With both CDs and DVDs there are at least two types of media: recordable (R) and re-writable (RW). Discs and drives labeled CD-R or DVD-R or DVD+R are recordable which means they can write once to a ...

Back in the 1980s, Peter Giles knew that the fledgling music format, the compact disc, came with some compromises. CDs were smaller than vinyl record albums. That meant the end of the 12-inch album ...

I had a friend give me a bunch of data on recordable CDs. There were 6 spindles total so that is about 300 CDs. He had used every brand imaginable and they all read just fine, especially on my Sony CD ...

It appears that, much the recent return to vinyl records, many music fans are fueling a resurgence of interest in CDs. How, ...

Photos, movies and other data stored on recordable compact discs may not be as safe as consumers believe, according to a Dutch computer magazine. Manufacturers typically claim recordable CDs will last ...

As of February 2025, Sony will no longer manufacture and distribute blank recordable Blu-ray Discs. When you consider that Best Buy stopped selling physical media in 2024 and Target is about to pull ...

Wholesale prices for CD-recordable discs will spike this summer, a new report asserts, though the effects should be short-lived. The wholesale price of CD-R discs is expected to as much as triple this ...

The dramatic announcement from Microsoft and Wang last year -- that anyone who purchased a copy of Windows 95 would receive a free image viewer -- led many to believe inexpensive imaging would soon be ...

Natasha Freeman wasn't shopping for a device to record CDs, but "it just happened to come with the computer," she said. Now the 33-year-old Alexandria resident scans photos of her 9-year-old and ...