Q :Can CD-R/RW/ROM DVD-ROM Drive read Disc written by HD-BURN ?

Q :Is it possible to make music discs ?

Q :Is CD-R media on the market usable for HD-BURN method ?

Q :Is CD-RW media usable for HD-BURN method ?

Q :Does this drive support for the buffer under run error ?

Q :Is it possible to read this HD-BURN media with DVD player, if written with DVD Video or video CD ?

Q :Is the writing application corresponding to HD-BURN necessary ?

Q :How can the information on the certified drive be acquired ?

Q : What is the advantage for the HD-BURN user ?

Q : Is it re-writable to the written CD-R with HD-BURN, or is it re-writable to the HD-BURN written disc with normal CD-R mode ?

Q : Please explain the efforts for HD-BURN of SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.

A : NO, it is not readable by the drive on the market. However, DVD-ROM and writing type DVD device are considered possible to correspond only by changing the firmware.

A : It is not available for the music disc. We are making various efforts to achieve it right now.

A : Yes, it is possible to write on CD-R media on the market. But it is not possible to write on DVD-R media by HD-BURN method.

A : The support to CD-RW media is under consideration.

A : Yes. Safely writable as HD-BURN also adopts the BURN-Proof writing technology.

A : Yes, it is considered possible to correspond to HD-BURN reading by changing the player system of the disc in DVD player on the market. SANYO Electric Co., Ltd. will fully support the DVD player manufacturers for the method of HD-BURN reading.

A : Yes. HD-BURN writing requires the writing application software supporting HD-BURN. HD-BURN support is being requested to the major application manufacturers.

A : It is under preparation and will be released by the verification center.

A : Nearly doubles the capacity of writing to CD-R media on the market. Along with recent increasing the opportunities in handling the image data of digital cameras, the capacity of existing 700Mbyte may not be enough. However, HD-BURN makes it possible to write the data of about 1.4Gbyte in inexpensive media, resulting in the running cost reduction. The image data of about 30 minutes can be written even when using the DVD video format. It is considered practical size to write the events in usual life. Moreover, it makes possible to write the image data of about two hours of video CD, applications to various devices may be available.

A : No, it is not re-writable to the normal CD-R written disc with HD-BURN. Besides, it is not re-writable to the HD-BURN written disc with normal CD-R mode. Only unwritten disc is writable by specifying the HD-BURN mode.

A : The approach of the following items is advanced now.

• Preparation for HD-BURN standardization
  
• Preparation for disclosure of technological information on the method of HD-BURN reading.
  
• Preparation for certification business of drive equipped with HD-BURN