Toshiba SATELLITE P500 - Manual (Page 103)

User’s Manual 4-26
Operating Basics
Before writing or rewriting with the BD Combo drive
■ Based on TOSHIBA's limited compatibility testing, we suggest the
following manufacturers of CD-R-RW and DVD-R/+R/-RW/+RW/-RAM
discs. However, in no event does TOSHIBA guarantee the operation,
quality or performance of any disc. Disc quality can affect write or
rewrite success rates.
DVD+R (Double Layer):
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. (for 2.4x and 8x speed media)
DVD-RW:
DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for Version 1.1 or version 1.2
Victor Company of Japan, Ltd. (JVC) (for 2x, 4x and 6x speed media)
DVD+RW:
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD. (for 2.4x, 4x and 8x speed
media)
DVD-RAM:
DVD Specifications for DVD-RAM Disc for Version 2.0, Version 2.1 or
Version 2.2
Panasonic Corporation (for 3x and 5x speed media)
Hitachi Maxell,Ltd. (for 3x and 5x speed media)
BD-R:
Panasonic Corporation
BD-RE:
Panasonic Corporation
■ BD-R/RE drive cannot use discs that allow writing faster than 8x
speed (DVD-R, DVD+R and DVD+RW media), 6x speed, BD-R and
DVDRW media), 5x speed (DVD-RAM media), 4x speed ( BD-R
(Double Layer), DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer)
media), 2x speed (BD-RE and BD-RE (Double Layer) media).
CD-R:
TAIYO YUDEN CO., Ltd.
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD.
Hitachi Maxell,Ltd.
CD-RW: (Multi-Speed and High-Speed)
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD.
CD-RW: (Ultra-Speed)
MITSUBISHI KAGAKU MEDIA CO., LTD.
DVD-R:
DVD Specifications for Recordable Disc for General Version 2.0
TAIYO YUDEN Co.,Ltd. (for 8x and 16x speed media)