Quick Guideto DVDDisc Types
Recordable and playable discs
Automatically
formatted
Format
in VR mode .2
(page 43)
Format in Video
1node .2 (page 43)
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically
finalized)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players (finalization
mmecessary)
(page 44)
Playable
on most DVD
players
(finalization
necessary)
(page 44)
Automatically
Playable
on DVD+R
compatible
formatted
players
(finalization
necessary)
(page 44)
Automatically
formatted
Playable
on most DVD
players
(finalization
necessary)
(page 44)
Usable disc versions (as of June 2004)
• 4x-speed
or slower DVD+RWs
• 2x-speed or s!ower DVD-RWs
(Ver. 1.1, Ver. 1.1
with CPRM *1)
• 4x-speed or slower DVD-RWs
(Ver. 1.2, Ver. 1.2
with CPRM)
• 8x-speed
or slower DVD+Rs
• 8x-speed
or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.0)
"DVD+RW."
"DVD-RW."
"DVD+R,"
and "DVD-R."
are trademarks
*1 CPRM
(Content
Protection
tbr Recordable
Media)
is
a coding
technology
that protects copyrights
for
images.
*2 Unused
DVD-RWs
are t_rmatted
in VR mode
automatically
*3 Erasing
titles only frees up disc space if you erase the
last title.
*4 Erasing
titles does not free up disc space.
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