Pioneer DVR-610 What tools can I use to test/verify a Pioneer drive?, What is a region code?

•The media is rated for 1,000 rewrites.

16)How much recording time is there on a recordable single-layer DVD disc?

•The bit-rate affects the production length. Encoding content at 10 Mbps provides approximately 60 minutes on 4.7 GB DVD-R/RW media. Encoding at 5 Mbps will provide about 2 hours on 4.7 GB DVD-R/RW media.

17)What tools can I use to test/verify a Pioneer drive?

•Nero CD/DVD Speed is one of several free applications on the market that is recommended to evaluate the drive’s performance. Please follow the link to the latest version of CD/DVD Speed, manual and user interface: http://www.cdspeed2000.com

18)What is a region code?

•Region codes were created as a request by Hollywood movie studios in an effort to allow them controlled distribution of Hollywood movies.

•These region codes cover regional areas around the world.

•North America, including the US and Canada are known as region 1. For more information on region codes, please visit the DVD Forum website at http://www.dvdforum.org

19)Is there a copy protection scheme on DVD Recordable media to protect from copying?

•For the most part, NO. DVD-/+R does not contain a copy protection scheme. However, DVD-RW includes the CPRM scheme. This is know as Content Protection for Recordable Media, which is a mechanism for controlling the copying, moving and deletion of digital media. Please visit the DVD Forum website at http://www.dvdforum.org for more information on CPRM.

•DVD+RW uses the VCPS Scheme. This is the Video Content Protection Scheme for +RW discs. Please visit the +RW Alliance website at http://www.dvdrw.com for more information on VCPS.

20)What is Firmware?

Firmware is the internal programming of the drive, which allows it to recognize various types of media and perform the correct write strategy for the particular type of media that is in the drive.

To check the firmware level for drives and other devices installed with your computer, download the free Pioneer application, Device data & firmware level detector, from the Pioneer website: www.pioneerelectronics.com

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