HP (Hewlett-Packard) Pavilion Home PC Personal Computer User Manual


 
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Creating DVDs and CDs
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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 4.7GB — 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 up to 650 or 700 MB of data,
depending on the media.
Can be used to create music CDs and storage
discs for your hard disk drive files.