LaCie d2 DVD±RW Drive

Introduction

User Manual

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1.5. Supported DVD and CD Formats

Format

Type of Disc

Write Speed

Capacity

DVD

DVD±R DL

8x

8.5GB

 

DVD±R

20x

4.7GB

 

DVD+RW

8x

4.7GB

 

DVD-RW

6x

4.7GB

 

DVD-ROM (Single and dual layer)

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4.7/8.5

 

 

GB

 

 

 

CD

CD-R

48x

700MB

 

CD-RW

24x

650MB

 

CD-ROM

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DVD and CD Media Format Definitions

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 techniques as DVD+R.

Incorporates the Direct Overwrite (DOW) system, allowing data to be written directly over existing data in a single pass.

DVD-RW Discs

Best suited for: backing up and archiving digital con- tent.

These discs serve the same general purpose as CD- RW media, but with 4.7GB of space versus 650MB.

Discs can be written and erased up to 1,000 times.

DVD+R Discs

Best suited for: recording DVD videos, storing mul- tiple photo albums and data DVDs under 4.7GB.

These discs have the same write-once concept as CD- R media, but with 4.7GB of capacity versus 700MB for CD-R discs.

DVD+R supports “lossless linking”and the combina- tion of Constant Angular Velocity (CAV) and Con- stant Linear Velocity (CLV) recording techniques.

DVD-R Discs

Best suited for: recording DVD videos, storing mul- tiple photo albums and data DVDs under 4.7GB.

These discs are also functionally similar to CD-R media, and have the same capacity as DVD+R discs.

There are two types of DVD-R discs: DVD-R Gen- eral, which are intended for home applications, and DVD-R Authoring, which are intended for profes- sional DVD-Video development applications.

DVD+R9 DL and R-9 DL (Double Layer) Discs

Ideal for: recording high-quality DVD videos, back- ing up and archiving large data DVDs.

These discs follow the DVD+ recording techniques,

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