Drive and media information, Media and drive comparison – Compaq Presario MyMovieSTUDIO User Manual
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Media
File Type
Ability to
Ability to
Ability to Playback on
DVD Set-up
Record
Playback
other computers
CD-ROM
Data
No
Yes
Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
Varies per model
CD-RW or DVD-R/RW
hardware
Music
No
Yes
Requires CD-ROM, DVD-ROM,
Varies per model
CD-RW or DVD-R/RW
hardware
CD-R
Data
Yes
Yes
Requires CD-RW or
Varies per model
(only once)
DVD-R/RW
hardware
MP3 Music
Yes
Yes
Requires CD-RW or
Varies per model
(only once)
DVD-R/RW hardware
CD-RW
Data
Yes
Yes
Requires CD-RW or
Varies per model
DVD-R/RW hardware
MP3 Music
Yes
Yes
Requires CD-RW or
Varies per model
DVD-R/RW hardware
DVD-ROM
Data
No
Yes
Requires DVD playback
No
software and DVD-ROM
or DVD-R/RW hardware
DVD Movie
No
Yes
Requires DVD playback,
Yes
software and DVD-ROM
or DVD-R/RW hardware
DVD-R
Data
Yes
Yes
Requires DVD-ROM or
No
(only once)
DVD-R/RW hardware
and software
DVD Movie
Yes
Yes
Requires DVD-ROM or
Yes (varies per
(only once)
DVD-R/RW hardware
model)
and software
DVD-RW
Data
Yes
Yes
Requires DVD-R/RW
No
hardware and software
DVD Movie
Yes
Yes
Requires DVD-R/RW
Varies per model
hardware and software
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 CD or DVD drive.
The type of drive determines what you can do with your drive you have 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.
Here are the types of media supported on your DVD-R/RW drive.
Media and Drive Comparison
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