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 ...

You know we likey our Blu-ray and HD DVD tech 'round here, but we heart hybrid capabilities even more. So today's announcement from Toshiba and Memory Tech of a triple-layer twin format HD DVD / DVD ...

Universal Studios Home Entertainment are easing the transition from DVD to Blu-ray with the announcement it will release dual-format discs containing both Blu-ray and DVD versions of some of its films ...

In an attempt to add fuel to the fire of the high-definition format war, Toshiba recently announced that it has developed a new high-capacity HD DVD disc. The disc will not only have higher storage ...

The high-definition movie disc battle between HD DVD and Blu-ray Disc can be traced all the way back to 2000, when companies began experimenting with using new blue lasers in optical disc systems.

So I've got the vast majority of my DVDs in a disc case (each disc in a hanging, numbered sleeve). Should I keep the DVD cases around or not? I don't really see myself as having any use for them, ...

Riding on the coattails of the 51GB HD DVD announcement was the approval of the dual-layer DVD / HD DVD combo disc format. These combo discs have been a feature of a several releases, but the linked ...

Despite the widespread belief upon their introduction to the market in the early 1980s that CDs would safely store data encoded on them forever, CDs and DVDs are actually susceptible to damage from ...

The high-definition DVD format war, which has slowed consumer acceptance of the new players, may soon be over. At the same show, South Korea's LG Electronics will debut a player that handles both HD ...

Want your data to outlive you by a few centuries? M-Disc optical media, with its super-stable data layer, is what you're looking for. You’re done with optical discs as a means of data and media ...

The scientists increased the capacity by leaps and bounds using an optical disc with a 3D planar recording architecture, which uses a highly transparent, uniform photoresist film doped with ...