Video 

System

PAL/NTSC

Region

2 - 6 (Region 1 with signal converter)

Hard Disk Drive

No

Progressive Scan Output

Yes (NTSC only)

HD Upconversion

No

Format Compatibility

DVD Recording Media

DVD-R/W 
DVD-R DL
DVD+R/W
DVD+RL
DVD-RAM

Recording Speed

XP, SP, LP, EP

DVD Playback Media

DVD-Video
DVD-R/W
DVD-R DL
DVD+R/W
DVD+R DL
DVD-RAM

CD-R/CD-RW Playback

Yes/Yes

MP3 Playback

Yes

WMA Playback

No

Picture CD/JPEG

No/Yes

SACD/DVD-Audio Playback

No

Audio

Built-in Decoder

Yes

Dolby Digital/DTS

Yes/Yes

HDCD Decoding

No

Audio D/A Converter

Yes, 96KHz/24-bit

Virtual Surround

No

Bass Management

No