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Drive and Media Information
You can use several different types of media with your CD or DVD drives. Media simply refers to the type of disc you insert
into the drive. Compatibility of DVD Rewriteable media with DVD set-top players varies per model. Some DVD set-top
players may not recognize the DVD Rewriteable media.
The type of drive you have determines what you can do and the media you use in the drive. For example, you can listen to
music, but not record it, if you use a CD-ROM disc in the CD drive. On the other hand, you can record and playback a DVD
movie, if you use a DVD-R or DVD-RW disc in the DVD-R/RW drive.
Media and Drive Comparison
Media File Type
CD-ROM Data
Audio CD
CD-R Data
Audio CD
MP3 Music
Video CD
CD-RW Data
Audio CD
MP3 Music
Video CD
DVD-ROM Data
DVD Video
DVD-R Data
DVD Video
DVD-RW Data
DVD Video
DVD+R Data
DVD Video
DVD+RW Data
DVD Video
The following are types of media supported on your DVD or CD Rewriteable drive.
Ability to Ability to Playback on
Record other computers
No Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
CD or DVD Rewriteable hardware
No Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
CD or DVD Rewriteable hardware
Yes (only once) Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
CD or DVD Rewriteable hardware
Yes (only once) Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or
DVD Rewriteable hardware/software
Yes (only once) Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or
DVD Rewriteable hardware/software
Yes (only once) Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
CD or DVD Rewriteable hardware
and DVD playback software
Yes Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
CD or DVD Rewriteable hardware
Yes Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or
DVD Rewriteable hardware/software
Yes Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM, CD or
DVD Rewriteable hardware/software
Yes Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM
CD or DVD Rewriteable hardware
and DVD playback software
No Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware
No Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware and DVD
playback software
Yes (only once) Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware
Yes (only once) Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware and
DVD playback software
Yes Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware
Yes Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware and DVD
playback software
Yes (only once) Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware
Yes (only once) Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware and DVD
playback software
Yes Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware
Yes Requires DVD-ROM or DVD
Rewriteable hardware and DVD
playback software
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DVD Set-top
No
Yes (varies per model)
No
Yes (varies per model)
Yes (varies per model)
Yes (varies per model)
No
Yes (varies per model)
Yes (varies per model)
Yes (varies per model)
No
Yes
No
Yes (varies per model)
No
Yes (varies per model)
No
Yes (varies per model)
No
Yes (varies per model)