SAN JOSE, Calif., May 3, 2005 – Sony Electronics is expanding its lineup of award-winning DVD burners with a pair of new drives that support 4X DVD-R Dual Layer (DL) recording. The internal DRU-800A ...

Stores should now be holding stock of the world's first 8cm DVD-R dual layer discs, made by Verbatim and allowing compatible DVD camcorders to carry out up to 54-minutes' continuous recording on a ...

The Memorex 16X Dual Format Double-Layer DVD Recorder is a fine product that combines top-notch performance with exceptional software. It did reveal a few compatibility problems in the lab and can't ...

It used to be the case that the fastest optical drive was, by default, the best. Reducing CD burn times from 12 minutes to eight and then to six was considered significant evolutionary progress. But ...

CMC Magnetics, a leading producer of optical discs in Taiwan, on August 26 announced that it has gained certification for DVD+R DL (single-sided double-layer) discs from Philips and is so far the only ...

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It's not hard to fill a DVD or CD with flawless digital copies of data, music, and video files, but it's not nearly as easy to create a picture-perfect label for that same disc. Scrawling song titles ...

CMC Magnetics is exhibiting next-generation blue-laser optical discs at the 2007 International Consumer Electronics Show (CES) taking place in Las Vegas. Both HD DVD and Blu-ray disc (BD) formats are ...

At CES 2007, Toshiba is launching what's set to be the world's first multi-function HD DVD rewriter for desktop PCs. The SATA-based SD-H903A, pictured below, writes to single-layer (15GB) HD DVD discs ...

Do you desperately want to move those VHS tapes or camcorder clips over to DVD? Sony DVDirect VRD-VC20 ($299 direct) lets you accomplish both of these chores without the need to connect to a computer.

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.

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