Compatible File Formats; Disc Quick Reference - HP Compaq Presario,Presario S5100 Supplementary Manual

IMPORTANT: The DVD Writer/CD Writer drive
can't record to DVD-R, DVD-RW, or DVD-RAM
discs. When recording, use DVDs that have a "+" in
their names.

Compatible File Formats

Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and
record the following audio formats:
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WAV, MP3, WMA, and CDA for CDs
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WAV, MPEG-1, MPEG-2, WMA, and Layer 2 files
for DVDs
Your DVD Writer/CD Writer drive can read and
record the following video formats:
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MPEG-1 and MPEG-2
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AVI and WMV

Disc Quick Reference

You can use DVD+RW, DVD+R, CD-RW, and CD-R
discs in the DVD Writer/CD Writer drive.
DVD+R discs
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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.
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Can't edit a DVD+R that has been recorded as a
DVD movie.
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Hold up to 4.7 GB — the equivalent of seven CDs.
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Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on
the quality of the recording.
Video Recording Length
Disc type
4.7 GB DVD+RW, DVD+R
700 MB CD-RW, CD-R
650 MB CD-RW, CD-R
NOTE:
Video quality settings and recording lengths may vary.
Video quality setting
Good
180 minutes
27 minutes
24 minutes
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Are compatible with more DVD drives and
players than a DVD+RW disc is.
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Can be used to back up your hard disk drive files.
DVD+RW discs
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Can be erased and rewritten.
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Can hold up to 4.7 GB — equivalent of seven CDs.
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Record up to 2 hours of video files, depending on
the quality of the recording.
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Can be used to back up hard disk drive files that
you can update periodically.
CD-R discs
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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.
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Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to
99 tracks.
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Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.
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Can be used to create storage discs for your hard
disk drive files.
CD-RW discs
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Can be erased or rewritten.
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Can hold about 80 minutes of music files, or up to
99 tracks.
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Can hold 700 MB of data, depending on the CD.
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Can be used to create storage discs for your hard
disk drive files.
Better
120 minutes
18 minutes
16 minutes
Best
60 minutes
9 minutes
8 minutes
Creating DVDs and CDs
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