Recordable DVD Media for Select Pioneer Recording Drives Many manufacturers offer a variety of DVD disc formats and speeds. Pioneer is working closely with these manufacturers to increase performance and the number of media types that are compatible with our writers. Pioneer has not determined the compatibility of media from manufacturers other than those included in this document. Please consult your media manufacturer for more information. This document provides a brief summary of the media manufacturers that Pioneer tested and determined to be compatible with the DVD recording writers listed below. DVR-115D DVD Writer Dual (PATA) DVR-215D DVD Writer Dual (SATA) DVR-115 DVD Writer Multi (PATA) DVR-215 DVD Writer Multi (SATA) Test results show that these drives can write speeds exceeding that of the media s rating. However, this list does not guarantee that a drive will write at the maximum speed in all situations. Speeds are dependent upon factors such as drive firmware versions, operating system levels, and environmental conditions. Note: Drive firmware updates often include support for additional manufacturers media or higher media speeds so regularly check the Pioneer Electronics website for drive Firmware updates. (http://www.pioneerelectronics.com/pna/article/top/0,,2076_4273,00.html) DVD-RW MEDIA DVD-RW Media Manufacturer * JVC (Victor Company of Japan) * Up to writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-RW media DVD-R MEDIA DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) Media Manufacturer * 2X 10X * Up to 2X writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-R (DL) media DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) Media Manufacturer * * Up to 2X writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-R (DL) media Page 1 of 5
DVD-R Media Manufacturer * BeAll Developers, Inc. ~ 1 Daxon Technology Inc. (Acer) ~1 1 Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. 1 1 KING DISC Technology Corp. LG Electronics Inc. 1 1 ~1 MJC (Megan Media Holdings Berhad) 1 1 1 1 ~1 (Media ID: TTG02) 1 TMI (Thai Media Industries) 1 1 1 * Up to writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-R media Page 2 of 5
DVD-R Media Manufacturer * DDT Fuji Photo Film Co., Ltd. Infosmart Technology Ltd. KING DISC Technology Corp. LG Electronics inc. TCL Corp. TDK (Media ID: TTG02) TDK (Media ID: TTH01) TMI (Thai Media Industries) Vanguard Disc Inc. * Up to writing speed is possible on other DVD-R media brands +RW MEDIA DVD+RW Media Manufacturer * 3/3X~ 3.3X~ 3.3X~ 3.3X 3.3X~ 3.3X~ 3.3X 3.3X~ 3.3X~ 3.3X~ 3.3X~ * Up to 3.3X writing speed is possible on other brands of +R (DL) media Page 3 of 5
+R MEDIA DVD+R Double Layer (DL) Media Manufacturer * DVD+R Double Layer (DL) Media Manufacturer * 10X * Up to 2. writing speed is possible on other brands of +R (DL) media DVD+R Media Manufacturer * BeAll Developers, Inc. 1 ~1 Eastgate Technology Ltd. 1 1 1 1 1 LG Electronics Inc. 1 1 1 1 1 Prodisc Technology Inc 1 ~1 1 1 1 VDL Groep B.V. ODMS (VDL ODMS) * Up to writing speed is possible on other brands of +R media Page 4 of 5
DVD+R Media Manufacturer * DDD (Digital Disc Dessau GmbH) Eastgate Technology Ltd. Infosmart Technology Ltd. MAM-E (Manufacturing Advanced Media Europe) MPO Disque Compact ~ Sky Media Mfg. S.A. Viva Optical Disc Mfg Ltd. * Up to writing speed is possible on other brands of +R media DVD-RAM MEDIA (when removed from cartridge) 3X DVD-RAM Media Manufacturer * Matsushita 3X 3X 5X DVD-RAM Media Manufacturer * Matsushita 5X 5X DVD-RAM Media Manufacturer * * Up to 3X writing speed is possible on other brands of DVD-RW media Note: Media ID is the identifier created from a combination of letters and numbers that is unique to a specific media. For Media ID information prior to purchase, please contact the media manufacturer. Page 5 of 5