PROBLEM TO BE SOLVED: To provide a DVD reproducer and DVD recorder capable of speeding up the reproducing speed. ;SOLUTION: The reproducer possesses plural reading means 12a and 12b of data from individual layers of a DVD 1, a control means 14 for controlling the individual reading means in order to read out simultaneously the data of the different layers of the DVD, storage means 13a and 13b for storing the data read out by the individual reading means and a synthesizing means 15 for synthesizing the data stored by the storage means. The recorder possesses a dividing means for dividing data to be recorded, a control means for controlling writing the data divided by the dividing means and writing means for writing the divided data controlled by the control means in the individual layers of the DVD respectively.;COPYRIGHT: (C)1998,JPO
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