Why 'disc rot' is quietly destroying your oldest backups ...

An opened jumbo pack of "Sony DVD-R 16x" with no other information. 90+ disks on the spindle. A sealed 50-pack of Memorex CD-R, made in China, packaging has copyright dates of 2006. A sealed 25-pack ...

90s Kids will remember CD-R King as the go-to place for buying recordable media like CD-Rs for cheap. CD-R King evolved further in the 2000s and early 2010s in offering a variety of products that ...

Sony plans to eventually stop producing consumer-grade recordable Blu-ray discs, but commercial products such as game and film Blu-rays will still be produced. Sony Group will lay off 250 employees at ...

The Nintendo Wii is a well-loved gaming console that has brought hours of entertainment to families and gamers worldwide. It’s not uncommon for enthusiasts to amass large collections of Wii games, and ...

DVDs have been the most popular mode of data storage since their introduction in 1995. They are easy to use, portable, and can hold a large amount of data. However, there are different types of DVDs ...

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The way I see it, the early aughts marked the apex of the optical disc player. Back then, Redbook CD was the format of choice for the majority of music lovers. In the USA in the year 2000, sales ...

Apple gave up on optical drives several years ago. Citing Blu-ray Disc licensing issues and the growing popularity of Internet streaming, the company was able to leave CD, DVD and Blu-ray drives out ...

The Apple USB SuperDrive remains a sturdily made and useful addition for anyone with a Mac that lacks its own optical drive. It’s not essential for most users these days, but if you need a no-nonsense ...

A new article says that the Xbox One can play content that has been burned on DVD-R discs but not on recordable Blu-Ray (BD-R) disc mediums, which leaves out legitimate content burned on those discs.