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Tabbyl
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_ 		17. April 2006 @ 13:24 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Hi
i have always use CD marker pens on my discs but the store i get them from no longer carries them so i use sharpe permenent marker instead.

i was told that a permenent marker will eventually "eat" into the disc & damage it.

does anyone know if this is true?
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JXP2307
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_ 		17. April 2006 @ 13:48 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I do not believe this is so. I use a sharpe marker on all my DVDs, and they all still work.
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Jigen
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_ 		17. April 2006 @ 13:54 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I've used them for years as well. I believe that Sharpie has stated that while they don't warranty their use for discs, they have no knowledge of any problems.
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dvdnoobie
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_ 		17. April 2006 @ 14:11 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have CD's that are over five years old that were labeled with a Sharpie. No problems whatsoever. I still use Sharpies on all my CD's and DVD's.
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_ 		17. April 2006 @ 14:30 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
they work fine on my dvd's also
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 09:35 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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i also use sharpies with zero problems
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Dinobot
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 10:40 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
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I believe that Sharpie has stated that while they don't warranty their use for discs, they have no knowledge of any problems.
Are you sure? The Sharpies I buy are called "CD/DVD Writers" right on their packaging (and on the marker itself)... so I'm pretty sure those ones must be guaranteed for use on discs; even if other models aren't.
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catfreak
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 11:42 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
In over a decade of marking CDs amd DVDs, I have never had any Sharpie induced playback problems
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Jigen
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 11:56 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Yeah Dinobot, I was speaking of the permanent kind that are reputed to eat away discs, not the actual CD/DVD markers they sell.
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BIGTOXY69
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 12:47 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Jigen- Sharpie's Work ! inexpensive & easy to find ! if possibility of damaging your media with Sharpie's really worries you there's always Inkjet printers & inket printable media ! More expensive but if you want peace of mind with the sharpie issue that's an option ! myself I'm a sharpie kinda guy But to each his own Happy Worrying ! LOL! just kidding ! happy burning & enjoy Jigen
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Jigen
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 13:26 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
Below is my original post that Dinobot misinterpreted. I agree with you 100% about them being ok.

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I've used them for years as well. I believe that Sharpie has stated that while they don't warranty their use for discs, they have no knowledge of any problems.
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daman1
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_ 		19. April 2006 @ 17:25 _ Link to this message    Send private message to this user   
I have a few backup DVD's that are 3 to 4 years old with Sharpie
wrighting and they play perfect...............

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