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Originally Posted by Kereellis
Also, may I ask what is meant by a "shiny top disc"?
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A "shiny top disc" is a disc that is shiny silver on top.
It has no additional protective coating on
- the top of the upper polycarbonate on a DVD,
- or on the upper foil on a CD, which has no upper polycarbonate layer.
This coating is usually an inkjet surface, branding surface, or a screened (silk or thermal / heat-transfer) image.
"Shiny" discs are not intended for end-consumer use as-is. Why?
- The foil is subjected more to light,
- there is less protection on the top of the disc,
- and fingerprints make the discs nasty -- skin oils, germs, filth stuck to a disc --- eww, yuck!
