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Discs
Features of writable discs
You can use various 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.
To
DVD+R
DVD+R DL
DVD+RW
DVD-R
DVD-RW
CD-R CD-RW
create DVD-Video that
can be played back by
most drives and/or
players
create DVDs that you
can edit
create DVDs to which
you can add to later.
create video CDs that
can be played back
with most computers
use DVDs like video
tapes (allowing
multiple rewrites)
distribute 700 MB of
data or more
(create DVD-ROM
discs)
distribute data that can
be used on most
computers (create CD-
ROM discs)
create audio CDs that
can be played back on
most CD players
back up your hard disk
store data without
deleting it
use discs in the same
way as floppy discs