Re: dvd-rom drives

On 24 Feb 2006 10:23:15 -0800, hartlyuk@xxxxxxxxx wrote:

thanks for the info.,Neil,
One librarian claims that the 'CD' slots will record on blank CDs,
but I've not tried it yet.
I don't have a computer, so buying an add-onnis out of the question.
So if it works for CDs, will it work for DVD+R disks without ruining
the drive?.

Not with a CD recorder alone, no. CDs and DVDs have different density
of data onthe disk. As a result, differently 'coloured' lasers are
used as well as much higher track density on DVDs.

As a result, there's no possible way to burn a DVD on a CD writer
alone, it also has to have the laser with a wavelength suited for DVD
dyes.

Cheers - Neil
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