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.

View post: Amazon Is Selling a ‘Heavy-Duty’ DeWalt Tool Storage Organizer for Almost 40% Off This article is for those who still have a beloved DVD collection. Today, most people stream content on ...

Sony has announced the reduction of 250 jobs at its optical disc manufacturing plant in Tagaze, Japan, as part of an initiative to completely phase out the production of recordable optical media. All ...

The Apple USB SuperDrive remains a sturdily made and useful addition for anyone with a Mac that lacks its own optical drive. It’s not essential for most users these days, but if you need a no-nonsense ...

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 ...

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 ...

Ritek, the second largest Taiwan-based maker of optical discs, will, in line with its overall adjustment in production, shift some of its blank CD-R and DVD+R/-R disc manufacturing equipment from ...

As price-cut competition mainly from second-tier makers of optical discs in Taiwan has relaxed or even come to an end, there will be room for leading makers to upward adjust OEM quotations for blank ...

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 ...

If you’re looking for a way to master CD-Rs and DVD-Rs and make them look professionally done, check out Rimage Corp.’s newest labeling product — the Everest. It’ll be shipping in limited supply by ...