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Useful Information
This page contains information about the types of writable discs that can be used with the the following DVD/CD Rewritable drives:
- DRU-500A
- DRX-500UL
- DRU-500AX
- DRX-500ULX
- DRU-510A
- DRX-510UL
- DRU-510AK
- DRX-510ULK
Recommended Discs and Compatibility
The mentioned DVD/CD Rewritable drives 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 mentioned DVD/CD Rewritable drives, 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 mentioned DVD/CD rewritable drives at the speed specified on the disc (or a slower speed than specified). The mentioned DVD/CD rewritable drives 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 |
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| Sony Corporation | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x speed | ||||
| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x and 4x speed | ||||
| Ricoh Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x and 4x speed | ||||
| Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x speed | ||||
| Hitachi Maxell, Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x speed | ||||
DVD+RW |
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| Sony Corporation | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x speed | ||||
| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd. | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x speed | ||||
| Ricoh Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x 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 labled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" | ||||
| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" * and disc labeled for use at 4x speed. | ||||
| TDK Corporation | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" * and disc labeled for use at 4x speed. | ||||
| Pioneer Corporation | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" * and disc labeled for use at 4x speed. | ||||
| Taiyo Yuden Co., Ltd | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" * and disc labeled for use at 4x speed. | ||||
| Hitachi Maxell, Ltd | Disc labeled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" * and disc labeled for use at 4x speed. | ||||
| Mitsui Chemicals, Inc. | Disc labled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" | ||||
| Matsushita Electric Industrial Co. , Ltd | Disc labled as "DVD-R for General ver 2.0" | ||||
* A 2x speed is also available when using the DVD/CD rewritable drives.
DVD-RW |
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| Sony Corporation | Disc labled as "DVD-RW for ver 1.1" | ||||
| Verbatim/Mitsubishi Chemical Co., Ltd | Disc labeled as "DVD-RW for ver 1.1" and disc labeled for use at 2x speed. | ||||
| TDK Corporation | Disc labeled as "DVD-RW for ver 1.1" and disc labeled for use at 2x speed. | ||||
| Pioneer Corporation | Disc labeled as "DVD-RW for ver 1.1" and disc labeled for use at 2x speed. | ||||
| Victor Company of Japan, Limited | Disc labeled as "DVD-RW for ver 1.1" and disc labeled for use at 2x 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.
