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Types of recordable CD and DVD media If your computer has an internal or external recordable optical drive supported by Apple, you can "burn" (record) your favorite music, applications, documents, digital photos and video, and other digital files to recordable CD and DVD discs. You can create your own music CDs and play them on a standard audio player, or create DVDs with movies and slideshows and play them on a DVD player. There are several types of recordable CD and DVD media: DVD-R discs hold about 4.7 GB of information. You can burn files on a DVD-R disc using the Apple SuperDrive. DVD-R discs are not reusable; you can burn files on them only once. DVD-RW (DVD-Rewritable) discs hold about 4.7 GB of information on each side. If you have an Apple SuperDrive, you can read information on these discs, but you can't burn files on them using Mac OS X. DVD-RW discs are reusable: you can burn files on them, erase them, and then burn again (if you have an application that is compatible). CD-RW (CD-Rewritable) discs come in normal and high-speed formats. You can burn files on CD-RW discs using the Combo drive (or another supported CD burner). CD-RW discs are reusable: you can burn files on them, erase them, and then burn again. CD-R (CD-Recordable) discs come in two types. One holds 74 minutes of audio, or about 650 MB of information. The other holds 80 minutes of audio, or about 700 MB of information. You can burn CD-R discs using the Combo drive (or another supported CD burner). For recording audio CDs, it is best to use CD-R discs because most standard audio CD players cannot read CD-RW discs. For longer-term storage and reliability, use CD-R discs. You can't burn anything on a CD-ROM or DVD-ROM disc. Tell me more Note: Certain links that this article refers to may not be available in this context; please consult the relevant product Help guide page on your computer for full access to these links.
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∙ 13y agoDVD +R and DVD -R are similar but competing formats used to write data to disks. Users will rarely see a difference in the operation of either disk because the differences are largely concerned with use of data for speed control and error correction.
Most modern DVD drives will handle either type of disk but older drives often were restricted to one or the other. All drives should be capable of playing either format although there are some exceptions.
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What is the difference between DVD plus r and DVD plus rw?
rightable and rewightable
What is the difference between DVD plus r and DVD-r discs?
The difference is related to how they store the data. To really learn the differences you'll need a degree in computer sciences. Some DVD players may accept DVD+R but not the DVD-R and vice-versa. But computers can accept them both.
What is the difference between plus R and minus R cds?
There is no such thing as a CD+R. There are only CD-R's. The difference between DVD-R's and DVD+R's is this: -R's were going to be released to the public only originally and +R's were going to be used for burning copyrighted movies on (for use in Hollywood). Somebody cracked the code used in +R's and they are now used commonly.
What's the difference between a DVD-r and a DVD-R +?
An older DVD writer won't recognize the DVD-R+.Beyond that it's not much of a factor for the user.
Describe the difference between DVD-r and DVD-ram?
ram holds more
What is the difference between DVD- and DVD plus?
DVD-R is best to use for DVD players Aviosoft DTV can do this.
Can you reformat a DVD-r to a DVD plus r?
No.
What is the difference between a DVDplusR and a DVDdashR?
There is no physical difference between a DVD+R (DVD plus R) and a DVD-R (DVD dash R), but there are technical differences between the two formats. However, almost all new DVD writers can record on both formats, so the differences are not an issue for most people. The DVD-R is approved by the standards group 'DVD Forum' while the DVD+R is supported by the 'DVD+RW Alliance'. The main functional differences between DVD-R and DVD+R are: 1) the DVD recorder's built-in defects management 2) the way the recorders format and rewrite DVDs 3) the price More specifically: DVD+R can instantly eject. It can partially record on television and partially on a PC. It has background formatting where you can be recording on the formatted part while it is still formatting the rest of the DVD. DVD+R has the ability to edit filenames, playlist, and movie and song titles. DVD-R has to be formatted before you can record on it. Formatting has to be completed before the DVD-R will eject.
What the difference between plus r and minus r?
Diferent Standars on DVD Disk/s. Feel free to choose the one you feel most confortable with. There is almost no different for the end user like you and me.
Can DVD-r and DVD plus r's be read on all DVD players?
they should be able to
What is the difference between DVD-R and DVD+R?
DVD+R is a writeable DVD disc that allows multiple layers for one disc where a DVD-R only allows one layer. Having multiple layers allows extra capacity to burn materials on one disc but it definitely costs more to buy a dvd+r then a standard dvd-r DVD-R is the most popular format of writeable dvd's but like stated; +R's was bigger
What is the difference between DVD-R and DVD-plussign-R?
DVD-R is compatible with over 90 percent of computer systems while DVD+R work with around 80 percent. The both hold 4.7 GB in the write and rewrite formats. Other than that, they are about the same.
