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Operation
You can use a variety of discs with the drive to write data. Refer to the table
below to find the type of disc that matches what you want to do.
Note
You can access/play back the data written to the discs above with most drives/players that
support their formats. However, some combinations of drives/players and discs (depending
on their quality and/or characteristics) may make access/playback impossible. For details,
refer to your drive/player documentation.
Writable Disc Features
DVD+R
DVD+R DL
DVD+RW
DVD-R
DVD-R DL
DVD-RW
CD-R CD-RW
Want to create DVD-
Video that can be
played back by most
drives and/or players
Want to create DVDs
that you can modify
Want to create DVDs
to which you can add
to later.
Want to create video
CDs that can be
played back with most
computers
Want to use DVDs as
you would video tapes
(allowing multiple
rewrites)
Want to share 700 MB
of data or more
(Want to create DVD-
ROM discs)
Want to share data that
can be used on most
computers (Want to
create CD-ROM
discs)
Want to create audio
CDs that be played
back by most CD
players
Want to back up your
hard disk
Want to store data
without deleting it
Want to use discs as
floppy disks