Optical disc recording method and recording and/or reproducing apparatus operable to accommodate multiple disc formats

A recording and/or reproducing apparatus in which a data readout system for a recordable optical disc differs from a data readout system for a replay-only optical disc, said apparatus comprising:

• an optical head for illuminating the laser light towards the optical disc to record data thereon and for detecting the reflected light from said optical disc;
• a readout processing unit for processing signals detected by said optical head;
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• write processing unit for controlling data writing on the recordable optical disc by said optical head;
• said readout processing unit in verifying data recording on said recordable optical disc reading out the reflected light from the recordable optical disc having data recorded thereon by said optical head in accordance with the data readout system for said replay-only optical disc.