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CD/DVD

CD/DVD data storage media (certain devices only)

CD/DVD Datastoragemedia
CD/DVD drives can either only read or both read and write different CDs or DVDs. The
meaning of the respective CD and DVD types is described in the following:
CD-ROM
CD-ROM
Abbreviation for Compact Disc - Read Only Memory. A CD-ROM is an optical data storage
medium that can contain a maximum of 700 Mbytes. These data cannot be changed.
CD-R
CD-R
Abbreviation for Compact Disc Recordable. A CD-R is an optical data storage medium
that can only be written once with a maximum of 700 Mbytes of data. Then these data
cannot be changed, but can be read as often as desired.
CD-RW
CD-RW
Abbreviation for Compact Disc ReWriteable. A CD-RW is an optical data storage medium
that can be written with a maximum of 700 MByte of data a virtually unlimited number
of times. This means the data can be deleted and changed.
DVD (DVD-ROM and DVD video)
DVD-ROM DVD DVDvideo
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc. A DVD is an optical data storage
medium that can contain a maximum of 17 GBytes of data. These data cannot be changed.
DVD+R/DVD-R
DVD-R DVD+R
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc Recordable or Digital Video Disc Recordable. A DVD+R or
a DVD-R is an optical data storage medium that can only be written once with a maximum of
4.7 Gbytes of data. Then these data cannot be changed, but can be read as often as desired.
DVD+R and DVD-R are different standards. DVD+Rs and DVD-Rs can only
be written by drives which support the respective standard.
DVD+RW/DVD-RW
DVD+RW DVD-RW
Abbreviation for Digital Versatile Disc or Digital Video Disc ReWriteable. A DVD+RW or a DVD-RW
is an optical data storage medium that can be written with a maximum of 4.7 GBytes of data
virtually an unlimited number of times. This means the data can be deleted and changed.
DVD+RW and DVD-RW are different standards. DVD+RWs and DVD-RWs can
only be written by drives which support the respective standard.
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