Can my SONY DVD RW DW-Q28A write HD DVD content?

I am trying to figure out if the Sony DVD drive/burner in my 2.7 Ghz DP G5 will write HD content with DVD Studio Pro. If so, what media is allowable. Drive model is: SONY DVD RW DW-Q28A. Any help would be appreciated.

Assuming you have DVDSP version 4.0.3 or higher, you can create HD DVDs on regular DVD-R or DVD+R discs. However, there are a few things to keep in mind:
1) In DVDSP, you'll need to set your HD DVD disc up as red laser.
2) The red laser discs you create will not meet the official HD DVD spec for red laser discs, and as such, may not play in some HD DVD players. You should be able to play them fine using Apple's DVD Player using version 4.6.5 or later.
3) These discs will not play at all in a standard definition DVD player.
The DVDSP 4.1 manual, on page 20, states:
"In addition to blue laser based DVD media, an HD project’s DVD video zone can be written to DVD media based on the red lasers used by traditional DVDs. (The obvious limitation is that you will not be able to fit as much video data on the disc.)
Important: SD-based DVD players are not able to play DVD projects containing HD content, whether they are on red or blue laser media. Additionally, only HD projects on special 3x DVD-ROM red laser media are officially supported in the HD DVD specification. You can burn HD projects to traditional red laser media on your system; however, the discs might not play in all HD DVD players."

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Sorry for the length but I wanted to be complete.
I am running a PB G4 1.33 17" with 10.4.3, QT 7.0.4 and the MPEG2.
I recently purchased a Sony Standalone DVD Recorder GX315 to replace a Lite On 5005 that died. I record old home made videos (no encryption, no macrovision, no nothing) from a JVC VHS to the Sony using DVD-R ( I have used several different brands - Verbatin, Imation, TDK, Sony - the results are all the same, and I have recorded at several different speeds - from 60 min to 3 hours)
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