Re: Fw: [AV Media Matters] CD labels and inks

[Graeme Jaye <gjaye@retemail.es>]

At 06:46 29/02/00 -0800, emino@atlanta.com wrote:

>I applied 2 manufacturers labels (Nitto, Avery) and found that the
>deflection of the CD-R was out of specification.  This situation was  even
>greater after storage tests.  Although most CD-rom drives did not have
>trouble with the deflection out of spec, it is not satisfactory for
archival
>use.  The disc is out of spec and playback cannot be guaranteed.

For archival use, I take the point

>Even bigger concerns! ---- CD-R is composed on delicate layers of gold,
dye,
>lacquer, etc.  The adhesive labels have a tendency in storage to shrink and
>damage these layers. Complete data loss has been observed as the label
>exerted force to the CD-R layer structure as the label aged.

Interesting.

We have been using the Neato labels for about five years now and never had
a reported problem.  They are prepared using a standard ink-jet (formerly a
Canon, currently an Epson) or, very occasionally, an HP Laserjet (not much
call for mono labels here :-) ).

However, I stress we are not in the 'archival' business and I don't suppose
the CD players belonging to our clients meet the specifications any more
than the discs may or may not.  Whatever, the case, I doubt if one client
would be in a position to tell me so :-).

Graeme Jaye
gjaye@retemail.es

Personal-CD - Affordable Audio Restoration

http://www.personal-cd.com