Thermal printer, also called direct thermal printer, prints on a special type of paper called thermo chromic paper or commonly known as a thermal paper. The image is produced on this thermal paper by heating the selected regions so that the required print is obtained. The areas on the coating turns black in the region where is heated by the print head of thermal printer. Two color printing is also possible by the thermal printers. The two colors are obtained by the different heating temperatures employed in the different regions. The second color (first being black) is often red. Thermal Printers have proved their effectiveness through their excellent performance and various edges over the orthodox and ages' long methods employed for printing. Thermal printers have outstripped the most commonly used dot matrix printer by quite a margin. These thermal printers print not only faster but they are also quieter than the dot matrix printers. The thermal printers are more economical as the only consumable item here is the paper. Whereas the other printers, for example inkjet, require paper as well as their ink cartridges needs to be re filled after excessive usage. Due to their cost effective and economical printing without compromising the quality of print, the thermal printers are used widely commercially. Their commercial uses ranges from filling stations pumps, information desks of organizations, companies etc and for printing vouchers. In the earlier years of the introduction of thermal printers, the thermal papers were not very resistant to heat from surrounding and the heat generated by friction or rubbing. And this unavoidable heat resulted in paper darkening during storage. Nowadays these things have been care of very well and the modern thermal papers are not only more resistant but now a printed thermal paper would not only be visible but also legible for more than 50 years. Today another type of printing device is used specifically for disc printing and is known as Thermal DVD printers are also available. Their function is restricted just to the labeling and personalizing the DVDs. • The first type i.e. those which run manually are used for small jobs, when only a few DVDs are to be printed. • Where as the latter, those working automatically, is employed when a large number of DVDs say hundreds of DVDs are to be printed at a time. These thermal DVD printers, unlike the thermal printers, don't require any special kind of disc surface for the ink to stay on the surface during the printing process. The result of these thermal DVD printers is also quite durable and the image doesn't peel off nor smear. Another advantage of thermal DVD printer is that it is compatible with Window or a Mac Computer. It is connected through the USB port, the image is designed by the supplied software and all that is left is printing. Whether it is used for personal or business use, the many advantages and benefits of using a thermal label printer are obvious. Save time, money and stress by purchasing one today.