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Sony Vaio : DVD-ROM formats question. (Thanks for reading).

post #1 of 5
11/20/04 at 6:59pm
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Hi all.

I have a Sony Vaio laptop Model PCG-F590 (PCG-9201) Made in USA and bought from ebay.com. The model is probably dated early 2001. It has an 8X DVD-ROM.

I want to know if it can read DVDs recorded in the DVD-R and (the newer) DVD+R formats. These are data DVDs (not movies) and will be sent to me by a friend in the US.

My only apprehension is that mine is an old drive, (early 2001). Most newer drives (2003 onwards) are multi-read as regards format.

My drive is probably during the introductory era of DVDs, when there was an initial period of conflict / supremacy between formats introduced by competing multimedia giants such as Sony, Toshiba, Pioneer, Panasonic, etc.


Thanks for the guidance and help.
Regards,

Amer
Pakistan

(p.s. How old is the DVD-R format? Is my drive, of early 2001, older than the introduction date of this format?)
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post #2 of 5
11/21/04 at 1:24am
Unfortunately, it would help a lot if you knew the model of the drive. I couldn't find on the internet the default drive for this notebook... sorry.
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post #3 of 5
11/21/04 at 6:14am
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Model No.

Hello.

Thank you for your response.

The model of the drive is : TOSHIBA DVD-ROM SD-C2402.

Hope this gives some clue.

Regards,

Amer
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post #4 of 5
11/21/04 at 9:02am
I don't know the particular specs of your DVD-ROM, but I have a PCG-DVD51 external DVD-ROM for VAIO Z505 and other 2000 VAIO models that reads DVD-R. I don't think yours will have any problem with DVD-R.
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post #5 of 5
3/10/05 at 10:22pm
it all depends on how the dvd-rom disk was finalised when written. but the most likely option is to just try it you will find if its just reading from it then it should work, no problem.

"in reading we learn in writing we make mistakes."

hope this helps you.
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