Sony BDV-E500W - Manual (Page 100)

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Playable Discs
* JPEG format conforming to UDF (Universal Disk Format).
** Some AVCHD format discs may not play, depending on the recording condition. The AVCHD format disc will
not play if it has not been correctly finalized.
Notes about BD-ROM compatibility
Since the Blu-ray Disc specifications are new and evolving, some discs may not be playable depending
on the disc type and the version.
The audio output differs depending on the source, connected output jack, and selected audio settings.
Discs that cannot be played
• BDs with cartridge
• DVD-RAMs
• HD DVDs
• DVD Audio discs
• PHOTO CDs
• Data part of CD-Extras
• VCDs/Super VCDs
• HD layer on Super Audio CDs
• BD-ROMs/DVD VIDEOs with a different region code (page 101).
Type Disc logo Characteristics Icon
Blu-ray Disc BD-ROMs and BD-REs/BD-Rs in
BDMV and BDAV mode, including
8 cm discs (single layer) and DL
discs
DVD VIDEO
Discs such as movies that can be
purchased or rented
DVD/DATA DVD DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs in +VR mode
or DVD-RWs/DVD-Rs in video and
VR mode, including 8 cm discs
(single layer) and DVD+R DL/
DVD-R DL discs
DVD+RWs/DVD+Rs/DVD-RWs/
DVD-Rs containing JPEG* image
files
AVCHD Discs recorded in AVCHD format**
CD
Music CDs or CD-Rs/CD-RWs in
music CD format
DATA CD – CD-Rs/CD-RWs containing JPEG
image files
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