When his parents denied him a Super NES, he got mad. When they traded a prize Sega Genesis for a 2400 baud modem, he got even. Years of Internet shareware, eBay'd possessions and video game testing ...

Most modern laptops lack an optical drive, yet CDs and DVDs are still used in many households, whether for playing old movies, installing older software, or even for making physical backups. An ...

A disk is stuck in my CD drive. Is there some way to get it out without taking my computer apart? Yes, there is a nondestructive way to open a stuck tray-loading drive door. You’ll notice that the ...

Many older-model camcorders use MiniDV tapes as their medium for recording video and audio. MiniDV, or Mini Digital Video, is an analog format that, like all analog formats, is susceptible to ...

Is it possible to view DVDs, played by a normal DVD player, on a computer monitor by connecting it directly? The computer monitor has both the D-sub and BNC-style connectors. Will the computer monitor ...

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 ...

It was 20 years ago this month that consumer electronics companies Sony and Toshiba launched a new home video format called Digital Video Disc, or DVD. The format promised a four-fold increase in ...

The ability to hold a movie or several episodes of your favorite television with crystal clear picture and full surround sound has transformed how we enjoy our entertainment centers. Unfortunately, ...

A read-only DVD disc used for movies endorsed by the DVD Forum. Offering visual quality superior to VHS tapes, the first DVD-Video players became available at the end of 1996. A single-sided, ...