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| Ogilvy posted 2009 Jan 21 17:31 | ||
| This problem with sticky labels....does it also apply to .avi(XViD) content or are we only speaking of „full-dvd“ content?
Also, is the problem limited to stand-alone players? | ||
| minidv2dvd posted 2009 Jan 21 17:36 | ||
| stick on adhesive labels should not be used on any type of disc for any purpose. | ||
| LCSHG posted 2009 Feb 06 19:26 | ||
| A Quote
'stick on adhesive labels should not be used on any type of disc for any purpose. ------------------------------------------- Why | ||
| minidv2dvd posted 2009 Feb 06 20:06 | ||
| added weight wears out drive motors. increased imbalance wears out laser focus motors. adhesive is bad for the plastic. | ||
| jagabo posted 2009 Feb 06 20:14 | ||
| I think the labels warp the discs. The coefficient of thermal expansion is different for paper and plastic. And the label and glue may expand or contract with age, humidity, etc.
I used to think it was a balance issue but I once removed half the label from a disc that wouldn't play. The thing rattled like hell but the video played. Of course, the problem doesn't have to be the same with every player, label, and disc. So there may be a combination of issues. And yes, it's a problem for data discs as well as movie DVDs. | ||
| INFRATOM posted 2009 Feb 07 03:35 | ||
| I think I was the only one who did it successfully because I made a jig to precisely center it. But some were freezing on my son's portable player and every now and then on mine so I gave up the idea, marker is the easiest and light subscribe probably next and print on after that. Media and dvd players are not that expensive to ruin things go ahead and try a few but buy thin labels if you can and glossy with small holes so it would be easier to center. You can remove the labels by putting them in water over night and label comes off and residue if any clean with alcohol. Before anyone jumping at me I said for fun and sake of trying, I bought a bunch of dvds from fry's $14 for a hundred pack and they were all Taiyo Yuden labeled as CG and they were printables too. I played SAW 5 recently and the dvd player goes crazy it make it spin up and down and at super speed with such a noise that I took it out, I didn't want it to ruin my Oppo so even a manufactured dvd could ruin a player. | ||
| Cole posted 2009 Feb 07 03:42 | ||
| In the dim distant past when I experimented with stick-on labels (VCD days) one of the labels peeled itself off the CD, within the DVD Player, during playback.
I never used them again. | ||
| LCSHG posted 2009 Feb 07 20:10 | ||
| Labels
I had put on a number of self -s tick labels I was having problems and this was blamed on the labels, Balance, weight, etc. I was advised that the labels were at fault, TAKE UM OFF OK so I went to remove them This was not easy and very sticky, the Verbatim disks were the worse because of a film that was on them.. I gave the whole removal thing up. This was all, a long time ago. In the mean time I was having problems with the DVD drives themselves. Evan though the advice was to replace them I felt they could be saved and spent a lot of time on them I finally pulled the drives on alll 12 of my personal units and some 35 fiends units and replaced them. At the same time I developed [found ] a proper way to use and reuse RW disks. I still have more than 300 disks with labels. They are 3-4 years old, are not out of balance, create excessive wear, warp the disks, come loose, etc. They work perfectly I gave up using Labels some 3 years ago, BECAUSE the time spent wasn’t worth it | ||
| jagabo posted 2009 Feb 07 21:18 | ||
| I probably made about 30 discs with labels several years ago when I first started making DVDs. They all played fine in my DVD player at the time and in the computer. Then one day I got a new DVD player. Almost all the discs with labels didn't play properly in the new player. After removing the labels they all played fine once again.
Now, several DVD writers and DVD players later I occasionally stumble across a disc with a label still on it. They usually don't play. Removing the label has always fixed them. | ||
| Ogilvy posted 2009 Feb 08 22:31 | ||
| Goodbye labels & thanks for the useful information | ||
| hayleyjd posted 2009 Mar 01 01:46 | ||
I have just joined the forum because I have been reading about the lableing on CDs and DVDs I found it all very interesting. I have the neato software for doing this. after reading on all this today I thought that I would go and see what I could find. so I found this. would you still recamond that I dont do it with my DVDs thay do look so nice though. any thoughts would be great thanks. Cheers hayleyjd Highest quality standards: Labels are heat and age tested for permanent adhesion Will not damage disks Safe for printing equipment | ||
| lordsmurf posted 2009 Mar 01 03:47 | ||
| If you insist on having pretty pictures on your discs, then use inkjet media. | ||
| pepegot1 posted 2009 Mar 01 10:21 | ||
| I have used sticky labels for years with issue. | ||
| turk690 posted 2009 Mar 01 15:54 | ||
| Maybe you mean without issue...? | ||
| jagabo posted 2009 Mar 01 17:15 | ||
| It's only a matter of time... | ||
| piano632 posted 2009 Mar 01 20:55 | ||
| Some of the public libraries around me put clear labels on all their CD's with metal theft strips underneath. They don't seem to harm the discs, but they do strain the player sometimes.
I don't know what possessed me to buy some of these labels, but I did. I was thinking about protecting the vulnerable label side of CD-R's, but is it worth it. The ones I got aren't totally clear, more of a frosty clear and it's hard to put them on without getting trapped air bubbles. It's practically impossible to take them off without destroying the disc. But if you ever need some frosty clear labels, here's where to get them: http://www.vernonlibrarysupplies.com/cgi-bin/vernlib.cgi/6690CD.html |
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