The first multi-format DVD recorders are set to arrive on retailers' shelves, potentially bridging a gap that has kept DVD recording from becoming a reality for most computer users. Sony has released ...

Q: I have a Panasonic DMR-EZ48VK recorder that I recently purchased. This is all new to me. I would like to know what disc-type I should buy for recording VCR tapes onto a DVD disc. Also, is there a ...

After years of backing only one format in the recordable DVD format war, the computer maker adds limited support of a rival format into its operating system. During her years at CNET News, Ina Fried ...

High prices and compatibility issues loom large as makers of recordable and rewritable DVD discs and players shoot for the kind of mainstream acceptance enjoyed by non-recordable DVD-ROM products.

The Memorex 16X Dual Format Double-Layer DVD Recorder is a fine product that combines top-notch performance with exceptional software. It did reveal a few compatibility problems in the lab and can't ...

Tossing another format into an already muddled market, Hewlett-Packard will reveal today that it is set to ship the first DVD+RW drive, a device that will let PC users write both computer data and ...

We've taken a look at quite a few dual format DVD burners over the last few months, and found some to be better than others for various reasons. Most, if not all, of the drives we've reviewed shined ...

An industry group has approved a standard for the next generation of DVD players, but the move could be just the first skirmish in a future format war. The Tokyo-based DVD Forum has given its nod to a ...

The possibility lurks that the final resting place for next-generation media will not be determined for a couple of years. During that time, HD DVD and Blu-ray will fight it out in the consumer market ...

Fed by consumer magazine cover stories and the blogo-sphere, the drums of war are thundering over two high-definition DVD formats – HD DVD and Blu-ray. VHS destroyed Betamax three decades ago, leaving ...