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Interactivity is supposed to allow you new possibilities between your TV and high-def movies, but are those features ready for prime time? Plus: The technology head of Paramount Studios weighs in.
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High-Def Video Superguide

Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD are here. Who makes the best next-generation movie player?
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Coming Soon: Sub-$1000 HD DVD Notebook

Toshiba tells its HD DVD strategy, from technology advances to price drops.
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Next-Gen DVD Battle Heightens

Samsung to Launch Combo Blu-ray/HD DVD Player

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Full-Steam-Ahead DVD

Ultrahigh-capacity discs, such as those promised by the Blu-ray Disc and HD DVD formats, are enticing, but they're going to be expensive in the beginning. Pack extra gigabytes onto your discs affordably, today, with one of these dual-layer DVD burners.

Making Movies: From VHS to DVD

Are you thinking about digitizing your videotape collection? Copying your home movies from videotapes to more-durable DVDs doesn't have to be difficult or time-consuming. Here's how we did it.

DVD & Hard Drive Reviews and Ranked Charts

Internal DVD Drives

Need an internal DVD burner? See our top choices.

Network-Attached Storage Devices

Our top picks for the top network-attached drives.

External Hard Drives

External hard drives are great for backups or supplementing your internal disk storage.

Internal Hard Drives

These top-ranked internal hard drives can help you increase your PC's capacity.

Top Rated DVD & Hard Drives

Plextor PX-760A Dual Layer DVD-RW

Fastest drive at writing to double-layer DVD+R media; also boasts fast speeds across all specs (but, it lacks DVD-RAM).

In Brief

HP DVD840e

Plextor PX-750UF

Lite-On SHM-165P6SX

LG Electronics GSA-H10L

Buying Guide

How to Buy a DVD Drive

A rewritable DVD drive lets you store far more data on a single DVD a single CD-R disc. With the right product, you can store up to 8.5GB on a single disc.

DVD and Hard Drive News and Features

Walgreen Readies Movie DVD-Burning Kiosks

Retailer will let customers download and burn their choice, easing the need for an inventory of discs. 29-Oct-2007

SanDisk Sues LG, Others for Patent Infringement

Storage firm claims 25 competitors violate its patents for removable flash in MP3 players and USB drives. 28-Oct-2007

Blu-ray Outsells HD-DVD in U.S. This Year

The standards battle could intensify in the last quarter, but so far Blu-ray dominates, analysts say. 27-Oct-2007

Samsung Unveils 64GB Flash Memory Chip

By combining a total of 16 separate 64Gb flash devices, businesses can create a 128GB flash storage device capable of holding up to 80 DVD movies or 32,000 MP3 music files. 24-Oct-2007

Finally, Technology for Legally Burning Copy-Protected Content

New Qflix standard will enable do-it-yourself disc burning from downloads, plus on-demand burning at store kiosks. 17-Oct-2007

Cram 4TB on Desktop Drives by 2009, Hitachi Says

New head-reading technology will quadruple capacity of standard hard drives. 14-Oct-2007