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Useful Information
This page contains information about the types of writable discs that can be used with the the DVD/CD rewritable drives DRU-700A and DRX-700UL.
Recommended Discs and Compatibility
The DVD/CD rewritable drives DRU-700A and DRX-700UL are designed for the best performance with discs produced by major disc manufacturers. In most cases, there is no problem as long as you use discs that conform to the industry standard for various CD and DVD formats. However, some of the discs on the market do not meet the recognized quality and performance standards. With the DVD/CD rewritable drives DRU-700A and DRX-700UL, we recommend the disc manufacturers and discs below.
* The writing performance and reading ability of all discs cannot be guaranteed.
Write Speed
You can achieve the optimum performance possible with the DVD/CD rewritable drives DRU-700A and DRX-700UL at the speed specified on the disc (or a slower speed than specified). The DVD/CD rewritable drives DRU-700A and DRX-700UL also enable the write speed setting that exceeds the specified speed on the disc with some certified discs*. The write speed is set by your software or the drive automatically determines a speed that matches each disc.
* Under these circumstances, the writing performance and reading ability of all discs cannot be guaranteed.
DVD+Rs and DVD+RWs
Recommended DVD+Rs and DVD+RWs
Disc manufacturers and discs certified for operation with the mentioned DVD/CD rewritable drive: (as of 14 May 2004)
DVD+R DL (Double Layer) |
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| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x speed |
DVD+R |
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| Sony Corporation | Disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed | ||||
| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd. | Disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed | ||||
| Ricoh Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed | ||||
| Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed | ||||
| Hitachi Maxell, Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed | ||||
| TDK Corporation | Disc labeled for use at 4x speed | ||||
DVD+RW |
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| Sony Corporation | Disc labeled for use at 4x speed | ||||
| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd. | Disc labeled for use at 4x speed | ||||
| Ricoh Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 4x speed | ||||
* The disc manufacturers and discs introduced here are provided for your information. Various manufacturers may provide different disc type under the same designation. The writing performance and reading ability of all discs cannot be guaranteed.
DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs
Recommended DVD-Rs and DVD-RWs
Disc manufacturers and discs certified for operation with the mentioned DVD/CD rewritable drive: (as of 14 May 2004)
DVD-R |
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| Sony Corporation | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" and disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed. |
| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" and disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed. |
| TDK Corporation | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" and disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed. |
| Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" and disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed. |
| Hitachi Maxell, Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 4x and 8x speed. |
| Pioneer Corporation | Disc labeled for use at 4x speed. |
DVD-RW |
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| Sony Corporation | Disc labled as 2x speed. |
| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd | Disc labeled as "DVD-RW for ver 1.1" and disc labeled for use at 2x and 4x speed. |
| TDK Corporation | Disc labeled for use at 2x and 4x speed. |
| Pioneer Corporation | Disc labeled for use at 2x speed. |
| Victor Company of Japan, Limited | Disc labeled for use at 2x and 4x speed. |
* The disc manufacturers and discs introduced here are provided for your information. Various manufacturers may provide different disc type under the same designation. The writing performance and reading ability of all discs cannot be guaranteed.
