Dvd Recorder Receiver Overview; Recordable And Playable Discs - LG LH-R5500SB Owner's Manual

DVD Recorder Receiver Overview

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.
The recommendable recordable DVD discs
DVD-R
SONY (8x, 16x)
TDK (4x, 8x)
Verbatim (4x, 8x)
Panasonic (2x, 4x)
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Note:
If a DVD-RW/DVD+RW discs is recorded using a personal computer or other DVD Recorder Receiver, 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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DVD+R
SONY (2.4x, 4x, 8x, 16x)
TDK (4x)
Mitsubishi (4x, 8x)
Ricoh (2x, 4x, 8x)
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DVD-RW
Victor (1x, 4x) SONY (2.4x)
Maxell (1x, 2x, 4x)
TDK (2x)
Mitsubishi (2x) Ricoh (2.4x)
- HP (2.4x, 4x)
DVD+RW
TDK (2.4x)
Philips (4x)