LG RC700N Owners Manual - Page 6

Recordable and Playable Discs DVD-RW (DVD - ReWritable) DVD-RW discs can be formatted for VR mode recording or Video mode recording. These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on the same Disc. [VR mode] Recordings can be extensively edited Playable only on VR mode compatible players (after finalization) [Video mode] Playable on regular DVD players (after finalization) Limited editing features DVD-R (DVD - Recordable) These Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot record on it or edit it. DVD-R discs can be only formatted to Video mode. Playable on regular DVD players (after finalization) Limited editing features DVD-RAM (DVD - Random Access Memory) DVD-RAM discs can be formatted for VR mode recording. These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on the same Disc. Playable on DVD-RAM compatible players. Recordings can be extensively edited. Only DVD-RAM standard Version 2.0, 2.1 and 2.2 discs can be used in this unit. You cannot use the cartridge-type DVD-RAM disc in this unit. DVD+RW (DVD + ReWritable) These Discs can be recorded on repeatedly. Recordings can be erased, then you can record again on the same Disc. Playable on DVD+RW compatible players (automatic finalization) The edited contents are playable on DVD+RW compatible players only after finalization. Recordings can be edited. DVD+R (DVD + Recordable) These Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD+R, you cannot record on it or edit it any more. Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after finalization) Any edited contents are not be compatible on DVD+R compatible players. (Hide, chapter combine, added chapter mark, etc.) Limited title/chapter editing features. DVD+R DL (DVD + Recordable; Double Layer) These Discs can be recorded only once. After you finalize a DVD+R DL, you cannot record on it or edit it any more. Storage space is nearly doubled with double layer DVD+R media, allowing consumers to record up to 8.5GB of video on a single DVD+R DL disc. Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after finalization) Any edited contents are not compatible on DVD+R DL compatible players. (Hide, chapter combine, added chapter mark, etc.) Limited title/chapter editing features. Recommended recordable DVD discs DVD-R Mitsubishi (8x, 16x) That's (8x, 16x) SONY (16x) - DVD+R Mitsubishi (8x, 16x) Ricoh (8x, 16x) SONY (16x) - DVD-RW Mitsubishi (4x) Verbatim (4x) JVC (4x) Victor (4x) Maxell (4x) DVD+RW Mitsubishi (4x) SONY (2.4x) Verbatim (2.4x) Ricoh (2.4X, 4x) - DVD+R DL Mitsubishi (2.4x) Maxell (2.4x) - DVD-RAM Fujifilm (2x) Mitsubishi (3x) - 6