# Anyone Here Use LightScribe For Your CDs and DVDs? **URL:** \ **Category:** Cafe Society\ **Created:** [August 29, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-lightscribe-for-your-cds-and-dvds/508189 "2009-08-29T20:15:26Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Markxxx](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/5daacb/32.png) [@Markxxx](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Markxxx)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 8:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-lightscribe-for-your-cds-and-dvds/508189/1 "2009-08-29T20:15:26Z")
Just wondering, as I’ve never used it. At about a buck a CD I don’t think I’ll be using them anytime soon. Anyone out there use them? Any problems with them Comments? Thoughts? Opinons? _(Note: I put this hear as you use CDs and DVDs to burn movies and music, so this seems appropriate, please move to IMHO if needed)_ ---
**Author:** ![aruvqan](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aruvqan/32/2891_2.png) [@aruvqan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aruvqan)\ **Post date:** [August 29, 2009, 8:26pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-lightscribe-for-your-cds-and-dvds/508189/2 "2009-08-29T20:26:59Z")
I like them for my archival stuff, or stuff I am giving to a friend, as the labels can never fall off/smear/get lost. Great for labeling work files so the boss doesnt lose the labels and insist I never gave him the data… If it is a disc of MP3 for in my car disc player, I dont bother as I record 6 assorted mixes and shove them in and listen until I am bored, then give them to mrAru and burn 6 more. ---
**Author:** ![Jamicat](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/j/c67d28/32.png) [@Jamicat](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Jamicat)\ **Post date:** [August 30, 2009, 9:44am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-lightscribe-for-your-cds-and-dvds/508189/3 "2009-08-30T09:44:23Z")
I have used it…cant remember the details…but I haven’t used it since one of my CD’s that were light scribed faded…and cant see what was scribed on it. I think I went over to a printer that printed on the CD…but since I couldn’t afford the printer ink anymore…:rolleyes: I’ve used about every way to put printing on a CD over the years. I finally gave up and just use a sharpie. As far as lightscribe, you have to buy the premium software to do anything other than words in Ariel format. I think I managed a pic on one…but was uninteresting. ---
**Author:** ![MissGypsy](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/m/8491ac/32.png) [@MissGypsy](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MissGypsy)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 1:55am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-lightscribe-for-your-cds-and-dvds/508189/4 "2009-08-31T01:55:08Z")
I use it, but I’m not all that impressed. The image quality is so-so, at best, but it’s cute when I send DVDs of my kids to their grandparents, and some of my clients are wowed by it. ---
**Author:** ![Terraplane](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/74df32/32.png) [@Terraplane](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Terraplane)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 3:57am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-lightscribe-for-your-cds-and-dvds/508189/5 "2009-08-31T03:57:32Z")
A LightScribe drive came with came with my computer when I bought it and they included a sample disc so I figured I’d give it a try. It looked ok when it was done but it took 30-45 minutes to finish. That’s way too long to put a label on a cd. Maybe the newer ones are faster but I was unimpressed. ---
**Author:** ![tr0psn4j](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/958977/32.png) [@tr0psn4j](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tr0psn4j)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 5:05am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-lightscribe-for-your-cds-and-dvds/508189/6 "2009-08-31T05:05:43Z")
Last I checked, my sharpies were working just fine. I think I’ll stick to my sloppy handwriting. ---
**Author:** ![Pitter\_Patter](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/p/90db22/32.png) [@Pitter\_Patter](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pitter_Patter)\ **Post date:** [August 31, 2009, 7:16pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/anyone-here-use-lightscribe-for-your-cds-and-dvds/508189/7 "2009-08-31T19:16:18Z")
I use them for my clients, for the “wow” effect. BTW, you can “scribe” more than once to enhance the effect, but the time it takes isn’t worth it to me.