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LaCie d2 Blu-ray Drive
User Manual
Introduction
Page
Blu-ray, DVD and CD Media Format Definitions
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Your LaCie d2 Blu-ray DVD Drive will allow you to
create, save and share your digital files. For an explanation
of relevant acronyms, see page 24, Acronyms.
BD-R (Single or double layer)
Blu-ray Disc Recordable. A BD-R disc can be re-
corded once, and cannot be accidentally erased. BD-R
is the ideal format for archiving valuable data or storing
and distributing video material.
BD-RE (Single or double layer)
Blu-ray Disc Rewritable. A BD-RE disc can be
recorded over and over again (good quality Blu-ray
discs can be overwritten approximately 10,000 times).
It offers extensive editing functionality on the disc. BD-
RE is the ideal format for making sequential backups, or
recording video for time shifting purposes.
BD-ROM
Blu-ray Disc Read Only Memory. A BD-ROM disc
contains pre-recorded data. Although a BD-ROM may
contain any form of data, most BD-ROM discs will contain
movies in High Definition format, for playback on Blu-ray
Disc players.
BD-ROM can be read on your computer using the LaCie
d2 Blu-ray drive provided you own the appropriate playback
software, compatible system, graphic card and monitor.
DVD+RW Discs
Best suited for: backing up and archiving digital con-
tent.
These discs are functionally similar to CD-RW and
DVD-RW discs, but utilizes the same recording
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Format
Type of Disc
Write
Read
Write Speed
Read Speed
Capacity
Blu-ray
BD-RE (Single or double layer)
X
X
2x
2x
25/50GB
BD-R (Single or double layer)
X
X
4x
4x
25/50GB
BD-ROM (Single or double layer)
--
X
--
4x
--
BD-ROM AACS content protected
X
X
2x
2x
DVD
DVD±R DL
X
X
16x
16x
8.5GB
DVD±R
X
X
8x
8x
4.7GB
DVD+RW
X
X
8x
8x
4.7GB
DVD-RW
X
X
6x
8x
4.7GB
DVD-ROM (Single and dual layer)
--
X
--
8x
4.7/8.5
GB
CD
CD-R
X
X
40x
40x
700MB
CD-RW
X
X
32x
32x
650MB
CD-ROM
--
X
--
40x
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1.6. Supported Blu-ray/DVD/CD Formats