About Dvd+R And Dvd+Rw Disc - Philips DVDR3320V/05B User Manual

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About DVD+R and DVD+RW disc

How are DVD+R and DVD+RW discs different?
The essential difference between DVD+R and DVD+RW
is that DVD+R is a record-once medium, while
DVD+RW is a re-recordable/erasable medium. You can
re-record/ erase a DVD+RW disc approximately 1,000
times.
DVD+RW mode recording
• 4 different picture quality/recording time settings avail-
able (XP, SP, LP, EP)
• Playable on regular DVD players
• The edited contents is playable on regular DVD play-
ers only after finalizing
• Recordings can be edited the title/chapter
DVD+R mode recording
• 4 different picture quality/recording time settings avail-
able (XP, SP, LP, EP)
• Playable on regular DVD players (after finalizing)
• Any edited contents are not be compatible on regular
DVD players. (Hide, chapter combine, added chapter
mark, etc.)
• Limited title/chapter editing features
DVD +R (Double Layer)
Double layer recording technology offers two recordable
layers on a single DVD disc, providing nearly double the
capacity of 4.7GB single layer DVDs. The greatest,
most valuable benefit of double layer recording technol-
ogy is increased capacity. Storage space is nearly dou-
bled with double layer DVD+R media, allowing con-
sumers to burn up to 8.5GB of video on a single
DVD+R disc.
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