If You've Been Shopping For Blank CDs Or Blank DVDsrecently, You May Have Found Yourself A Bit Confused By All Of The Choices - CD-R, CD-RW, DVDR, DVD-R, DVD-RW, And DVDRW. Trying To Figure Out The Abbreviations Between Them Can Be A Bit Mind Racking Indeed.To Make Matters Worse For Those Who Aren't Up Onthe Lastest Marvels Of Technology Is The Rate Atwhich The Industry Of Technology Is Evolving. Just When You Think You've Caught On To The Concepts Of MP3s And Burning CD And DVD Media, New Twists On Blank Media Hits The Market And You Found Yourself Confused More Than You Were Tostart With.The "R" Found In CD-R And DVD-R Media Stands Forrecordable. It Will Tell Consumers That These Disks Are Blank Recordable Media. You Can Recordmovies, Data, Music, And Photos On The Disc, Butthe Discs Cannot Be Erased.The "RW" On CD-RW And DVD-RW Media Stands Forrewritable. This Lets You Know That Media With RW On Them Can Be Recorded And Erased Several Times. Even Though The Prices For Blank CD And DVD Media Is Inexpensive, You Can Expect To Paya Bit More For RW Type Media.The Biggest Source Of Confusion Stems From DVD-Rand DVD-RW And How They Are Different From DVDRand DVDRW Media. In Order To Avoid A Long Technical Speech On The Differences, You Simplyneed To Know That Each DVD Types Can Recordmovies Just Like The Next Type.DVDR And DVDRW Are A Newer More Expensive Technology That Offers A Few Technical Advantagesover DVD-R And DVD-RW. None The Less, DVD-R Hasgreater Compatibility With More DVD Players Thanany Other Format Of Blank DVDs.If You Have A Newer DVD Player Or If You Use Yourcomputer To Play Back Media, You Should Have Noproblems With DVDRDVDRW Media. Some Say Thatthey Provide A Better Range Of Quality, Althoughthe Quality Is Indeed Similar.Keep In Mind That All Recordable CD And DVD Mediado The Same Thing Regardless Of Their Particularbrand Or Extension. Because There Is Not An Industry Standard That Involves DVD Technology,not Every DVD Player Is Compatible With Each Andevery Format You See On Retail Store Shelves.For This Very Reason, You Should Always Check WithDVD Player Manual To See Which Type Of Recordablemedia It Will Play Back. This Way, You'll Knowwhat To Buy The Next Time You Go Shopping Forblank CD Or DVD Media.(word Count 418)PPPPP
