8 Creating DVDs and CDs
Compatibility Information
An important feature of the DVD Writer/ CD Writer
drive is its high level of compatibility with other optical
drives and CD and DVD players.
• The CDs that you create play in most home and
car stereos and in most computer DVD-ROM and
CD-ROM drives.
NOTE: CD-R discs are more compatible with home
and car stereos than CD-RW discs are.
• The DVDs that you create are compatible with
some DVD video players and with most computer
DVD-ROM drives.
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive is able to read
from and record to several types of optical discs.
Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer/CD Writer
drive are fast, allowing quick recording times.
IMPORTANT: The DVD Writer/CD Writer drive
can’t record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM discs.
The DVD Writer can read a DVD-R and DVD-RW
discs, but when recording, use a DVD that has a “+”
in the name.
Compatible File Formats
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and
record the following audio formats:
• WAV, MP3, WMA and CDA for CDs
• WAV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMA and Layer 2 files
for DVDs
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and
record the following video formats:
• MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
• AVI and WMV
Disc Quick Reference
Your PC can read and record to DVD+RW, DVD+R,
CD-RW and CD-R discs in the DVD Writer/CD Writer
drive.
Your PC can also read DVD-RW and DVD-R discs.
DVD+R discs
• Can’t be erased or written to again. Some
programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record
data in multiple sessions until the disc is full.
• Can’t edit a DVD+R that has been recorded as a
DVD movie.
• Hold up to 4.7 GB — the equivalent of seven CDs.
• Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on
the quality of the recording.
• Are compatible with more DVD drives and players
than a DVD+RW disc is.
• Can be used to back up your hard disk drive files.
DVD+RW discs
• Can be erased and rewritten.
• Can hold up to 4.7 GB — equivalent of seven CDs.
• Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on
the quality of the recording.
• Can be used to back up hard disk drive files that
you can update periodically.
CD-R discs
• Can’t be erased or written to again. Some
programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record
data in multiple sessions until the disc is full.
• Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to
99 tracks.
• Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.
• Can be used to create storage discs for your hard
disk drive files.
CD-RW discs
• Can be erased or rewritten.
• Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to
99 tracks.
• Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.
• Can be used to create storage discs for your hard
disk drive files.
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