Is CD-RW compatible with DVD?
Supposedly. CD-Rewritable (Orange Book Part III) discs can not be read by existing CD-ROM drives and CD 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. Supposedly the optical circuitry of DVD-ROM drives and DVD players is good enough to read CD-RW. CD-RW does not have the “invisibility” problem of CD-R (see 2.4.3).
