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[timetotravel]

i have a laptop that says it burns dvds and cds but i was wondering...if i download a movie from the internet onto disc do i have to use a cdrw or a dvdrw??
there is no separate place for where i burn the dvds and the cds.
sorry if this question is really dumb!!

[SHANE02]

It depends.

Are you downloading DVDs (4.7 GB) or Xvids (compressed/ripped dvds) (700-1400 mb)?

Do you want to watch the movies on a dvd player or a pc/laptop/digital device?

If you are going to watch the movie on a pc/laptop then you don't need to burn it at all.

If you are going to watch the movies on a DVD player, then they need to be burned to a dvd disk.

A downloaded dvd can be burned as is as a data disk to a 4.7 gig dvd-r. An xvid will need to be converted to dvd format using a simple app like this: http://www.vso-software.fr/products/convert_x_to_dvd/

The app will convert the xvid file(s) and burn them to a dvd for you.

Hope this helps, good luck.

If you need the app let me know.