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The player can play the following discs.
Disc Types
(Logos)
Recording
Types
Disc Size
Max.
Playing
Time
Characteristics
DVD
Audio
+
Video
12 cm
Single - sided;
240 min.
Double - sided;
480 min.
•
DVD contains excellent sound and
video due to Dolby Digital and MPEG-
2 System.
•
Various screen and audio functions
can be easily selected through the
on-screen menu.
8 cm
Single - sided;
80 min.
Double - sided;
160 min.
VIDEO-CD
Audio
+
Video
12 cm
74 min.
•
Video with CD sound, VHS quality and
MPEG-1 compression technology.
8 cm
20 min.
AUDIO-CD
Audio
12 cm
74 min.
•
An LP is recorded as an analogue
signal with more distortion. CD is
recorded as a digital signal with better
audio quality, less distortion and less
deterioration of audio quality over
time.
8 cm
20 min.
MP3-CD
Audio
(xxxx.mp3)
12 cm
It depends
on MP3
quality.
•
MP3 is recorded as a digital signal
with better audio quality, less distor-
tion and less deterioration of audio
quality over time.
8 cm
PICTURE-CD
Video
(still picture)
12 cm
It depends
on JPEG
quality.
•
JPEG is recorded as a digital signal
with better picture quality over time.
8 cm
DivX
®
Audio
+
Video
12 cm
It depends
on DivX
®
quality.
•
DivX
®
media files contain highly com-
pressed video with high visual quality
that maintains a relatively small file
size.
8 cm
NOTE:
For DVD-RW/-R, DVD+RW/+R, only discs recorded in Video mode can be played back.
• Some DVD-RW/-R, DVD+RW/+R or CD-RW/-R discs made on personal computers, or on DVD recorders
may not be played back properly due to the factors such as scratches, dirt or special properties of the disc.
• Discs made on personal computers may not be played back properly due to the different environment or
the settings of the application you use. We recommend always to use the standardised, correctly formatted
discs.
DISC TYPES COMPATIBLE WITH THE PLAYER
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