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2-1-2 Disc information
Recordable and Pla ya ble Discs
DVD-RAM
• D
VD-RAM discs can be formatted for VR mode recording.
• T
hese Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on
the same Disc.
• P
layable on DVD-RAM compatible players .
• R
ecordings can be extensively edited.
• O
nly DV D- RAM standard Vers ion 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 discs can be used in this unit.
• Y
ou cannot use the cartridge-type DVD-RAM disc in this unit.
DVD-RW
• DVD-RW discs can be formatted for VR mode recording or Video mode recording.
• T
hese Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on
the same Disc.
[VR mode]
• R
ecordings can be extensively edite d
• P
layable only on VR mode compatible players (after finalization )
[Video mode]
• P
layable on regular DVD players (after finalization)
• L
imited editing features
DVD-R
• T
hese Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot record on it or edit it.
• D
VD-R discs can be only formatted to Video mode.
• P
layable on regular DVD players (after finalization) .
• L
imited editing features
DVD+RW
• T
hese Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on
the same Disc.
• P
layable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatically finalization )
• T
he edited contents are playable on DVD+RW compatible pla ye rs only after finalization
• R
ecordings can be edited the title/chapter
DVD+R
• T
hese Discs can be recorded only onc e. After you finalize a DVD+R, you cannot record on it or edit it
any more.
• P
layable on DVD+R compatible players (after finalization)
• A
ny edited contents are not be compatible on DVD+R compatible players. (Hide, chapter combine,
added chapter mark, etc.)
• L
imited title/chapte r editing features.
DVD+R DL
• T
hese Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD+R DL, you cannot record on it or
edit it any more .
• S
torage space is nearly doubled with double layer DVD+R media, allowing consumers to record up to
8.5GB of video on a single DVD+R DL disc.
• P
layable on DVD+R compatible players (after finalization)
• A
ny edited contents are not be compatible on DVD+R DL compatible players. (Hide, chapter combine,
added chapter mark, etc.)
• L
imited title/chapte r editing features.