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Creating (Burning) CDs and DVDs 71

Identifying Disc Feature and Compatibility

NOTE: This PC comes with the Double-Layer

DVD Writer. It supports single-layer and double-

layer DVD media. Double-layer technology gives

you greater capacity and allows you to store up to

8.5 GB* of data on double-layer DVD+R media.

Double-layer is a new technology. Double-layer

media compatibility will vary widely with some

home DVD players and DVD-ROM drives.

*GB is defined as 1 billion bytes. 1 GB = 1 billion

bytes when referring to hard disk drive capacity.

Actual formatted capacity is less.

For the latest disc compatibility information for your

PC, go to the HP Support Web site at:

http://www.hp.com/support

Disc File type

Can be

recorded

onto

Plays

in PC

Plays in

home

or car

stereo

Plays in

home

DVD

player

CD-ROM Data No Yes No No

Music No Yes Yes Varies by

model

CD-R Data Yes Yes No No

MP3 music Yes Yes Varies by

model

Varies by

model

CD-RW Data Yes Yes No No

MP3 music Yes Yes Varies by

model

Varies by

model

DVD-ROM Data No Yes No No

DVD movie No Yes No Yes

DVD+R Data Yes Yes No No

DVD movie Yes Yes No Varies by

model

Double-

layer

DVD+R

Data Yes Varies by

model

No Varies by

model

DVD movie Yes Varies by

model

No Varies by

model

DVD+RW Data Yes Yes No No

DVD movie Yes Yes No Varies by

model

VCD DVD movie No Yes No Varies by

model

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For the latest disc

compatibility

information for

your PC, check the

HP Support Web site:

http://www.hp.com/

support

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Double-layer DVD

technology is

supported by select

models only.

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The InterVideo

WinDVD Creator

and RecordNow!

recording programs

support the double-

layer technology.