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CD -R +R -/+R RW .... etc what's what?

justagirl · 2006-03-23 21:04:33

Please, can someone kindly explain to me why there are different types of Recordable CD's please ...-R.. +R.. -RW ...+RW ...-/+RW ... etc ... and what each one means ... Also, I want to save lots of photos and videos onto a CD .. (from Compact Disk Rewritable drive ...DVD+ Rewritable) - Could somone kindly advise me on…

23-03-2006 9:04pm

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justagirl

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Please, can someone kindly explain to me why there are different types of Recordable CD's please ...-R.. +R.. -RW ...+RW ...-/+RW ... etc ... and what each one means ...

Also, I want to save lots of photos and videos onto a CD .. (from Compact Disk Rewritable drive ...DVD+ Rewritable) - Could somone kindly advise me on what are the best disks for me to buy please ..........

Thanks so much.

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#2 23-03-2006 9:07pm

radiospan

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There are only two types of recordable CD's.

CD-R and CD-RW.

You can write over a CD-RW as often as you like, but with a CD-R you can only put stuff on it once.

The pluses and minuses are only for the different types of blank DVD's.

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#3 23-03-2006 9:18pm

dbnavan

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http://www.cdrmania.net/samples/CDR%20and%20DVD%20Recording%20Guide.htm

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#4 23-03-2006 9:36pm

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Cheers Guys - that explains it all to me.... much appreciated......:)

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