Sony dru-830a User Manual

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You can use a variety of discs with the drive to write data. Refer to the table 
below to find the type of disc that matches what you want to do.

You can access/play back the data written to the discs above with most drives/players that 
support their formats. However, some combinations of drives/players and discs (depending 
on their quality and/or characteristics) may make access/playback impossible. For details, 
refer to your drive/player documentation.

Want to create DVD-
Video that can be 
played back by many 
drives and/or players

Want to create DVDs 
that you can modify

Want to create DVDs 
to which you can add 
to later.

Want to create video 
CDs that can be 
played back with most 
computers

Want to use DVDs as 
you would video tapes 
(allowing multiple 
rewrites)

Want to share 700 MB 
of data or more 
(Want to create DVD-
ROM discs)

Want to share data that 
can be used on most 
computers (Want to 
create CD-ROM 
discs)

Want to create audio 
CDs that be played 
back by most CD 
players

Want to back up your 
hard disk

Want to store data 
without deleting it

Want to use discs as 
floppy disks