Fellowes CD Label Kit (99940) Review

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(More customer reviews)Several people seem to think that this kit is a headache, and makes it difficult to produce good-looking labels.That's not the nature of my complaint.
I used the NEATO applicator and matte labels (2up template) to make labels for my DVD+Rs.I was more than satisfied at first - I made about 25 labels, and had a blast giving my once-blank discs a facelift.It wasn't until I actually went to watch the DVDs that I had any trouble.About 70% through the movie, the image and audio would begin to seriously mess up, until it would just stop playing.This happened not only in my standalone DVD player, but also in my DVD-ROM.I thought that the discs themselves were bad, or my drive had burnt them improperly, or my burning software was corrupt.Nope - it was the labels all along.Old movies that played fine without a label wouldn't play properly after having a label put on them.Not only that, but my new movies that wouldn't play right would played just fine after I peeled the label off the disc.I don't know why this happens, and I don't know if it applies to labels other than the matte ones, but it's a serious issue and nowhere in the labels' documentation does it give any warning of such problems.
In summary, don't use these labels for your DVDs.They'll compromise your discs' ability to play properly, turning your good movies into coasters.Now, I've got to peel these damn things off of twenty-something discs.Save yourselves the trouble and stick to the tried-and-true black Sharpie when it comes to labeling your discs.
* / *****

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Product Description:
Design professional looking CD/DVD labels and jewel case inserts on your own computer with the Fellowes/Neato Labeler Kit. The included Media Face v2.3 design software is compatible with Windows 95/98/NT 4.0/2000/ME/XP and includes templates for Macintosh plus 166 high-resolution, copyright-free images. The kit also includes 16 matte and gloss CD labels with 32 multipurpose labels, 20 matte core CD labels, four CD jewel case insert sets, and an applicator for correctly positioning your finished labels on your discs.

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