Selecting The Right Disc (Cds, Dvds, And Bds); Cd-R Discs; Cd-Rw Discs; Dvd±R Discs - HP Pavilion dv2-1200 - Entertainment Notebook PC User Manual

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video playback functionality, do not initiate Sleep or Hibernation while reading a CD, DVD, or BD, or
writing to a CD or DVD.

Selecting the right disc (CDs, DVDs, and BDs)

Your optical drive can read standard CD and DVD discs. If your optical drive is a Blu-ray Disc ROM
Drive, it can also read Blu-ray discs (BDs). CDs, used to store digital data, are also used for commercial
audio recordings and are convenient for your personal storage needs. DVDs and BDs are used primarily
for movies, software, and data backup purposes. DVDs and BDs are the same form factor as CDs but
have a much higher storage capacity.
NOTE: The optical drive on your computer may not support all the types of optical discs discussed in
this section.

CD-R discs

Use CD-R (write-once) discs to create permanent archives and to share files with virtually anyone.
Typical uses include the following:
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Distributing large presentations
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Sharing scanned and digital photos, video clips, and written data
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Making your own music CDs
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Keeping permanent archives of computer files and scanned home records
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Offloading files from your hard drive to free up disk space
After data is recorded, it cannot be erased or written over.

CD-RW discs

Use a CD-RW disc (a rewritable version of a CD) to store large projects that must be updated frequently.
Typical uses include the following:
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Developing and maintaining large documents and project files
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Transporting work files
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Making weekly backups of hard drive files
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Updating photos, video, audio, and data continuously
DVD±R discs
Use blank DVD±R discs to permanently store large amounts of information. After data is recorded, it
cannot be erased or written over.
DVD±RW discs
Use DVD±RW discs if you want to be able to erase or write over data that you saved earlier. This type
of disc is ideal for testing audio or video recordings before you burn them to a CD or DVD that cannot
be changed.
12 Chapter 5 Optical drive (select models only)
To prevent possible audio and video degradation, loss of information, or loss of audio or