Recordable and Playable Discs

DVD-RW (Digital Video Disc - ReWritable):

DVD-RW discs can be formatted for VR mode recording or Video mode recording.

These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on the same Disc.

[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

DVD-R (Digital Video Disc - Recordable)

These Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot record on it or edit it. DVD-R discs can be only formatted to Video mode.

Playable on regular DVD players (after finalization) Limited editing features

DVD+RW (Digital Video Disc + ReWritable)

These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on the same Disc.

Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatically finalization)

The edited contents are playable on DVD+RW compatible players only after finalization Recordings can be edited the title/chapter

DVD+R (Digital Video Disc + Recordable)

These Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD+R, you cannot record on it or edit it any more.

Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after finalization)

Any edited contents are not be compatible on DVD+R compatible players. (Hide, chapter combine, added chapter mark, etc.)

Limited title/chapter editing features.

DVD+R DL (Digital Video Disc + Recordable; Double Layer)

These Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD+R DL, you cannot record on it or edit it any more.

Storage 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 disc.

Playable on DVD+R DL compatible players (after finalization)

Any edited contents are not be compatible on DVD+R DL compatible players. (Hide, chapter combine, added chapter mark, etc.)

Limited title/chapter editing features.

Recommended recordable DVD discs

DVD-R	DVD+R	DVD-RW	DVD+RW	DVD+R(DL)
Mitsubishi (8x, 16x)	Mitsubishi (8x, 16x)	Mitsubishi (4x)	Mitsubishi (4x) Mitsubishi (2.4x, 8x)

That’s (8x, 16x)	Ricoh (8x, 16x)	Verbatim (4x)	SONY (4x)	Maxell (2.4x)
Verbatim (8x)	Verbatim (8x)	JVC (4x)	Imation (4x)	-

-	-	Victor (4x)	Maxell (4x)	-

-	-	Maxell (4x)	Ricoh (4x)	-

Note: If a DVD-RW/DVD+RW discs is recorded using a personal computer or other DVD recorder, you cannot format the disc using this recorder. So if you want to use the disc on this recorder, you must format the disc using the original recorder.

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