Region Codes For Dvd Drives And Media; Writable Discs - Toshiba Qosmio G30-150 User Manual

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Region codes for DVD drives and media

DVD Super Multi drives and their associated media are manufactured
according to the specifications of six marketing regions. When you
purchase DVD Video media you should ensure that it matches the
specification of your drive, otherwise it will not play properly.
Code

Writable discs

This section describes the types of writable CD and DVD media available,
and should be used in conjunction with the specification of your
computer/optical drive in order to understand the type of discs that can be
written. Please refer to Chapter 4,
CDs
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CD-R media can only be written to once - the recorded data cannot
subsequently be erased or changed.
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CD-RW media, including multi-speed CD-RW discs, high-speed
CD-RW discs and ultra-speed CD-RW discs, can be recorded to more
than once.
DVDs
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DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer)
media discs can only be written to once - the recorded data cannot
subsequently be erased or changed.
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DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media can be recorded to more
than once.
2-16
Region
1 Canada, United States
2 Japan, Europe, South Africa, Middle East
3 South East Asia, East Asia
4 Australia, New Zealand, Pacific Islands, Central America,
South America, Caribbean
5 Russia, Indian Subcontinent, Africa, North Korea,
Mongolia
6 China
Operating Basics for further information.
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