cd-rw vs cd-r discs. will my car cd player play both?
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IT might but why use CDRW's. The cost of a CDR is so low that just burn what you want to listen to then when it gets old and boring toss it. Some CD players have trouble with CDRW's, especially those using various colors expecially black.
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The unit does have a different head for CD so it is possible for one to go bad and the other stay working.\n\nIf you won't read or write and you have tried different media my guess is your CD head is bad. The writers are a throw away item now. They are so cheap you don't want to fix them.
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Sony makes a great DVD-RW drive that will read and write both DVD's and CD's.  I'm sure that there are others on the market as well.  You can place this in the extra bay if you power supply have enough wattage output to handle it.  If not, replace your current CD drive with the DVD-RW.
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You need to provide more info. If you are downloading MP3s they won't play on a standard CD player unless you convert the MP3s to standard CD audio format.
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R=recordable\nRW=rewritable\n\nyou must have a drive that work with the cd though, it must say r or rw and it must say dvd not just cd
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No you cannot.  A CDR disk melts the material with information so that it will never be altered again.  A CD-RW simply alters the shape of the material so that it can be molded again.  It's like the difference between cutting fabric and folding fabric.  Both will put dents in it, but one is perminant.
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There appears to be no physical, and little functional, difference between the DVD-R/-RW discs and the DVD+R/+RW discs. The DVD-R ("dash” R) and -RW media are officially approved by the group called DVD Forum, and the DVD+R ("plus” R) and +RW are not. The DVD+R/+RW media are supported by the DVD+RW Alliance.\n\nThe main difference seems to lie in the DVDs' built-in defects management, the way they can be formatted and, of course, their price.\n\nSOURCE : http://netforbeginners.about.com/cs/multimedia/a/DVD_discs_2.htm
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http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/cd.htm\n\nHere's a really good site at Howstuffworks.com. It will explain to you what a CD is and how it works. Therefore, you will be able to use it in no time!
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To burn music to play for music cds, DO NOT GET DVD+R get CD+R cds to burn your music...\n\nThis is the answer you seek.
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"RW stands for Readable-Writable. This means your computer can both read informatioin off CDs and DVDs as well as write to both these media types." no you cant write to both. you can only burn cd's and read dvd's. CD-RW u can ReWrite cd's just like floppy disks with RW media.
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Is the CD player in your car MP3 compatible?  Probably not.  What you need to do is burn them in CD Audio format.  You won't be able to put as much on one disc, but it should work in your car.
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you can play DVDs if you have a DVD/CD-RW combo drive. I have not seen any DVD/CD-ROM combo drives, usually they can write CDs but not write DVDs but they can play DVDs.\n\nOr they are just saying "CD drive" when it really is a DVD-rom drive.
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CD-RW's usually have to be formatted before they can be burned. Right-click on the drive from Mm Computer, and choose format.That should work.
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No if your trying to play music in a cd player like a car radio, you can "ONLY" use CD-R cd's and they must be closed (e.g. end the session)  And you must burn your music to the cd in .WAV format\n\nOnce you burn you .WAV files to the cd the burning software will close the session and turn the files so to a car radio it looks like .CDA files whats normally found on a store bought cd.
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use windows media player it works fine for music... and if your trying to put files on the cd just copy and past them into the cd drive and click on write these files to cd. its on the left
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You should use the format that fits your needs better.\n\nIf you want to use the CD on different players, you should use audio CD format (WAV files) this will ensure you can use it with a wide range of players. The main drawback is that you can only fit about 70 minutes of audio on a regular CD.\n\nIf you have an MP3 player, you can use this format, but it wont play on regular CD players. The main advantage is that you can fit 700 minutes of audio encoded at 128 kbs.
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Yes, a CD Writer (also called CD-RW) can Read from CD's and Write to CD's. However, a CD Reader (also called CD-R) can only Read from CD's. RW = Read/Write, R = Read. This works just like a DVD-R (only reads DVD's) and a DVD-RW (reads AND writes).\n\nIf you only want a CD-R or a CD-RW. It's definitely better to have a CD-RW. Doesn't hurt you and you have the ability to burn (write) to CD's.\n\nThe alternative is that you can have BOTH a CD-R and a CD-RW in your computer at one time. Then, you can copy "on-the-fly". This means that while your CD-R is reading, your CD-RW can be burning/writing at the same time. This makes copying cd's extremely fast and efficient.