The technology for next-generation optical discs already exists - the real question is whether it'll ever trickle down to ...

I vastly improved the picture quality of my home video DVD collection, and I did it all in a single afternoon and without ...

TOKYO — The next-generation optical-disk system may split into two formats. NEC Corp. and Toshiba Corp. on Thursday (Aug. 29) jointly proposed to the DVD Forum a format that uses a 405-nanometer ...

Toshiba Corp. has developed a rewritable optical disc with a capacity of 30GB per layer, per side and a companion read/write optical head that incorporates a blue laser, the company announced today.

Optical drives let your computer read and interact with discs like CDs, DVDs, and Blu-rays. While nearly every computer had them a few years ago, they're rare to see on new computers now. If you need ...

HANOVER, Germany — Consumers can look forward to a new range of high-speed rewritable and double-layer discs, recorders and drives hitting stores in the second quarter of the year, members of the ...

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