Recordable and Playable Discs
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 is playable on DVD+RW compatible players only after finalizing 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.
Introduction
The recommendable recordable DVD discs
DVD+R | DVD+RW |
SONY (2.4x, 4x, 8x, 16x) | SONY (2.4x) |
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TDK (4x) | TDK (2.4x) |
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Mitsubishi (4x, 8x) | Philips (4x) |
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Ricoh (2x, 4x, 8x) | Ricoh (2.4x) |
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| HP (2.4x, 4x) |
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Note:
If a 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.
Playable Discs
DVD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Discs such as movies that can be purchased or rented
Video CD (VCD) (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
VIDEO CDs or
Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Music CDs or
CD-R/CD-RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)
Notes:
–Depending on the conditions of the recording equipment or the
–Do not attach any seal or label to either side (the labeled side or the recorded side) of a disc.
–Do not use irregularly shaped CDs (e.g.,
–Depending on the recording software & the finalization, some recorded discs
–DVD±R/RW and
–If you record a disc using a personal computer, even if it is recorded in a compatible format, there are cases in which it may not play because of the settings of the application software used to create the disc. (Check with the software publisher for more detailed information.)
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