HP Presario S7000 Creating DVDs and CDs With Your DVD Writer/CD Writer Drive - Page 12

Compatibility Information An important feature of the 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 more compatible with home and car stereos than CD-RW discs are. • 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 several types of optical discs. Writing speed rates for the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive are fast, allowing quick recording times. IMPORTANT: The DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can't record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM discs. The DVD Writer can read a DVD-R and DVD-RW discs, but when recording, use a DVD that has a "+" in the name. 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 Disc Quick Reference Your PC can read and record to DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD-RW and CD-R discs in the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive. Your PC can also read DVD-RW and DVD-R discs. DVD+R discs • Can't be erased or written to again. Some programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record data in multiple sessions until the disc is full. • Can't edit a DVD+R that has been recorded as a DVD movie. • Hold up to 4.7 GB - the equivalent of seven CDs. • Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on the quality of the recording. • Are compatible with more DVD drives and players than a DVD+RW disc is. • Can be used to back up your hard disk drive files. DVD+RW discs • Can be erased and rewritten. • Can hold up to 4.7 GB - equivalent of seven CDs. • Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on the quality of the recording. • Can be used to back up hard disk drive files that you can update periodically. CD-R discs • Can't be erased or written to again. Some programs, like RecordNow!, allow you to record data in multiple sessions until the disc is full. • Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to 99 tracks. • Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD. • Can be used to create storage discs for your hard disk drive files. CD-RW discs • Can be erased or rewritten. • Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to 99 tracks. • Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD. • Can be used to create storage discs for your hard disk drive files. 8 Creating DVDs and CDs