Buying Guides & Articles:DVD Burners

Buying a DVD drive doesn't have to be complicated. Wading through the jargon, the compatibility issues, and the multitude of disc formats can certainly seem... Read more

Certain brands, speeds, and even lots of media can be incompatible with specific drives, an issue that arises most often with older hardware and higher-speed media. It's... Read more

We share 41 timely tips for choosing the right computers and peripherals right now... Read more

In the video world, the DVD-ROM disc is quickly overtaking the traditional VHS tape. The DVD-ROM disc is also poised to take over the reign of CD as the media of choice... Read more

Consider just how audio, video, and computer files are stored on a CD. Although these three types of information are different, they are stored in the same way:... Read more

Introduction All the talk about the next wave of optical formats--Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD--might make you think that the venerable DVD-Rewritable drive is passé.... Read more

Be they flash drives or external hard drives, USB storage devices are wonderful. You just plug them in and they work. Unless, of course, they don't. Here I answer three... Read more

Finally, when choosing what speed of drive to buy - and at the time of writing they go up to 8x - you should note that it's crucial to marry up the drive with the blank... Read more

This is actually pretty simple, although the alphabet stew can be confusing to the uninitiated... Read more

Create your own home movies on DVD: software, hardware, tips... Read more