Why 'disc rot' is quietly destroying your oldest backups ...

Optical drives are still practical for many users, whether to play old CDs and DVDs, install software, or create backups—especially with modern laptops, which are usually supplied without a drive.

90s Kids will remember CD-R King as the go-to place for buying recordable media like CD-Rs for cheap. CD-R King evolved further in the 2000s and early 2010s in offering a variety of products that ...

This is actually pretty simple, although the alphabet stew can be confusing to the uninitiated. So, assuming you’re even more of a novice than you probably are, here are the basics: CD vs DVD: CD is ...

Q: I have a Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK recorder that I recently purchased. This is all new to me. I would like to know what disc-type I should buy for recording VCR tapes onto a DVD disc. Also, is there a ...

I'm at a loss when customers ask me what the difference is between DVD<B>-</B>Rs and DVD<B>+</B>Rs. I Google'd this topic but found dated articles.<BR><BR>I'd really appreciate it if anyone pointed me ...

Vibrantly Colored Discs Combine 4.7GB Capacity on DVD’s Storage Side With Direct-to-Disc Burning of Silkscreen-quality Graphics/Text on Label Side Verbatim Corporation, the storage media producer ...

The guys over at 360gamesaves.com have discovered that Xbox Live Arcade titles will execute from CD/DVD-R media, if the correct directory structure is burned. Now, the titles will still run in trial ...

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Abstract: This paper discusses the architecture of a highly-integrated subsystem for optical disc engines that operate with write-once (CD-R, DVD+R) and erasable (CD-RW DVD+RW) media. Cost-efficient, ...

Apple’s digital-hub strategy has made the DVD burner — with its ability to play movies, back up more than 4.5GB of data, and create movies that your friends can play on their home DVD players — a ...

Primera Technology Inc., a developer and manufacturer of CD-R/DVD-R duplication and printing equipment, will announce what the company claims is “the world’s ...