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Getting Started
Main Windows
Making an Audio CD
Making a Data Disc
Build ISO Image
Erase Rewritable Disc
Things You Should Known
What is audio CD?
What is Data CD?
What is ISO Image File
What Is an Optical Recorder?
What Are the Different Typesof Disc Media?
What Does "Burning a Disc"
Mean?
What Is Disc Layout?
Where Can I Find MP3, WAV, and WMA
Files?
Supported Device
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Things You
Should Know >
What Are the Different Types of Disc Media?
What Are the Different
Types of Disc Media?
There are many different types of
disc media. Which one you use depends on the hardware you have available
and how you are using the information on the disc. The following
table compares the different types of disc media.
Media Types
| Function |
CD-R |
CD-RW |
DVD-R |
DVD-RW |
| Can be written to
only once |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
No |
| Can be erased and
written to repeatedly |
No |
Yes |
No |
Yes |
| Can be read by any
CD-ROM, CD-R, CD-RW drive, or any home or car stereo |
Yes |
No |
No |
No |
| Can be read by most
DVD players |
No |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
| Can
be read by most DVD-ROM drives |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Yes |
Other Topics:
What Is an Audio CD?
What Is a Data Disc?
What Is an Optical Recorder?
What Does "Burning a Disc" Mean?
What Is Disc Layout?
Where Can I Find MP3, WAV, and WMA Files
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