck and you had to give the disc tray a little budge but it still works today, its just a pain in the ass sometimes. As far as I know you do have to use their program to print (I could be wrong) because it controls the rollers to pull the tray in. So you have to convert to Jpeg or Gif. For price & quality colour prints this is the only option on the market, that I know of. We use it all the time. One other thing to remember, ink is very expensive and it takes 6 different colours so you only have to replace the colours you use. Each cartridge is around $20. Although, it should come with full cartridges.

[Basher]

Thanks for the info - I am told you can import PSD files into the Print CD app as well, and with Photoshop you can import the PDF LivePhish files and save as PSD, so that should do the trick.

[Diggzz]

Much pricier (sp?) but you get an automated burner/label printer:

http://www.primera.com/bravoII_disc_publisher.html

Probably too much for what you need but this is what I use at work and you can do pretty much anything with it, good quality too...

[Basher]

$2200 vs. $80 - not much of a comparison there.