Sony Blu-ray Disc™ Player User Manual

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One GB equals approximately one billion bytes, a 
portion of which may be used for disc management 
functions

As with other optical media devices, circumstances 
may limit compatibility or prevent Blu-ray disc play-
back. VAIO computers may not support movie 
playback on packaged media recorded in AVC or 
VC1 formats at high bit rates. VAIO desktop systems 
require a compatible high-definition display for high 
definition playback. Playback of AACS protected 
media may require an HDCP compliant output and 
HDCP compliant display.

Requires HDTV with HDMI connector and equivalent 
display capability. Image quality may vary

Video recording to Blu-ray Disc media is done by 
MPEG2 format only.

Does not contain all documentation contained in the 
retail version. Such documentation is available 
online.