Software Guide

Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs 153
Creating (Burning) CDs
and DVDs
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.
■ The DVDs that you create are compatible with some
DVD video players and with most computer
DVD-ROM drives.
■ CD-R discs are more compatible with home and car
stereos than CD-RW discs are.
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.
Understanding video recording lengths and video quality settings
* Minutes listed are approximate and not exact.
This table shows approximate sizes of recorded TV
program files. Some files may be smaller or larger.
Video quality setting GB/Hour Minutes on a 4.7 GB DVD* Minutes on a 8.5 GB DVD*
Fair 1.2 170 minutes 300 minutes
Good 1.4 145 minutes 260 minutes
Better 2.1 100 minutes 185 minutes
Best 2.7 80 minutes 144 minutes
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CD-R discs are more compatible with home
and car stereos than CD-RW discs.