Disc Features and Compatibility Table

 

 

 

 

Plays in home

Plays in home

Disc

File type

Can be recorded onto

Plays in PC

or car stereo

DVD player

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

No

Yes

No

No

CD-ROM

 

 

 

 

 

Music

No

Yes

Yes

Varies by model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

Yes

Yes

No

No

CD-R

 

 

 

 

 

Music

Yes

Yes

Varies by model

Varies by model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

Yes

Yes

No

No

CD-RW

 

 

 

 

 

Music

Yes

Yes

Varies by model

Varies by model

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Data

No

Yes

No

No

DVD-ROM

 

 

 

 

 

DVD movie

No

Yes

No

Yes

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD+R and

Data

Yes

Yes

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-R

DVD movie

Yes

Yes

No

Varies by model

 

 

 

 

 

 

Double-layer

Data

Yes

Varies by model

No

Varies by model

DVD+R/

 

 

 

 

 

DVD movie

Yes

Varies by model

No

Varies by model

DVD-R

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

DVD+RW and

Data

Yes

Yes

No

No

 

 

 

 

 

DVD-RW

DVD movie

Yes

Yes

No

Varies by model

 

 

 

 

 

 

VCD

DVD movie

No

Yes

No

Varies by model

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOTE: Some HP Digital Entertainment Centers come with the double-layer DVD Writer. It supports single-layer and double-layer DVD media. Double-layer technology gives you greater capacity and allows you to store up to 8 GB* of data on double-layer DVD+R or DVD-R media.

Double-layer is a new technology. Double-layer media compatibility will vary widely with some home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.

*1 GB is defined as 1 billion bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity. Actual formatted capacity is less.

For the latest disc compatibility information for your HP Digital Entertainment Center, go to the HP Support Web site at: http://www.hp.com/support

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Double-layer DVD technology is supported by select models only.

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The Sonic recording programs support the double-layer technology.

84HP Digital Entertainment Center Software Guide