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Introduction to DVD Recordable (DVD-R) What is DVD Recordable?

Overview DVD Recordable (DVD-R) technology allows anyone to create DVD discs at the desktop. Similar in concept to Compact Disc Recordable (CD-R), DVD-R is a write-once medium that can contain any type of information normally stored on mass produced DVD discs – video, audio, images, data files, multimedia programs, and so on. Depending on the type of information recorded, DVD-R discs are usable on filely any compatible DVD playback device, including DVD-ROM drives and DVD Video players.

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Publisher	CD ROM Inc.	File Format	HTML & PDF
Date Published	April 1999	Downloads	40
Format	White Papers
Topics	DVD-RW / RAM / ROM

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