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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-540A.
Recommended Discs and Compatibility
The DVD/CD rewritable drives DRU-540A 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-540A, 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-540A at the speed specified on the disc (or a slower speed than specified). The DVD/CD rewritable drives DRU-540A 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 30 August 2004)
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 2.4x, 4x and 8x* speed |
| Ricoh Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x, 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 and 8x* speed |
* When using the DVD/CD rewritable drive DRU-540A, a 12x write speed setting is also available for certain disc.
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 2.4x and 4x speed |
| Ricoh Co., Ltd | Disc labeled for use at 2.4x 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.
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 30 August 2004)
DVD-R |
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| Sony Corporation | Disc disc labeled for use at 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 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. |
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 and 4x speed. |
| TDK Corporation | Disc labeled as "DVD-RW for ver 1.1" and 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 as "DVD-RW for ver 1.1" and 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.
