LaCie DVD RW Slim User Manual download pdf (Page 13)

3.1.1. CD and DVD Media Definitions

Your LaCie DVD+/-RW Drive will let you create, save and share your digital files to CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW

media. The included software will allow you to format and write to both CD-R/RW, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW discs.

CD-R Discs:

• Best sutied for: recording audio CDs, store photos and data CDs.

• Files can not be deleted from CD-R discs, and you cannot write over existing files on a CD-R disc.

CD-RW Discs:

• Best suited for: passing medium sized files around an office or among students.

• Discs can be reformated up to 1,000 times, and files can be written over.

• Most CD-ROM drives and audio CD players cannot read CD-RW discs.

DVD-R Discs:

• Best sutied for: recording DVD videos, storing multiple photo albums and large data CDs.

• These discs have the same write-once concept as CD-R media, but with 4.7GB of capacity versus 700MB for CD-R discs.

• There are two types of DVD-R discs: DVD-R General, which are intended for home applications, and DVD-R Authoring,

which are intended for professional DVD-Video development applications.

DVD-RW Discs:

• Best sutied for: backing up and archiving larger digital content.

• These discs serve the same general purpose as CD-RW media, but with 4.7GB of space versus 650MB.

• Discs can be written and erased up to 1,000 times.

DVD+R Discs:

• Best sutied for: recording DVD videos, storing multiple photo albums and large data CDs.

• These discs are also functionally similiar to CD-R media, and have the same capacity as DVD-R discs.

• DVD+R utilizes a different technology than DVD-R: supports “lossless linking” and the combination of Constant Angular

Velocity (CAV) and Constant Linear Velocity (CLV) recording techniques.

DVD+RW Discs:

• Best sutied for: backing up and archiving larger digital content.

• These discs are functionally similiar to CD-RW and DVD-RW discs, but utilizes the same recording techniques as DVD+R.

• Incorporates the Direct Overwrite (DOW) system, allowing data to be written directly over existing data in a single pass.

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