CNET snaps photos of RealNetworks' "Facet," a prototype DVD player that copies and stores hundreds of films. Is this the real reason Hollywood sued Real? Greg Sandoval covers media and digital ...

There's a pecking order when it comes to movies around our house. A very few are worth seeing in a theater, some are definitely rentals, some are worth buying the DVD (or buying a copy on iTunes) and ...

At the peak of DVD's popularity, I had no issue sussing out a fake, even without popping it in my player. However, these days ...

Want to make backup copies of your DVDs? This utility, which normally costs $50 but is free today only, gets the job done. Rick Broida is the author of numerous books and thousands of reviews, ...

I am going to take a few trips over the next week or two and I was wondering if I could take a Movie DVd and copy it to my hard drive and then watch the movie from my hard drive and leave the DVD at ...

PowerDVD Copy, developed by CyberLink, enables you to make backup copies of DVDs that you own. If your business stores photos, videos or other data on DVD, backup copies can come in handy if you lose ...

What is the best format to rip DVD? There is no single answer to this question. If you want to convert DVD for playback on a mobile device, MP4 is a good choice. If you want to create a 1:1 copy to ...

How many times have you bought a DVD that promises a “Digital Copy,” only to find yourself confounded by the specific rules for obtaining that copy? Chances are, you’ve dealt with everything from ...

The latest release of the VLC media player is a huge hit, racking up nearly 8.6 million downloads since the 1.0 release last week, according to the makers of the software VideoLAN. But some observers ...