A DVD RW drive will read any sort of CD or DVD (except blue-ray but some might) and it will also burn to a writable or rewritable CD or DVD.
It is a DVD-RW drive.
Yes, you can. Just check that dvd-rw has the same interface.
recordedable
Depending on the model and features of the DVD player, some can play CD-RW and other formats. The printed materials supplied with the DVD player will state what formats the player can read/play.
easy to upgrade
A CD-R or CD-RW or DVD-R or DVD-RW will do.
Typically a drive marked as being a 'CD' or a 'CD RW' drive, will not be able to read a DVD. You will need one marked as being at least a 'DVD' drive, which will be able to read DVDs and CDs too.
No.
The LG 8x External USB DVD-DL / CD-RW drive reads and writes CDs, DVD +R and -R, DVD-DL and DVD+DL
The "RW" in DVD-RW stands for ReWrite. It works like a flash drive. You can save data to a disc, delete the data and save to the disc again.
One could shop for a DVD-RW drive at Amazon or many other major retailers nationwide. Best Buy, Walmart and TigerDirect is also good places to compare the best price for the right one you need.
yes, the HP 8x External Double-Layer DVD RW/CD-RW Drive take up a lot of memory space