HP Pavilion a500 Creating DVDs and CDs With Your DVD Writer / CD Writer Drive - Page 13

Video Recording Length Disc type 4.7 GB DVD+RW, DVD+R 700 MB CD-RW, CD-R 650 MB CD-RW, CD-R Video quality setting Good 180 minutes 27 minutes 24 minutes Better 120 minutes 18 minutes 16 minutes Best 60 minutes 9 minutes 8 minutes NOTE: Video quality settings and recording lengths may vary. Disc Feature and Compatibility Disc File type Can be recorded onto CD-ROM Data No Music No CD-R Data Yes MP3 Music Yes CD-RW Data Yes MP3 Music Yes DVD-ROM Data No DVD movie No DVD+R Data Yes DVD movie Yes DVD+RW Data Yes DVD movie Yes VCD DVD movie No Plays in PC Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Yes Plays in home or car stereo No Yes No Varies by model No Varies by model No No No No No No No Plays in home DVD player No Varies by model No Varies by model No Varies by model No Yes No Varies by model No Varies by model Varies by model NOTE: For the latest disc compatibility information for your PC, check the following Web site: http://www.hp.com Optical Drive Quick Reference Optical drive can Read CDs, CD-Rs, and CD-RWs Read DVD-RW/-R and DVD+RW/+Rs Read data on a CD Play music Record data or music to disc for storage View DVD movies Record DVD movies Play PC games CD-ROM X X X X CD-RW, CD-R X DVD-ROM X X X X X X X X X X DVD+RW/+R X Combo CD-RW/DVD X X X X X X X X X X X X X X Creating DVDs and CDs 9