The Nintendo Wii revolutionized the gaming industry with its innovative motion controls and vast library of games. One downside, however, is that scratched or damaged discs can render your favorite ...

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I'm trying to put some .avi and .mkv files on a DVD for my Dad. He's not very computer savvy and runs an ancient Mac laptop that chokes on HD video, so he needs a regular disc he can throw in his DVD ...

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 a ...

Fed by consumer magazine cover stories and the blogo-sphere, the drums of war are thundering over two high-definition DVD formats – HD DVD and Blu-ray. VHS destroyed Betamax three decades ago, leaving ...

As the I4004's links' say, it is the <B>software driver</B> that is ignorant of multisession and would show a multisession as a single session. It is the assumption that the physical format of ...

After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, the computer maker adds limited support of a rival format into its operating system. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried ...

eWEEK content and product recommendations are editorially independent. We may make money when you click on links to our partners. Learn More. DVD burning is a very appealing idea. You get a whopping 4 ...

The first multi-format DVD recorders are set to arrive on retailers' shelves, potentially bridging a gap that has kept DVD recording from becoming a reality for most computer users. Sony has released ...

PC World on Sony’s new multi-format recordable DVD drive. Frustratingly, there are two competing recordable DVD formats, DVD-R/RW and DVD+R/RW (at least each faction didn’t chose the same name for ...

High prices and compatibility issues loom large as makers of recordable and rewritable DVD discs and players shoot for the kind of mainstream acceptance enjoyed by non-recordable DVD-ROM products.

DVD players are far superior to VCRs by every measure but one: recording. VCRs do it, DVD players don’t. As a result, DVD players might be great for watching a rented movie, but they’re no help when ...