Writable Disc Features

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.

DVD+R

DVD+RW DVD-R DVD-RW CD-R CD-RW

DVD+R DL

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

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.

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