Using Compatibility Information

An important feature of a 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.

■The DVDs that you create are compatible with some DVD video players and with most computer DVD-ROM drives.

■CD-R discs are more compatible with home and car stereos than CD-RW discs are.

Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive is able to read from and record to almost every type of optical disc. Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive are fast, allowing quick recording times.

Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs

Understanding video recording lengths and video quality settings

Video quality setting

GB/Hour

Minutes on a 4.7 GB DVD*

Minutes on a 8.5 GB DVD*

 

 

 

 

Fair

1.2

170 minutes

300 minutes

 

 

 

 

Good

1.4

145 minutes

260 minutes

 

 

 

 

Better

2.1

100 minutes

185 minutes

 

 

 

 

Best

2.7

80 minutes

144 minutes

 

 

 

 

* Minutes listed are approximate and not exact.

This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV

 

program files. Some files may be smaller or larger.

 

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CD-R discs are more compatible with home

 

and car stereos than CD-RW discs.

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