There are lots of different discs to print on, silver, white matt, white silver, glossy, semi glossy etc…Most of the matt finish discs are not water proof. You need to spray them with a water proof shield. Once they have been sprayed they look nice, they have a semi shine to them, but beware, you need a lot of room to spray them. The area needs to be well ventilated as the spray can be harmful.There are a few silver discs about. You can inkjet print on some, much the same as the matt discs. Alternatively you can buy discs that are lightscribe, this is where you etch the text or artwork on the discs, this is water proof as there is no ink being used, however, you do need the correct software and burner for to be able to use these.The semi glossy discs are very good for text and photo print. They are water proof and scratch resisant, so you don’t need to spray them. They are not very glossy but do look good, you don’t have to worry about finger marks on the face of the disc, these discs do cost a bit more than the matt finished disc, but they are a better looking disc, also you are saving the cost of the seperate sealing spray.The glossy disc is the best inkjet printable disc you can get. The print is very much like thermal. Water proof and scratch proof. Almost the same as the semi glossy disc, but very shinny. The only problem is you can see finger marks ont he face only if you look for them.. The print is not affected.The best print to use is thermal. They do cost more than the other discs, this is because you get a better finish and also the cost of printing. It’s a different process from ink jet where they are water colours, thermal print they use ribbons instead of water based ink.