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Color LightScribe
The LightScribe burning process produces images that are often
called
"silkscreen quality".
But however good the quality, the fact remains that it is
monochrome -- LightScribe technology does not support color!
This is a drawback that jumps out at nearly every reviewer
of LightScribe technology.
In his Wall Street Journal review of LightScribe,
Walt Mossberg listed the lack of color among the downsides
that "show the new technology needs work".
Of course, HP is aware that color is something people would like,
so that doesn't mean there won't be a color LightScribe process
in the future, especially if the existing LightScribe becomes
popular among consumers.
In fact,
Brian Livingston reports
that a little bird told him that color LightScribe would be out in 6 months.
Of course,
he also heard directly from HP that color LightScribe is not impossible,
but also not very easy.
I suspect the latter assessment is more realistic.
Given the multiple delays in getting the first version of LightScribe to retail shelves,
I would be quite surprised to see color LightScribe ship any time in 2005.
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