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PC Magazine
September 7, 2004
Don Labriola |
Double-Stuff DVDs Dual-layer (DL) DVD recorders are finally here, but the DL format is still a work in progress.   |
Home Toys
August 2004 |
Understanding Double Layer DVD Recording While consumers around the world have enjoyed burning their own DVDs for a few years now, the inevitable question of "what's next" is now upon the industry. But double layer DVD technology is not new. |
PC Magazine
May 18, 2005
Don Labriola |
Discs After DVD: Blue-Light Specials Early adopters of blue-laser drives will likely use them as storage peripherals. A variety of other optical-disc formats and streaming content-delivery services will soon be vying for the same consumer dollars, and DVDs themselves may continue to be the leading video storage and distribution medium through the end of the decade. |
PC World
July 2004
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD's Next Big Leaps DVD is picking up speed and storage capacity--but format wars and high prices may mean a wait for the most advanced new technologies. |
PC World
June 2002
Jon L. Jacobi |
New DVD Burner Spins for Less Pioneer's new DVD-RW drive upgrades some specs and comes with a nice price... |
PC Magazine
October 28, 2003
Don Labriola |
The Burning Question We test 23 burners to find the ones that rock, and select the best DVD authoring software from among the 6 front-runners. |
Home Theater
December 9, 2003 |
Pioneer PRV-LX1 This professional DVD recorder claims "easy authoring," and features a 120GB hard drive, with a second drive optional. Also new: DVR-S606 external DVD writer. |
PC World
November 2002
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD Burners Bypass Format Wars Sony, LG Electronics rewrite the rules on DVD recording. |
PC World
November 8, 2002
Kuriko Miyake |
Battle Brewing Over Successor to DVD Upcoming technologies boost optical disc storage capacity to 50GB, but the industry could be divided by rival standards. |
PC World
June 29, 2001
Anush Yegyazarian |
Recordable DVD Wars Heat Up With New Entries Prices drop as three major camps ready consumer recorders and PC drive, but a DVD Rewritable standard is still elusive. |
Entrepreneur
September 2005
Amanda C. Kooser |
Double Down New-generation DVD burners can pack a single disc with twice the data of what you're accustomed to getting with older DVD technology. Here's what you should know before you buy. |
PC Magazine
May 21, 2004 |
Sony DRU-700A Sony is way ahead of the curve with the DRU-700A, the first double-layer DVD recorder to ship in North America. It offers superior performance and functionality at a reasonable price. |
PC World
December 2002
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD Burners Hit Prime Time Though the format wars continue, rewritable DVD finally has mass appeal. We test 13 drives, starting at $250. |
PC World
September 2002
Melissa J. Perenson |
Buyers' Guide to Rewritable DVD Drives Of the competing drive types, DVD+RW copies data and formats discs fastest, but DVD-RW is more compatible. |
PC World
April 2005
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD on the Edge We test double-layer burners designed to pack twice as much content onto a disc. |
PC World
June 28, 2002
Anush Yegyazarian |
Recordable DVD Options Abound DVD prices drop and choices grow, but DVD formats still lack a standard. |
PC Magazine
July 13, 2004
Jeremy A. Kaplan |
High-Definition DVD Blu-Ray and HD-DVD go head to head. |
Home Theater
December 7, 2005
Darryl Wilkinson |
Discs That go Bump in the Light Scratch-Less Disc Industries has announced that their Scratch-Less optical discs are now available at various retail outlets throughout the country and online at major Internet retailers. |
Macworld
February 25, 2005
James Galbraith |
Dual-Layer 16X Burners Faster external drives increase disc capacity, at surprisingly low prices |
PC World
December 2003
Richard Baguley |
DVD Burners: The New Optical Choice Rewritable DVD drives are fast replacing CD-RW models as the optical drives of choice. They offer a fast, cheap, and convenient way to store large amounts of data, and they let you burn your own movies or recorded TV programs to DVD to be watched on a standard DVD player. |
PC World
August 26, 2002
Tom Krazit |
DVD Recording Finds Its Place -- in the PC A stand-alond DVD recorder will do the trick, but using your PC could save you money -- and offer you access to a host of extra features. |
PC World
August 23, 2002
Martyn Williams |
Sony Set to Unveil Multi-Format DVD Drive New drive will simplify the standards battle by supporting two competing recordable DVD formats. |
PC World
October 2003
Kirk Steers |
Is It Time to Upgrade to Rewritable DVD? Determine the right DVD format for you; make sense of speed ratings; lighten up on power adapters; install a keystroke logger. |
PC World
March 2003
Jon L. Jacobi |
Bye-Bye CD-RW? More choices, price drops favor DVD burners. |
PC World
April 2004
Harry McCracken |
Up Front: DVD--Hot Today, Hassles Tomorrow? Burn, everybody, burn! But get ready for headaches with new technologies. |
Popular Mechanics
December 2006
Joel Johnson |
Tech Clinic Dual-layer DVD drives... The PC Card expansion slot will be disappearing from laptops to make way for ExpressCard... Cleaning up browser cookies and history... |
PC World
January 11, 2001
Anush Yegyazarian |
Recordable DVD--Great Idea, but Which Format? DVD recorders make an entrance, but competing standards muddy the waters... |
Home Theater
December 13, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
O High-Def DVD Format, Where Art Thou? Here are some of the latest developments in the march toward a higher definition DVD. |
Home Theater
March 2004
Benjamin Dover |
Sony RDR-GX7 DVD Recorder Sony's RDR-GX7 can record three of the five DVD-recordable formats--DVD-R, DVD-RW, and DVD+RW--and it can play DVD+R in addition to these three. |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
DVD -- Faster, Bigger, Cheaper The interesting change we see is that the line between PCs and consumer electronic devices (PVRs, DVD recorders, TVs) is blurring. A look at burning video to DVD. |
PC World
November 2005
Jacobi & Perenson |
Full-Steam-Ahead DVD Prices are down and speeds are increasing. Seven of the latest burners are reviewed. Sony DRU-810A... Plextor PX-740A... Lite-On SHW-1635S... Pioneer DVR-R100... Plextor PX-716AL... LG Super-Multi GSA-2166D... Samsung WriteMaster SE-W164C... |
PC World
March 2002
Jon L. Jacobi |
Fast Pack of Rewritable-DVD Drives DVD+RW drives from Hewlett-Packard, Philips, and Sony make their debut... |
Home Theater
September 27, 2007 |
Burn DVDs the Legal Way The DVD Copy Control Association has approved CSS Managed Recording for burning of commercial DVDs. |
Home Toys
June 2004 |
Data Longevity on CD, DVD Media There is a lot of cheap CDR and DVDR media that has marginal quality. For some applications like games, quality isn't critical. For irreplaceable, vital data like family photos, special events, vacations and family/friends memories quality does matter. |
PC World
September 2004
Jon L. Jacobi |
Latest DVD Burners Reach 16X DVD drives handle DVD+R at 16X, and some get the faster speed from slower media. |
PC World
January 2004
Michael Gowan |
Capture TV on DVD The latest DVD recorders are more versatile than your VCR, but getting the most from one isn't as simple as pushing 'record'. |
PC World
November 2003
Melissa J. Perenson |
One Box, All DVD Formats New LG Electronics DVD burner is a great bet. |
Home Theater
June 23, 2004 |
GoVideo's New DVD Recorders Easy-to-use feature-laden models offer built-in tuners, FireWire connections, versatile editing capabilities and more. |
Entrepreneur
October 2001
Mike Hogan |
Now on DVD! Chances are, you love the recordable CD drives in your office. But if you have a lot of data to juggle, it's time to add a recordable DVD drive to the lineup -- or, even better, a new PC with one already installed... |
Home Theater
October 25, 2004
Darryl Wilkinson |
Burn, DVD Baby, Burn Sony's new DVDirect burner is the world's first that can do its job solo or with a computer. |
Home Theater
August 9, 2001 |
Philips Unveils DVD Recorder The veritable VCR is headed for obsolescence. Not neccessarily today nor tomorrow, but eventually. Its departure will be hastened by digital devices like Philips' new DVDR1000, a DVD recorder that made its official bow in June at the IFA 2001 Consumer Electronics show in Berlin... |
Home Theater
June 26, 2002 |
Panasonic 3rd Generation DVD Recorder The new machine accommodates 12 hours of digitally recorded picture and sound on a double-sided DVD-RAM disc, and up to 6 hours on a single-sided DVD-RAM or DVD-R disc, thanks to Panasonic's "hybrid variable bit rate" technology. |
PC World
May 2003 |
Top 10 DVD Drives A new drive from Hewlett-Packard, the first on our chart rated to write to +R discs at 4X (about 4MB per second), lands a Best Buy in the second spot. |
PC World
May 2001
Jon L. Jacobi |
Breakthrough Combo Drive Burns DVDs More Affordably Pioneer's new $995 drive, the DVR-A03, handles DVD-R and CD-RW discs... |
Macworld
October 27, 2006
James Galbraith |
LaCie d2 DVD+/-RW with LightScribe All current Macs can read DVDs, but not all Macs can burn them. But you can add an external FireWire DVD burner -- like this one from LaCie. |
PC World
April 2004
Jon L. Jacobi |
Fast-Lane DVD Burning With quicker drives and more-potent software, the time is right to take the rewritable DVD plunge. We test a dozen drives and seven suites for massive data backups, plus high-quality video and audio. |
PC World
September 2001
Jon L. Jacobi |
DVD Recording Update We test new DVD-RW media and one of the first DVD-RAM/DVD-R drives... |
PC Magazine
September 16, 2003
Don Labriola |
Pioneer Delivers Quad-Format DVD Writer As the originator of DVD-R technology, Pioneer has been that format's staunchest proponent. But in a nod to the competition, the new Pioneer DVR-A06 adds support for the rival DVD+R and DVD+RW formats. |
Macworld
May 2, 2005
James Galbraith |
Lacie D2 DVD+/-RW with LightScribe 16x LightScribe, invented by HP and then spun off, uses a special laser built into your drive to draw images and text onto a thin dye-based coating on the non-data side of a LightScribe disc. |
Home Theater
May 5, 2009 |
GE Disc Stores Half a Terabyte General Electric has developed an optical disc format using microholographic technology that stores 500 gigabytes, or about 100 times the capacity of a DVD, and 10 times the capacity of a Blu-ray dual-layer disc. |
