Disc Types; Disc Format - Samsung BD-P2500 User Manual

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Disc Types

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BD-ROM
Blu-ray Disc Read Only Memory. A BD-ROM disc contains pre-recorded data. Although a BD-ROM
may contain any form of data, most BD-ROM discs will contain movies in High Defi nition format, for
playback on Blu-ray Disc Player's. This unit can play back pre-recorded commercial BD-ROM discs.
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BD-RE/BD-R
Blu-ray Disc Rewritable/Blu-ray Disc Recordable. BD-RE/BD-R is the ideal format for making backups,
or recording personal video.
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DVD-Video
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A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135-minutes of images, 8 audio languages and 32
subtitle languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby Digital surround,
allowing you to enjoy vivid and clear theatre quality images.
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When switching from the fi rst layer to the second layer of a dual-layered DVD Video disc, there
may be momentary distortion in the image and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit.
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Once a DVD-RW/-R recorded in Video Mode is fi nalized, it becomes DVD-Video. Pre-recorded
(pre-stamped) commercial DVDs with movies are also referred to as DVD-Videos. This unit can
play back pre-recorded commercial DVD discs (DVD-Video discs) with movies.
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Audio CD
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An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded.
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This unit can play back CD-DA format audio CD-RW and CD-R discs.
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The unit may not be able to play some CD-RW or CD-R discs due to the condition of the recording.
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CD-RW/CD-R
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Use a 700MB(80 minutes) CD-RW/CD-R disc. If possible, do not use a 800MB(90 minutes) or
above disc, as the disc may not play back.
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If the CD-RW/CD-R disc was not recorded as a closed session, you may experience delays when
playing back the beginning of the disc or all recorded fi les may not play.
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Some CD-RW/CD-R discs may not be playable with this unit, depending on the device which was
used to burn them. For contents recorded on CD-RW/CD-R media from CDs for your personal
use,playability may vary depending on contents and discs.
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DVD-R Disc Playback
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Once a DVD-R recorded in Video Mode is fi nalized, it becomes DVD-Video.
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This unit can play back DVD-R discs recorded and fi nalized with a DVD video recorder. It may not be
able to play some DVD-R discs depending on the disc and the condition of the recording.
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DVD-RW Disc Playback
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Playback can be performed with DVD-RW discs recorded in the Video Mode and fi nalized.
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Once a DVD-RW recorded in Video Mode is fi nalized, it becomes DVD-Video. Ability to play back
may depend on recording conditions.

Disc Format

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DVD-RW/-R (V)
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This is a format that is used for recording data on a DVD-RW or DVD-R disc. The disc can be
played by this Blu-ray Disc Player once it has been fi nalized.
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DivX
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CD-R/-RW, DVD-R
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Video File with following extensions can be played. : .avi, .divx, .AVI, .DIVX
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DivX Video (Codec) Format : DivX 3.11 DivX 4.x
DivX 5.x (without QPEL and GMC)
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DivX Audio (Codec) Format : MP3, MPEG1 Audio Layer 2, AC3, DTS
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Supported subtitle fi le formats: .smi, .srt, .sub, .psb, .txt, .ass
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You cannot play back the disc that is larger than a 720 x 576 pixel resolution.
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