If you’re a part of the generation that has witnessed the digital transformation and seen tech evolve into its current state, you’re probably familiar with CDs and DVDs. Or perhaps you’re even holding ...

Yesterday, Real Networks (RNWK) announced "Real DVD", a software application due out later this month, that allows consumers to upload their DVDs onto their computer hard drive. Real Networks says ...

There are lots of advantages to backing up your DVD library. It gives you a backup if discs are lost or damaged, and lets you play your DVDs digitally on all of your tech gadgets. That means easy ...

Music, movies, and books have gone from physical objects to digital files over the past 10 years, and computer designs have changed with the times. A lot of computers — laptops, all-in-ones, and ...

Elinor Mills covers Internet security and privacy. She joined CNET News in 2005 after working as a foreign correspondent for Reuters in Portugal and writing for The Industry Standard, the IDG News ...

Is it possible to view DVDs, played by a normal DVD player, on a computer monitor by connecting it directly? The computer monitor has both the D-sub and BNC-style connectors. Will the computer monitor ...

Switching from CDs and DVDs to digital equivalents is a great way to unclutter your life, but what do you do with all your outmoded discs once you’ve transferred their contents to your computer? In ...

SAN JOSE, Calif., April 26, 2005 — Transferring home movies to DVDs has never been easier than with Sony’s next-generation DVDirect (pronounced DVD Direct) recorder, which lets you convert footage in ...

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 ...

RealNetworks, owner of the Rhapsody online music service, can’t sell a program that copies DVDs to computer hard disks because it may violate copyright laws, a federal judge said. Walt Disney Co., ...

VHS tapes deteriorate over time, but A VHS-to-DVD converter machine can preserve those precious videos in digital form. While the era of VHS tapes is long gone, many of us still have VHS cassettes ...