Is CD-RW compatible with DVD?
Usually. CD-Rewritable (Orange Book Part III) has a lower reflectivity difference, requiring new automatic-gain-control (AGC) circuitry. CD-RW discs can’t be read by most existing CD-ROM drives and CD players. The new “MultiRead” standard addresses this, and some DVD manufacturers have suggested they will support it. The optical circuitry in even first-generation DVD-ROM drives and DVD players is usually able to read CD-RW discs, since CD-RW does not have the “invisibility” problem of CD-R (see 2.4.3). Current writable DVD drives (see 4.3) can’t record on CD-RW, although future versions may be able to.
Usually. CD-Rewritable (Orange Book Part III) has a smaller reflectivity difference, requiring new automatic-gain-control (AGC) circuitry in CD-ROM drives and CD players. CD-RW discs can’t be read by most existing CD-ROM drives and CD players. The “MultiRead” standard addresses this, and some DVD manufacturers have suggested they will support it. The optical circuitry in even first-generation DVD-ROM drives and DVD players is usually able to read CD-RW discs, since CD-RW does not have the “invisibility” problem of CD-R (see 2.4.3). Most newer recordable DVD drives (see 4.3) can also record on CD-R or CD-RW. CD-RW burners can’t read or write DVD discs of any kind.
Partly. CD-Rewritable (Orange Book Part III) discs can not be read by existing CD-ROM drives and CD players or first-generation DVD-ROM drives and DVD players. CD-RW has a lower reflectivity difference, requiring automatic-gain-control (AGC) circuitry. The new “MultiRead” standard addresses this and some DVD manufacturers have already suggested they will support it. CD-RW does not have the “invisibility” problem of CD-R (see 2.4.3).
Usually. CD-Rewritable (Orange Book Part III) discs have a smaller reflectivity difference, requiring new automatic-gain-control (AGC) circuitry in CD-ROM drives and CD players. Most existing CD-ROM drives and CD players can’t read CD-RW discs. The OSTA MultiRead standard addresses this, and some DVD manufacturers have suggested they will support it. The optical circuitry in even first-generation DVD-ROM drives and DVD players is usually able to read CD-RW discs, since CD-RW does not have the “invisibility” problem of CD-R (see 2.4.3 ). Most newer recordable DVD drives (see 4.3 ) can also record on CD-R or CD-RW. CD-RW burners can’t read or write DVD discs of any kind.
Usually. CD-Rewritable (Orange Book Part III) discs have a smaller reflectivity difference, requiring new automatic-gain-control (AGC) circuitry in CD-ROM drives and CD players. Most existing CD-ROM drives and CD players can’t read CD-RW discs. The OSTA MultiRead standard addresses this, and some DVD manufacturers have suggested they will support it. The optical circuitry in even first-generation DVD-ROM drives and DVD players is usually able to read CD-RW discs, since CD-RW does not have the “invisibility” problem of CD-R (see 2.4.3). Most newer recordable DVD drives (see 4.3) can also record on CD-R or CD-RW. CD-RW burners can’t read or write DVD discs of any kind.
