Quick Guide To Disc Types; Recordable And Playable Discs - Sony RDR-GX33 Operating Instructions Manual

Quick Guide to Disc Types

Recordable and playable discs

Type
DVD+RW
VR
mode
DVD-
RW
Video
mode
DVD+R
DVD+R DL
VR
mode
DVD-R
Video
mode
8
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this manual
+ RW
- RW
- RW
+
R
- R
VR
- R
Video
Formatting
(new discs)
Automatically
formatted in
+VR mode
(DVD+RW
VIDEO)
Format in VR
mode
VR
(page 27)
Format in
Video mode
Video
(page 27)
Automatically
formatted in
+VR mode
(DVD+R
VIDEO)
Format in VR
mode
*1
(page 27)
Formatting is
performed
using the "Disc
Information"
display.
Automatically
formatted in
Video mode
Compatibility with other
DVD players (finalizing)
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically finalized)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players
(finalization unnecessary)
Playable on most DVD
players (finalization
necessary) (page 35)
Playable on most DVD
players (finalization
necessary) (page 35)
Playable only on DVD-R in
VR mode compatible
players (finalization
necessary) (page 35)
Playable on most DVD
players (finalization
necessary) (page 35)