Pressed Discs and Recordable discs = DVDs come in two basic types - pressed and recordable. Pressed discs are mass market DVD discs that are used for major DVD releases that you buy at the video store. DVD recordable discs are discs that are burned by computers or stand-alone recorders. Pressed discs offer compatiblity with virtually every DVD player that has been sold whereas the newer DVD-R discs are compatible with MOST, but not all players on the market.

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