Hardware

Optical Drives (CDRW, DVD, etc)

False starts in race to future of DVDs

Is all of this Blu-ray Disc versus HD DVD bickering much ado about nothing? Many column inches and much screen space have been filled with discussions of a "war" between two rival next-generation DVD formats. On one hand, it's understandable:...

Blu-ray or HD DVD? Some HP customers won't have to choose

HP is planning to offer a hybrid HD DVD/Blu-ray optical drive for some of its build-to-order this week. An HP representative told that the new options will be available this Wednesday for select PCs through its online store, such as...

NEC ND-3540A Real Speed Test

Author: Roland Marianna Source: Tom's Hardware NEC is quick to update its writers, even if the change is limited to increasing the writing speeds, and the ND-3540A achieves the highest speeds currently available....

First Blu-ray Movies Due June 20

Author: BetaNews Staff Date: June 13, 2006, 5:06 PM Sony Pictures said Tuesday that the first Blu-ray movies would be released on June 20, coinciding with the release of the first Blu-ray DVD player from Samsung, and a Sony VAIO...