How do i back up movies and tv shows

i have tryed to use a cd and do it as data but didnt fit. i tryed to use a dvd like HP lightscribe and that did work it said it wasnt blank. i looked it up and it said buy one from apple products but it didnt have any. does any one know where to buy a cd that can only be read on a computer and not on a dvd player???

You're talking about the shows you've purchased from iTunes, correct? Yes, these will mostly be bigger than will fit on a CD (720mb at the most, and most shows will run 1gb or larger) but if you have the ability to write to a DVD that's the best bet anyway.
If you do have a DVD writer in your machine you can buy blanks nearly anywhere -- these blanks can be used for data or for playing in a DVD player. There is no difference between the two. Cheapest place in the US is most likely CostCo or some such. Office Depot/Office Max, Radio Shack, Best Buy, Circuit City, they will all carry DVD blanks. You will want either DVD-R or DVD+R but I'd recommend DVD-R as that's a slightly more reliable data format. Buy the cheapest you can find, as nowadays quality control is very high on all major brands.
And backup is a very good idea -- you're doing the absolute right thing here!

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