Verbatim offers up color-background LightScribe DVD±Rs

We're beginning to think that this is some type of holiday tradition for Verbatim, as nearly a year after the firm waved color-background CD-Rs in our faces, now we've got vivid DVD±Rs to tempt us, too. As expected, these new 4.7GB discs are fully compatible with all LightScribe-enabled drives, and they're currently shipping in packs of 25 for around $25. Yeah, it's costly, but it's hard to put a price on the joy you'll receive when finding yellow, blue, red, orange and green discs within your next spindle.

[Randomness @ Nov 23rd 2007 7:49AM]

Let us know when they unveil the disks that will simulate color printing by varying the laser intensity on the disk face material, and not just disks with a background color.

[E71 @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:19AM]

This advance in technology is definitely noteworthy of a mention on Engadget. Let the cancer-curing begin.

[Adrian Williams @ Nov 23rd 2007 7:58AM]

Please 25 for 25$ I get 50 for 8 bucks at Microcenter

[mrchin @ Nov 23rd 2007 8:00AM]

Nice. Me wants Lightscvribe for my external LaCie Burner. Now to make some movies worthy of burning.

[krull @ Nov 23rd 2007 8:05AM]

Oh yeah? Where TF are my Double-Layered Lightscribe DVDs!? Grrrr... Damn Cartel!

[Shadowise @ Nov 23rd 2007 8:06AM]

Nice... I only use my Lightscribe disks for special occasions, so I might splash out on some. Didnt even know they had released colour CD's...

[Robert Butler @ Nov 23rd 2007 9:27AM]

Colour CD's??? Really,who cares! Not to mention $25 for a package of 25???? 1) Anyone who is exited about this needs to enjoy life, or get a life. 2)Vebatim should send their marketing team along with product and development back to the "drawing board" and come up with something that will bring a real "wow" to the industry. Meanwhile, maybe I'll get a Christmas gift from some well intentioned loved one that is stored on a COLOURED CD!!! Happy Holidays

[johnzilla @ Nov 23rd 2007 9:53AM]

Anyone who judges someone based on what gets them excited or what purchases they make has their own character flaws to worry about.

[LennyMan @ Nov 23rd 2007 10:41AM]

Anyone who judges someone on the way they judge others should judge themselves more judiciously.... ;o)

[Joe @ Nov 23rd 2007 11:09AM]

1) They are colored DVD's, not CD's.
2) They are light-scribe, which is typically only available in a goldish color.
3) It's marketing. If your Mom is buying a gift for you, they'll probably go for the colorful ones over the dull regular light-scribe's because hey, they look pretty... at least that might be the reasoning behind someone who doesn't know the technicalities of it.

[dulwhite @ Nov 24th 2007 4:33PM]

We use lightscribe labeling in our business. Where's the SILVER color??! I don't care about blue or orange or gold or pink. I want plain old SILVER background!