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Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer (1738260)

Manufacturer : DYMO
In Stock : 57

List Price:	$279.00
Price:	$249.98
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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

Product Description

Until now, getting great graphics on CDs and DVDs was about compromise. With the DYMO DiscPainter CD/DVD printer you don't have to give up a thing. One look at DiscPainter in action and you'll see magic at work. That magic is in fact patented RadialPrint Technology that prints directly on the disc as it spins.
What makes the DiscPainter CD/DVD printer deliver great quality in a few minutes is all in the spin. RadialPrint Technology lays down ink directly on your disc as it spins. Unlike any other disc printing, you don't have to compromise. You get quality and speed with dedicated disc printing and patented technology. The DiscPainter printer lets you print the entire printable area of your discs. From the inner printable hub to the outer edge, DiscPainter can fill your disc with vivid color. All this in a few minutes using Discus for DYMO, the included design software.
The DiscPainter CD/DVD printer features patented technology - the disc is printed as it spins - now that's a revolution with great results! Full color graphics and images are printed with superior quality at industry-leading speed. You don't need much space for the DiscPainter printer's compact footprint. And you won't have to fuss with hard-to-use trays. Simply put your disc inside, close the lid and print. Say goodbye to laborious labels and messy markers. Say hello to professional-looking DVDs and CDs for all your projects. What makes the DiscPainter CD/DVD printer deliver great quality in a few minutes is all in the spin. RadialPrint Technology lays down ink directly on your disc as it spins. Unlike any other disc printing, you don't have to compromise. You get quality and speed with dedicated disc printing and patented technology.
Simple and quick 3-step process: Choose included and full featured Discus for DYMO software or your favorite program including Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, QuarkXPress, InDesign or SureThing. Discus for D

Amazon.com Product Description

The Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer allows you to label your CDs and DVDs professionally, quickly, and easily without the hassle of adhesive labels or markers. Ideal for home or office use, this organizational tool makes it a snap to keep track of your favorite music and stored data, or to group several CDs and DVDs by project, theme, or category. With this compact unit, you can also avoid dealing with hard-to-use trays and machines that take up a lot of space at your desk.

The Dymo DiscPainter CD/DVD Color Printer:

Offers print resolution up to 1200 dpi.

Can print a disk in as little as 30 seconds

Is compatible with printable CDs, full-sized DVDs, and mini discs

The DiscPainter is compact and easy to use. View larger.

Create professional, custom disks. View larger.

Impressive Results, Fast
The DiscPainter lets you print directly onto discs without worry. Whether you are giving a presentation to a client, pitching your design portfolio, or sharing your music and photos, this handy unit makes it possible to create and print impressive and original discs fast. You can also use the included software to develop your own designs or print from your favorite design application, like Adobe Photoshop or Illustrator.

Customize For Vibrant Results
The DiscPainter is easy to use and offers helpful features that let you customize your results. Choose from three settings to regulate the resolution quality and printing speed of your labels-- from the "Fast" setting with 600 dpi (dots per inch) and two nozzle passes, to "Normal" with 600 dpi and eight nozzle passes, and "Best" with 1200 dpi and eight nozzle passes.

RadialPrint Technology lays down ink directly on your disc as it spins, with the printing speed, ink density, and image complexity increasing with each setting. In as little as 30 seconds, you'll have vibrant, crisp, beautifully labeled CDs and DVDs.

Compact and Easy-to-Use
The DiscPainter measures a compact 4.33 x 10.62 x 5.71-inches, and is compatible with all Inkjet printable CDs, full-sized DVDs, and mini discs. It prints with nine ink density settings, allowing you to precisely control the ink quality and optimize images on matte, colored, and glossy discs, as well as printing from the inner hub to the outer edge. Simply slide your disk inside, close the lid, and start to print. In addition, this 2.65 pound color printer works with both Windows XP and Mac OS 10.3 and later, and is backed by a one-year limited manufacturer's warranty.

What's in the Box
1738260 DiscPainter, AC power adapter, USB cable, color ink cartridge, and three inkjet printable discs.

Customer Reviews

Average Rating of 4.00 out of 64 reviews

Rating :
happy with this - Reviewer, Nov 06, 2008

Well, I didn't know which to buy, looked at reviews and chose this one. I use it with my Mac to print DVDs, and it's been great so far, printed a bunch. I don't say any problem at all with the quality and I'm relatively picky about that. It came quickly and was extremely easy to get going. Has its own software to design discs and disc sleeves etc., upload photos, print text. I'm happy with this.

Rating :
Great except for, you know, quality - Cliff Addy, Oct 31, 2008

First the good news: The DiscPainter is super-easy to use. The DiscPainter software is head-and-shoulders better than any similar tool. Incredibly intuitive with all the bells and whistles I could want. Designing a label is actually fun. Then just pop in a disc and within a couple minutes you have a fully-printed CD/DVD ready to go. For ease of use, the DiscPainter is definitely the best I've ever used.

There's only one drawback to the DiscPainter, but it's a big one. The image quality stinks if you're wanting to print something other than simple graphics. It only has a few (4?) ink colors, so it has to simulate those colors by dithering. For example, to get a skin tone, it lays down dots of different colors so that when viewed from a distance, they blend together to appear like skin (or whatever color it's simulating).

Regular inkjet printers do the same thing. But, while the DiscPainter claims a resolution of 600 dots per inch (DPI) its dither pattern is much, much coarser, probably in the area of 100 DPI. So you end up with large blobs of color. You have to get 2-3 feet away for the dither pattern to blend into smoothness, at normal viewing distance it looks really bad. I was really psyched by the DiscPainter system until I pulled that first disc from the printer. Then I unplugged it, packed it up, and returned it to Amazon.

So, if you're looking to just put text and some stipes on a disc, the DiscPainter is great! But for photos, it's just not up to the task.

If Dymo every comes up with a DiscPainter that handles photos well, I'll buy it in a heartbeat.

Rating :
LOVE IT!!!! - L. Hill, Oct 30, 2008

It doesn't take up much room on my desk, it is quiet and the DVDs come out looking extremely professional! The template software was a little confusing at first but now I love it! I had been using the Epson RX580 for the past year and a half--the ink cost me a fortune, and it took fooorrreeevvverrrr for one DVD to print. I am so glad I found my Dymo DiscPainter!!

Rating :
Great expectations frustrated - 'satiably curious, Oct 17, 2008

I think the problem here is the Discus software. I have Discus on a standalone at work and a Discpainter at home that I bought last December (07) for printing Christmas presents. It worked acceptably for home stuff until I installed Leopard on my iMac Duo and Macbook Duo. I have not been able to print anything since. I have downloaded the updated software, reset CUPS and reinstalled everything. No luck.
The Discus that I use at work works on its dedicated PC, but the output is pretty rough - EPS, JPEG, even native files from Discus look like first-generation inkjet.
Great device idea, cute printer, but poor, poor execution altogether.
Caveat emptor!

Rating :
no vista support - Jeff Coover, Oct 03, 2008

the printer performs nice, however, DYMO is not going to write discpainter drivers for vista, so it is essentually a paperweight for new computers. i have 2 replies quoted below so stay away from DYMO APPARENTLY they really don';t support it shame, but there it is.
"Subject
When are you going to support installing on 64-bit vista... soon I hope....

Discussion Thread
Response (Lillian Aponte)10/03/2008 09:26 AM EDT
Again, I do apologize for the inconvenience, however a driver will not be provided for Vista using Discpainter.
Customer (Jeff Coover)10/03/2008 08:37 AM EDT
I hope that you were joking when you said you were not supporting dymo discpainter driver for vista... ICANNOT BELIEVE that is the case. please repeat that so I can make sure I relay that info to everyone I know not to purchase dymo products because they will not support them.
jeff c.
Response (Lillian Aponte)09/24/2008 11:02 AM EDT
Dear Jeff,

Thank you for contacting us. However, there are no future plans to provide a driver for Vista. We apologize for the inconvenience.

Lillian Aponte
DYMO Customer Relations

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