Operation Manual

Chapter 5: Reference
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CD Types
CDs contain up to 74/80 minutes of high quality video or 650/700 MB of
data.
DVD Types
DVD is a high capacity disc that holds anywhere from 4.7-17 GB of data,
or from roughly 2-8 hours of video (depending on the type of DVD and
the video quality setting). Using the High Quality setting, you can
expect to be able to record 1-2 hours of video.
DVDs can be played on DVD players and computers equipped with
DVD drives. For more detailed information on DVD-R/RW formats, see
www.dvdrhelp.com/dvd or other web sources. For more detailed
information on DVD+R/RW formats, see www.dvdrw.com or other web
sources.
Type Description
CD-R
CD-R is a “write once” CD format. CD-RW burners and most
new DVD burners can write in CD-R, and most DVD players
can also read this format.
CD-RW
CD-RW is an erasable CD format. CD-RW burners and most
new DVD burners can write in CD-RW, and most DVD
players can also read this format.
Type Description
DVD-R
DVD-R, a “write once” DVD format, is a competitor
product to DVD+R, and is therefore not compatible
with that format. Some new DVD burners can write in
both DVD-R and DVD+R, and most DVD players can
read both formats.