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CD, DVD and Blu-ray Disc
CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs look the same and do pretty much the
same thing: store data. They all can be used to record data, music, or
video files. However, CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray are incompatible,
bringing different advantages and disadvantages. Therefore, the
decision of which to use is left up to you. You can avoid any
confusion over which disc type to use by asking yourself two simple
questions:
• What disc type is supported by my disc burner?
• What disc type is supported by my disc player?
Knowing the answers to these questions goes a long way towards
deciding on a disc type: after all, you want to be able to play your disc
after burning it, and of course, your burner must support the disc
type you want to create.
In broad terms, discs are divided into CD (which, being the earlier
technology, is more widely supported and holds up to 700 MB of
data), DVD (which holds 4.7-8.5 GB of data, but requires a dedicated
DVD drive), and Blu-ray disc (which holds 25-50 GB of data, but
requires a special disc drive). Following is a brief description of the
different disc types supported by CyberLink PowerBackup.
