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A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

#21

I fondly remember LightScribe, that was a pretty awesome technology.

I was going to say, I still have a 5 pack of Lightscribe DVDs unopened in a box specifically to save something "special" but obviously nothing has ever been special enough to warrant using them. And now that they aren't made anymore it would feel downright sacrilegious to use them, not to mention 4.7GB of capacity is just not enough for anything nowadays really.

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

#22

I fondly remember LightScribe, that was a pretty awesome technology.

I was going to say, I still have a 5 pack of Lightscribe DVDs unopened in a box specifically to save something "special" but obviously nothing has ever been special enough to warrant using them. And now that they aren't made anymore it would feel downright sacrilegious to use them, not to mention 4.7GB of capacity is just not enough for anything nowadays really.

Someone would probably buy them on eBay for a good price.

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

#23

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Optical media is unmatched for archival purposes. I have photos, videos, and documents I'd be devastated to lose. I simply cannot trust magnetic or solid-state storage over the long term. Luckily blurays are still somewhat cheap in Japan so I stock up when I visit. Stored properly they should outlive me.

I have so many CDs/DVDs that cannot be read anymore that I stopped using them for backups.

Blu rays are meant to be like the old M-Discs and they should last ages. I've been burning my archives to BDXL discs for years and never had any issues reading them back.

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

#24

I suppose these shapes could be made incredibly detailed . There must be some kind of application for that.

Its basically a bespoke diffraction grating printer, indeed. So, you could probably print holographic images?

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

#25
post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was going to say, I still have a 5 pack of Lightscribe DVDs unopened in a box specifically to save something "special" but obviously nothing has ever been special enough to warrant using them. And now that they aren't made anymore it would feel downright sacrilegious to use them, not to mention 4.7GB of capacity is just not enough for anything nowadays really.

Someone would probably buy them on eBay for a good price.

There are definitely people that collect older media for use in the retro setups. I constantly buy New Old Stock when I find Floppies, Mini Disc, Cassettes, Zip Disks, hell just about anything. We're a weird bunch of collectors but we're out there.

Re: A tool for burning visible pictures on a compact disc surface (2022)

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post #22

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I was going to say, I still have a 5 pack of Lightscribe DVDs unopened in a box specifically to save something "special" but obviously nothing has ever been special enough to warrant using them. And now that they aren't made anymore it would feel downright sacrilegious to use them, not to mention 4.7GB of capacity is just not enough for anything nowadays really.

Someone would probably buy them on eBay for a good price.

Looks like you can still buy 10-packs on eBay for £15, not really collectible yet it seems :-)
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