On Sun, 08 Oct 2006 17:47:53 GMT, "ElJerid"
<s.vanderhaeghen@pandora.be> wrote:

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>"kony" <spam@spam.com> wrote in message
>news:ecqhi2l4ode8llgn1boj5hkq6o3c630ohh@4ax.com.. .
>> On Sun, 8 Oct 2006 15:02:37 +1000, "Rod Speed"
>> <rod.speed.aaa@gmail.com> wrote:
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>>>Wrong.
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>> Feeling verbose today?
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>Rod Speed is right !
>Many markers contain alcohol, which dissolves plastic composites. That's the
>reason why special CD/DVD markers are available.

No, alcohol does not dissolve polycarbonate.


>Concerning the labels, there's another important potential issue. Many
>CD/DVD readers become very hot, and this dissolves the glue of the label,
>resulting in air bubbles between label and disc.

Heat melts, not dissolves. Any properly made label should
not come off from being in a drive, but that doesn't prevent
anyone from not properly affixing it to the disc.


>In that case of course, the
>disc becomes unreadable.

You think a bubble on a label makes a disc unreadable?
Seems pretty far fetched.

>I' ve encountered this problem with many label
>brands, except one, which is Neato. They're more expensive, but work fine.

I don't discount the possibility that some labels are junk,
there are many junk products made only towards lowest cost.


>The best solution is to print directly on the disc (Canon or Epson inkjet
>printers). However, be careful with the inks you use, as many (replacement)
>inks can smear, even after a few months.

IMO, the best solution is not to label them at all, except a
tiny index code in the center.