Recordable and playable discs, Playable discs, Recording times and picture quality – Insignia NS-1DVDR User Manual

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All DVDs listed below.

DVD-RW with VR recording mode

DVD-RW with Video recording mode

DVD+RW disc

DVD-R disc

DVD+R disc

DVD-Video disc

Audio CDs

MP3 files

WMA files

JPEG files

Recordable and playable discs

Playable discs

Recording times and picture quality

There are four preset recording quality modes:

XP – The highest quality setting, which
provides about 1 hour of recording time on a
DVD (4.7 GB).

SP – The default quality, which is sufficient
for most applications and provides about 2
hours of recording time on a DVD (4.7 GB).

LP – A slightly lower video quality which
provides about 4 hours of recording time on a
DVD disc (4.7 GB).

EP – The lowest video quality, which provides
about 6 hours of recording time on a DVD
(4.7 GB).

Disc

Characteristics

DVD-RW (DVD - ReWritable)

• DVD-RWs can be formatted for VR mode

recording or Video mode recording.

• These DVDs can be recorded on repeatedly.

Recordings can be erased, then recorded
again on the same DVD.

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.

Recommended—Mitsubishi (4x), Verbatim (4x),
JVC (4x), Victor (4x), Maxell (4x)

DVD-R (DVD - Recordable)

• These DVDs can be recorded only once.

After you finalize a DVD-R, you cannot
record on it or edit it.

• DVD-Rs can be only formatted to Video

mode.

• Playable on regular DVD players (after

finalization).

• Limited editing features.

Recommended—Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), That’s (8x,
16x), Sony (16x)

DVD+RW (DVD + ReWritable)

• These DVDs can be recorded on repeatedly.

Recordings can be erased, then recorded
again on the same DVD.

• Playable on DVD+RW compatible players

(automatically finalized).

• The edited contents are playable on

DVD+RW compatible players only after
finalization.

• Recordings can be edited.

Recommended—Mitsubishi (4x), Sony (2.4x),
Verbatim (4x), Ricoh (4x)

DVD ALL

-RW

VR

-RW

Video

+RW

-R

+R

DVD

ACD

MP

3

WMA

JPEG

DVD+R (DVD + Recordable)

• DVDs can be recorded only once. After a

DVD+R is finalized, it cannot be recorded or
edited any more.

• Playable on DVD+R compatible players (after

finalization).

• Any edited contents may not be compatible

with DVD+R compatible players (Hide,
chapter combine, added chapter mark, and
so on).

• Limited title/chapter editing features.

Recommended—Mitsubishi (8x, 16x), Ricoh (8x,
16x), Sony (16x)

Disc

Characteristics

DVD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

DVDs such as movies that can be purchased or
rented.

Audio CD (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in music CD
format that can be purchased.

CD-R/CD-RW (8 cm / 12 cm disc)

CD-R/CD-RWs that contain audio titles, MP3,
WMA, or JPEG files.

Note

If you record in EP mode, the picture may be
fragmented or the subtitle distorted during
playback.

Disc

Characteristics

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