The company halves prices to tempt buyers, but a major obstacle remains: how to give its recordable-DVD discs the mainstream acceptance enjoyed by read-only products.

The company halves prices to tempt buyers, but a major obstacle remains: how to give its recordable-DVD discs the mainstream acceptance enjoyed by read-only products. Written by Richard Shim ...

DVD-R discs can also hold television, movie and other video recordings as well as video content from the Internet. Depending on your DVD recorder or burner, you can mix video and picture files on ...

Blu-ray discs first went on sale in 2006, when they did battle with the competing HD DVD standard. Eventually, Sony's tight ...

In a new measure of the growing popularity of recordable DVD drives, a major optical storage manufacturer has said it expects worldwide sales of recordable DVD discs to reach at least 320 million ...

Toshiba and three partners have taken the lead in the HD DVD race, today announcing successful development of a prototype of a HD DVD-R disc. Despite rumored talks between competing companies for a ...

Q: I have a Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK recorder that I recently purchased. This is all new to me. I would like to know what disc-type I should buy for recording VCR tapes onto a DVD disc. Also, is there ...

March 19 -- Sony Electronics is looking to heat up the DVD recording arena. The company is adding two DVD+R Double Layer (DL) DVD drives to its line of Dual RW burners. An internal DRU-700A drive ...

As of February 2025, Sony will no longer manufacture and distribute blank recordable Blu-ray Discs. As of February 2025, Sony will no longer manufacture and distribute blank recordable Blu-ray Discs.

Both DVD-R and DVD+R formats will gain a dual-layer disc. Backwards compatibility remains an open issue.

The Japanese manufacturer Sony has decided to wind down production of four types of recordable Blu-ray discs, with storage capacities ranging from 25 to 128 GB, according to the Japanese website ...