2-16 User’s Manual
Qosmio G40
DVDs
■ DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double Layer)
media discs can only be written to once - the recorded data cannot
subsequently be erased or changed.
■ DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM media can be recorded to more
than once.
HD DVDs
■ HD DVD-R and HD DVD-R (Dual Layer) media discs can only be
written to once - the recorded data cannot subsequently be erased or
changed.
Formats
The drives support the following formats:
■ CD-ROM
■ DVD-ROM
■ DVD-R
■ DVD-R
(Dual Layer)
■ DVD-RW
■ DVD+R
■ DVD+R
(Double Layer)
■ DVD+RW
■ DVD-RAM
■ DVD-Video
■ CD-R
■ CD-RW
■ CD-DA
■ CD-Text
■ CD-ROM XA Mode 2
(Form1, Form2)
■ CD-ROM Mode 1,
Mode 2
■ Photo CD™
(single/multi-session)
■ Enhanced CD
(CD-EXTRA)
■ Addressing Method 2
■ HD DVD-ROM
(Single-sided
Single-Layer)
■ HD DVD-ROM
(Single-sided
Dual-Layer)
■ HD DVD
(Twin format disc)
■ HD DVD-Video
Some types and formats of DVD-R (Dual Layer) and DVD+R (Double
Layer) discs may be unreadable.