HP HP-380467-003 Getting Started Guide - Page 81

Using Compatibility Information, Identifying Compatible File Formats

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Here are some of the other options you can choose to view the files on the disc you inserted: • Click Start, My Computer, and then right-click the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive icon and choose Explore. • Click Start, My Computer, and then double-click the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive icon. 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. NOTE: CD-R discs are compatible with more home and car stereos than CD-RW discs. • The DVDs that you create are compatible with some DVD video players and with most computer DVD-ROM drives. 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. Identifying Compatible File Formats Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following audio formats: • WAV, MP3, WMA, and CDA for CDs • WAV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMA, and Layer 2 files for DVDs Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following video formats: • MPEG-1 and MPEG-2 • AVI and WMV Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs 75

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Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs
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Here are some of the other options you can choose to view the files on the disc
you inserted:
Click
Start
,
My Computer
, and then right-click the
DVD Writer/CD
Writer drive
icon and choose
Explore
.
Click
Start
,
My Computer
, and then double-click the
DVD Writer/CD
Writer drive
icon.
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.
NOTE:
CD-R discs are compatible with more home and car stereos than CD-RW
discs.
The DVDs that you create are compatible with some DVD video players and
with most computer DVD-ROM drives.
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.
Identifying Compatible File Formats
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following audio
formats:
WAV, MP3, WMA, and CDA for CDs
WAV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMA, and Layer 2 files for DVDs
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and record the following video
formats:
MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
AVI and WMV