Disc Types
BD-rOM
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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 Definition format for
playback on Blu-ray Disc Player's. This unit can play back pre-recorded commercial BD-ROM discs.
BD-rE/BD-r
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Blu-ray Disc Rewritable/Blu-ray Disc Recordable. BD-RE/BD-R is the ideal format for making backups,
or recording personal video.
DVD-Video
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A digital versatile disc (DVD) can contain up to 135-minutes of images, 8 audio languages and 32
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subtitle languages. It is equipped with MPEG-2 picture compression and Dolby Digital surround,
allowing you to enjoy vivid and clear theatre quality images.
When switching from the first layer to the second layer of a dual-layered DVD Video disc, there
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may be momentary distortion in the image and sound. This is not a malfunction of the unit.
Once a DVD-RW/-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video. Pre-recorded
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(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.
audio CD
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An audio disc on which 44.1kHz PCM Audio is recorded.
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
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above disc, as the disc may not play back.
If the CD-RW/CD-R disc was not recorded as a closed session, you may experience delays when
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playing back the beginning of the disc or all recorded files 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.
DVD-r Disc Playback
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Once a DVD-R recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video.
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This unit can play back DVD-R discs recorded and finalized with a DVD video recorder. It may not be
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able to play some DVD-R discs depending on the disc and the condition of the recording.
DVD-rW Disc Playback
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Playback can be performed with DVD-RW discs recorded in the Video Mode and finalized.
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Once a DVD-RW recorded in Video Mode is finalized, it becomes DVD-Video. Ability to play back
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may depend on recording conditions.
Disc Format
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
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played by this Blu-ray Disc Player once it has been finalized.
aVCHD (advanced Video Codec High Definition)
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This player can playback AVCHD format discs. These discs are normally recorded and used in
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camcorders.
The AVCHD format is a high definition digital video camera format.
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The MPEG-4 AVC/H.264 format is capable of compressing images at higher efficiency than that
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of the conventional image compressing format.
Some AVCHD discs use the "x.v.Color" format.
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This player can playback AVCHD discs using "x.v.Color" format.
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"x.v.Color" is a trademark of Sony Corporation.
"AVCHD" and the AVCHD logo are trademarks of Matsushita Electronic Industrial Co., Ltd.
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and Sony Corporation.
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