DVD ALL
All DVDs listed below.
DVD-RW with VR recording mode
-RW
VR
-RW
DVD-RW with Video recording mode
Video
+RW
DVD+RW disc
DVD-R disc
-R
DVD+R disc
+R
DVD-Video disc
DVD
Audio CDs
ACD
MP3 files
MP3
WMA files
WMA
JPEG files
JPEG
Recordable and playable discs
Disc
Characteristics
DVD-RW (DVD - ReWritable)
• DVD-RWs can be formatted for VR mode
recording or Video mode recording.
• These DVDs can be recorded on repeatedly.
Recordings can be erased, then recorded
again on the same DVD.
VR mode
• Recordings can be extensively edited.
• Playable only on VR mode compatible
players (after finalization).
Video mode
• Playable on regular DVD players (after
finalization).
• Limited editing features.
Recommended—Mitsubishi (4x), Verbatim (4x),
JVC (4x), Victor (4x), Maxell (4x)
DVD-R (DVD - Recordable)
• These DVDs can be recorded only once.
After you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot
record on it or edit it.
• DVD-Rs can be only formatted to Video
mode.
• Playable on regular DVD players (after
finalization).
• Limited editing features.
Recommended—Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), That's (8x,
16x), Sony (16x)
DVD+RW (DVD + ReWritable)
• These DVDs can be recorded on repeatedly.
Recordings can be erased, then recorded
again on the same DVD.
• Playable on DVD+RW compatible players
(automatically finalized).
• The edited contents are playable on
DVD+RW compatible players only after
finalization.
• Recordings can be edited.
Recommended—Mitsubishi (4x), Sony (2.4x),
Verbatim (4x), Ricoh (4x)
Disc
Playable discs
Disc
Recording times and picture quality
There are four preset recording quality modes:
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Characteristics
DVD+R (DVD + Recordable)
• DVDs can be recorded only once. After a
DVD+R is finalized, it cannot be recorded or
edited any more.
• Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after
finalization).
• Any edited contents may not be compatible
with DVD+R compatible players (Hide,
chapter combine, added chapter mark, and
so on).
• Limited title/chapter editing features.
Recommended—Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), Ricoh (8x,
16x), Sony (16x)
Characteristics
DVD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
DVDs such as movies that can be purchased or
rented.
Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD
format that can be purchased.
CD-R/CD-RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
CD-R/CD-RWs that contain audio titles, MP3,
WMA, or JPEG files.
XP – The highest quality setting, which
provides about 1 hour of recording time on a
DVD (4.7 GB).
SP – The default quality, which is sufficient
for most applications and provides about 2
hours of recording time on a DVD (4.7 GB).
LP – A slightly lower video quality which
provides about 4 hours of recording time on a
DVD disc (4.7 GB).
EP – The lowest video quality, which provides
about 6 hours of recording time on a DVD
(4.7 GB).
Note
If you record in EP mode, the picture may be
fragmented or the subtitle distorted during
playback.
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