High prices and compatibility issues loom large as makers of recordable and rewritable DVD discs and players shoot for the kind of mainstream acceptance enjoyed by non-recordable DVD-ROM products.

When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. The pending war between two incompatible high-definition DVD formats is about to get hotter. A ...

TOKYO—Toshiba Corporation today reconfirmed the flexibility and expandability of the HD DVD format with the announcement of a 30GB dual-layer HD DVD-R (recordable) disc that extends the capacity for a ...

8.5GB storage on a single-sided disc, approximately 4 hours of high-quality play time for your movies, music, and files One-time recordable discs deliver double the capacity of a standard DVD ...

TOKYO — A group of four manufacturers today announced successful development of a prototype of a HD DVD-R disc, the write-once next generation DVD disc, that can be easily produced at high volume on ...

Entertainment Media Expo Booth 302, — August 23, 2005 –Advanced Media, Inc., is pleased to announce brisk sales of its 8cm mini-DVD discs. The discs have been a strong addition to the popular RIDATA™ ...

Recordable DVDs capable of storing music, video and data files are inexpensive and available in a variety of formats, including DVD-R, DVD+R, DVD-RW, DVD+RW and DVD-RAM. When you're recording DVDs for ...

There's always a robust discussion around how durable optical discs are, and when it comes to factory-pressed discs that have ...

Yesterday I inserted a blank DVD-R disc into my MacBook Pro (2.33GHz Core 2 Duo) like I've done dozens of times before. But this time was different. This time it destroyed my SuperDrive. After I ...

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 ...