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Your old optical drives still have one storage trick SSDs can't quite replace

Your old DVD drive can still protect files in a way an SSD doesn't ...

What is Hi-Res? For Absolute Beginners: Format Edition

This article is a reconfiguration for Audio Scape of an article originally published on the official Denon blog on May 31, ...

Flash sale — This $30 DVD ripper can make 3D movies

DVDneXtCOPY copies DVDs to digital video files that play on phone, tablet, or media player, and a lifetime subscription is on ...

Essential Points for Creating Distribution DVD-Video Masters You Should Know by Now 2026

When creating DVDs for distribution, copying video files (data DVD) and creating a "DVD-Video" that can be played on home players are different things. When creating, perform conversion to 720x480 SD ...

9 of the best external CD/DVD drives you can buy in 2026

Most modern computers no longer come with optical disc readers like CD or DVD drives, but the market for external CD/DVD drives is still going strong.

5 reasons I will always prefer DVDs over Blu-rays

Blu-ray disc may be the more technically advanced optical media format, but DVD holds a special place in my heart.