Nick248 asked the Answer Line forum about optical drives. I figured it was time to go over the various types of CDs, DVDs, and Blu-ray discs, and the drives that read and write to them. [Email your tech questions to answer@pcworld.com or post them on the PCW Answer Line forum .] I can’t blame anyone for being confused
Apple has banished Blu-ray from the MacBook and iMac because, it says, discs are “holding us back”.
Recommended In 10 Words or Less Bette Midler makes half a great Lifetime movie Blu-Ray DVD Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Paul F. Tompkins as Garry Marshall Likes: Bette Midler Dislikes: Barbara Hershey Hates: Tear-jerker lady movies The Movie When I reviewed the special edition DVD of Beaches back in 2005, I had just started a new job, I was just under a year away from becoming a father, and my life …
Recommended In 10 Words or Less It’s not funny because it’s true Reviewer’s Bias* Loves: Will Ferrell, Zack Galifianakis Likes: Barack Obama, Jason Sudekis, political satire Dislikes: Mitt Romney Hates: Modern politics, superPACs, Citizens United The Movie The Campaign arrives on Blu-Ray in the final days of the 2012 election campaigns, which may be the worst possible time for it.
Blastmusic have set a November 20th DVD and Blu-Ray release date for The Beach Boys: Live In Concert 50th Anniversary Tour
Have a good time watching the musical comedy “Rock of Ages†starring Tom Cruise and celebrate Halloween month with the horror comedy “Dark Shadows†starring Johnny Depp, now available on DVD format. Join the e-raffle and win these 2 DVDs from Magnavision! ROCK OF AGES Rock of Ages tells the story of small town girl
Metallica fans will be getting an early Christmas present from the band as they have set a December 10, 2012 release date for their new ‘Quebec Magnetic’ DVD and Blu-ray
Highly Recommended Amazing Spider-Man Blu-ray Review Click onimage to view Blu-ray screenshot with1080p Resolution Is TheAmazing Spi… Read the entire review
Warner will let Redbox offer its DVDs and Blu-ray discs 28 days after they go on sale, the same “window” followed by most other major studios. Unable to get the rest of Hollywood behind its plan to make Redbox wait nearly two months after movies go on sale to rent them, Warner Bros. has compromised with the DVD kiosk giant.
Copyright regulators rejected on Thursday proposals to make it lawful for people to copy DVDs for personal use or to jailbreak videogame consoles to run custom software.