HP Compaq Presario,Presario 6012 Supplementary Manual page 18

Using Your Computer Drives
Table 2-2: Media Comparison (Continued)
Media File Type
CD-R Data
MP3 Music
CD-RW Data
MP3 Music
DVD-ROM Data
DVD Movie
DVD-R Data
DVD Movie
DVD-RW Data
DVD Movie
2–6
Ability to Ability to
Record Playback
Yes Yes
(only once)
Yes Yes
(only once)
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
No Yes
No Yes
Yes Yes
(only once)
Yes Yes
(only once)
Yes Yes
Yes Yes
Regardless of the drive(s), you insert and remove a CD or DVD disc
using the same steps.
Ability to Playback
on other PCs
Requires CD-RW or
DVD-R/RW hardware
Requires CD-RW or
DVD-R/RW hardware
Requires CD-RW or
DVD-R/RW hardware
Requires CD-RW or
DVD-R/RW hardware
Requires DVD playback
software and DVD-ROM
or DVD-R/RW hardware
Requires DVD playback
software and DVD-ROM
or DVD-R/RW hardware
Requires DVD-ROM or
DVD-R/RW hardware
and software
Requires DVD-ROM or
DVD-R/RW hardware
and software
Requires DVD-R/RW
hardware and software
Requires DVD-R/RW
hardware and software
Learning More About Your Computer
DVD Set-top
Varies
per model
Varies
per model
Varies
per model
Varies
per model
No
Yes
No
Yes
(varies
per model)
No
Varies
per model