Nick248 asked the Answer Line forum about optical drives. I figured it was time to go over the various types of CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, and the drives that read and write to them. [Email your ...

If you can't beat 'em, join 'em. That's the motto of TDK's multiple-personality 440N Indi DVD drive. Instead of supporting either DVD-R/-RW or DVD+R/+RW, it does both--a nifty hedge against ...

QUESTION: I'm glad I'm able to ask this question anonymously since I often feel that everyone else knows more about computers than I do. Our computer at home came equipped with a CD player but now we ...

Taiwan-based optical disc makers will receive significantly more OEM orders for CD-R and DVD+R/-R discs this quarter than in the second quarter of 2007, but will suffer unavoidable rises in the ...

Data Longevity on CD, DVD Media: How Long Will They Last? In the early '90s when the first CD-R disc was introduced manufacturers said the media had a data life in excess of 40 years. In the late 90s ...

The longevity of recordable compact discs (CD-Rs), recordable digital versatile discs (DVD±Rs) Endnote 1 and recordable Blu-rays (BD-Rs) is uncertain, leading to a widespread lack of trust by ...

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 ...