Quick Guide to Disc Types
Recordable and Playable Discs
Playable on most DVD players
(finalization necessary)
(page 88)
Playable only on VR mode
compatible players (finalization
unnecessary) (page 88)
Playable on DVD+RW
compatible players
(automatically finalized)
Format in VR mode*2
(page 47)
Format in Video
mode*2 (page 47)
Automatically
formatted
DVD+R
Automatically
Playable on DVD+R compatible
WI
i -
formatted
players (finalization necessary)
D
(page 88)
DVD+RDL
Format in VR mode
Playable only on DVD-R VR
1#;(1;·
using the "Disc Setting"
mode compatible players
M
display (page 67)
(finalization necessary) (page 88)
R
Automatically
Playable on most DVD players
R4.7
l;ii&1
formatted in Video
(finalization necessary)
mode
(page 88)
Usable disc versions (as of December 2006)
• 8x-speed or slower DVD+RWs
• 6x-speed or slower DVD-RWs (Ver.l.l, Ver.1.2
with CPRM*l)
• 16x-speed or slower DVD+Rs
• 16x-speed or slower DVD-Rs (Ver.2.a, Ver.2.1
with CPRM)
• 8x-speed or slower DVD+R DL (Double Layer)
discs*6
"DVD+RW," "DVD-RW," "DVD+R," "DVD+R DL,"
and "DVD-R" logos are trademarks.
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