Almost MPSIMS: I Need A Blank CD-R....

Factual Questions
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      • …with no labeling on it. Somebody wants me to make a couple music CD’s for them and I got everything else covered, except that they want to use their own stick-on label for it, and so they don’t want any labeling already printed on the top of the CD. Are there any that are completely blank? -All the CD-R’s that I have found have a frosted surface with a corporate logo and lines for labeling with a marker, and that’s what is not wanted. - DougC
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Yep! I get them all the time. In fact I have 200 of them sitting on my desk in front of me right now. They’re TDK 80min CD-R’s and I got them from PC Warehouse. Just look for things like ‘silver’, ‘gold’, or ‘printable’ in the description and avoid things like ‘branded’.

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??? Most true CD labels are circular opaque disks that cover 75-90% + of the disk’s surface. Most CD labels will cover over any silkscreened brand on the disk’s surface. If the user is going to use some small gummed address 1x3 type label that exposes the surface it’s going to look like hell anyway and exposed branding should be the least of his or her esthetic issues.

see Fellowes Neato CD Labels 40/PK $14.85

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The silkscreen logo will occasionally show through the paper of stick-on labels, depending on how dark the logo is and how light the label is.

http://www.tape.com/cgi-bin/SoftCart.exe/cdr.html?E+cassette

You’re looking for the ones in the first two categories in the link above. Those marked “consumer audio” generally have the manufacturers logos on them already.

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BTW, there might be cheaper alternative to doing diy duplication. Check out:

http://discs-on-demand.com for < 100 and http://www.hi-fi-lo-fi.com/ for more than that.

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      • The label they want to use is no text, just two Celtic-style animals chasing each other around the CD, if you get my drift. The background has to be blank or it wouldn’t look right. The transparent CD labels we have already found and it’s only for a few copies, so it’s not practical to go to a commercial duplicator. - DougC
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      • Um, which color is best? Da people wished for gold (which I found), but the Yahoo FAQ says “gold dyes are better, except unless your CD drive is better with blue/green”. And another place says that black is better, because it blocks UV…
        It’s not as if we are accomplishing the equivalent of the Rosetta Stone, but is there any practical difference between the different colors? I have a Lite-On 12x10x32 drive, and I burn at 2X or 4X with verification turned on.
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  • Um, are there any colors or brands/models of disks specifically to avoid? - DougC
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And on a related subject, whatever happened to 650 MB CDRs? You can’t find them anymore.

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You can’t?? Every place I buy them from has both 650 and 700 readily available.

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Great! Point the way. No retailer (that I’ve checked) in the DFW area has them and I can no longer find them online. Can you suggest an online source?

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flex727, why not just use a 700MB CDR? It’s not like they’re significantly more expensive than a 650MB CDR, and they’ll work in anything a 650MB CDR will…