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FAQ for the Datavideo Recorders
Q1. Which CD-R and CD-R/W Disc are recommended for use with the VDR-3000?
CD-R Disc
CD-R/W Disc
Brand
Speed
Brand
Speed
CMC 1-12X
Acer 1-4X
Datavideo 1-12X
CMC
1-4X
FUJI 1-12X
Datavideo
1-4X
LeadData 1-12X
Megadata 1-4X
Mitsubishi 1-12X
Mitsubishi 1-4X
Maxell 1-12X
Princo 1-4X
Mitsui 1-12X
Ritek 1-4X
Prodisc Silver
1-12X
RICOH
1-4X
PIONEER 1-12X
Seantram 1-4X
Ritek 1-12X
RICOH 1-12X
SONY 1-12X
TDK 1-12X
Taiyo Yuden
1-12X
1-12X
Note: These discs have been tested, there are many others that will work that have
not been tested.
Q 2. Why will a CD-R Disc written by the VDR-3000 not play back in some home VCD
or DVD Players?
Some VCD or DVD Players do not support CD-R disc playback, so it cannot
recognize the CD-R that’s written by the VDR-3000.
See the attached VCD/DVD
player list for your reference.
Q3. What is the difference of VCD, HQ-VCD, S-VCD, DVD-Photo and
CD
DVD format ?
VCD
: MPEG-1 is a compression format compatible with most of VCD and DVD
players. The VCD disc can be played back by most VCD players, DVD players
and Microsoft Media Player Software on a PC. Since the VCD has a low
resolution and low bit rate 1.15Mbps format that is a good application for long
recording times without degrading too much of the image quality. This is ideal
for seminars and conference audio/video recording. VCD can record 74
minutes audio/video program on a 650MB CD-R disc.
HQ-VCD
: MPEG-1 compression format is compatible with most media players. The HQ-
VCD can be played back by most DVD or S-VCD players and Microsoft Media
Player software on a PC. HQ-VCD has a low resolution but high bit rate
4Mbps, which is good for recording the active video without blocking effect.
The HQ-VCD can record 37 minutes of audio/video on a 650MB CD-R.
S-VCD
:
MPEG-2 compression format. The S-VCD player or DVD player that supports
S-VCD format can playback the S-VCD disc. PC CD-ROM can also playback
the S-VCD with the Datavideo auto PC player. The S-VCD has double the
resolution compared with VCD and also has a higher bit rate 2.4Mbps. The S-
VCD can record 37 minutes of audio/video on a 650MB CD-R.
