People like to label their own DVDs and CDs- there’s no doubt that it makes them look more professional.

There are a number of different technologies you’ll have to decide between when labelling your discs.

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You may have noticed that we sometimes get stock of refurbished goods (many of which are described as “Grade A”).

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If your Freeview digital TV set-top box stopped working recently, you’re not alone. Freeview are making changes to the transmitter signal to improve their facilities, and these changes are being gradually phased in across the UK. Unfortunately, a small number of older boxes (around 1%) can’t handle the new signal and have now effectively been rendered obsolete.

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Ever wondered why there are separate DVD+R and DVD-R formats, and what the difference is- if any? Or why DVD+R Dual Layer discs have now been joined by DVD-R Dual Layer? Is there actually a good reason for all this confusion?

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If you’ve ever wondered what “dual layer” (sometimes known as “double layer”) recordable DVD discs are, or what the issues surrounding their use are, read on!

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We’ve had a few people asking us how to upgrade the firmware on our range of the popular ACARD duplicators. It’s fairly simple, so here goes!

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Some of the less expensive discs we sell are what are known as “overprints” or “reprints“. Sounds strange? Not really- these are simply discs that were originally produced by (or for) other manufacturers.

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Although DVDs and CDs normally come in the standard 12cm size (on the left in our picture), you may also have come across “mini” versions that are only 8cm across (on the right).

Technology-wise, there’s very little difference between them and their full-size cousins.

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You might have seem some DVDs, CDs or drives advertise themselves as “Lightscribe-compatible”. But what does this mean? Lightscribe is a technology that allows discs to be labelled by the DVD drive itself- no separate printer required.

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You may have heard people advising you to update your DVD burner’s firmware. But why and how should you do this? And what’s firmware anyway? Read on…

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