Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer (1738260)
by DYMO
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Digital Photo Product Details
Manufacturer: DYMOFormat: CD
Platform: Mac OS X 10.3 Panther, Windows XP
Model: 1738260
Color: Silver
Product features:
- Professionally label CDs and DVDs quickly and without hassle of adhesive labels or markers
- Three settings for regulated resolution quality and print speed
- Lays down ink directly on the disc as it spins
- Label discs in as little as 30 seconds
- 1-Year limited manufacturer's warranty
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Digital Cameras Photo Reviews of Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer (1738260)
Customer Review: WOW! Dymo DiscPainter is going to change the CD-DVD Print World...
Summary: 5 Stars
I played with this for over an hour at the PDN Photo EXPO in NYC on 10-18-2007. I first did a double take on this item because it Prints the image as it SPINS! The CD/DVD as it would do as it plays tracking Inside-> Out. The Image is Unbelievable that it lays down on any InkJet Printable CD or DVD White, Clear, Matte, Gloss, and it will use any make of printable CD/DVD, so you're not locked into any special brand of printable disc.
The printer writes at 1 Disc Full Color in 600 dpi in 60 Seconds, and of course 2 minutes at 1200 dpi. This is a great idea because with normal printing of a CD/DVD you have the Print Head moving back and forth which always has some lines in the image from time to time - Plus I just hate the CD Tray thing how you have to twist yourself up to see if the starting arrows line up, and then 1 out of 3 are always off center showing the white edge of the print side. This can't happen on this printer because the image is laid down as it spins - Just like the way a record has the micro grove in it from the Outside-In. Well, this is the same but it lays down from the center out. It reminds me of the toy I had once growing up where the paper spins in the middle on a motor, and you drip or squirt paint into the center as the spinning force streaks paint from the center out to create an incredible one of a kind artwork. You can see through the window as the print appears as it moves forward back into view. The Color Ink cartridge looks like a HP with the Head part of the cartridge. The Cartridge had a label on it saying "DYMO #11" that's it. I was told at the Expo to expect the single multi color cartridge to run about 39.00 dollars or so and can print about 100 Disks set at a normal quality print.
The info on this product from the flyer is just a quick rundown. Most important is that it works with OS Mac 10.3/10.4, and Win-XP comes with the following:
- AC Power Adapter
- USB Cable
- 1 Color Ink Cartridge
- Three InkJet Printable Discs
- 1 Year Limited Warranty (Amazon Extended Avail)
Minimum Requirements:
- USB 2.0 Port
- 500 Mb RAM
- 700Mb HD Space
It comes with the software "Discus" made for DYMO (Mac & Win versions).
Now something that I found interesting is that the Printer will print right out of PhotoShop or most any other application, because it is a Printer. It just runs out the print in a circular fashion that makes it look BETTER then Dye-Sub and even a Press Print. You can see under a loupe that it's using a Stochastic FM dot in the Print. I truly think we are going to see a revolution in CD Printing because of this device alone. You better buy Dymo Stock real soon, because this is going to explode on the market when it comes out.
One More Very Important Item I Was Told is that this will become FIRST available on Amazon.com Next week. I hope we see this then next week on or about November 2, 2007.
I will post a Video Review as soon as I get this delivered.
ScottG
12-13-2007 UPDATE!!!
( UPDATE ) Well I now own 9 of the DiscPainter's!!! Yes, I said Nine (9) of them. I just love this printer so much, and didn't want to share it anymore :-) I kid you now, I had a line forming to use it for the digital proofs I send out. Picture Proof goes on the CD as data, and then I got the same Picture on the CD and DVD Label. My clients are the biggest printer publishers in the world, and I get nothing but compliments on how this looks when it is delivered. I've even just started getting requests to just put one image on a Disc only, and print the match on the surface!
I went a took some time out to print a test target on several CD's and read then into my Color Calibration software to set up some color curves. I know this is just Nuts! but after a lot of curve tweaking, I pulled this off, and the colors look stellar! This was a bit hard to pull off because the ink for this is just 3 colors, so not having the Black did present a challenge.
An Important note too, I'm laying down 90% color on each Disc at the Best, High, Gloss setting on each, and I've been getting over 180 CD/DVD's from one Ink Cartridge. This is well above the estimate of 100 as published. I just need to figure out how to refill the ink cartridge, and soon. Or find a Compatible Cartridge that's less then the 40 or so price now.
Scott
Description of Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer (1738260)
The new DYMO DiscPainter CD/DVD color printer - A new spin on disc printing. Prints directly on CDs and DVDs quickly and easily using patented RadialPrintTM technology. Full coverage, high quality 600dpi in one minute, 1200dpi in less than 3 minutes.Digital Cameras and Photo Categories
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