But the real promise of DVD recording is watching movies in a home player, whether new or old. Later, I popped the disc into a couple of DVD players at my local Circuit City.

DVD players are far superior to VCRs by every measure but one: recording. VCRs do it, DVD players don’t. As a result, DVD players might be great for watching a rented movie, but they’re no ...

The DR-MV1, with its DVD Recorder and VCR combination, delivers high-resolution PAL/NTSC progressive (625P/525P) pictures. You can dub a program from VHS to DVD or from DVD to VHS with the push of ...

If DVD+RW wins out in the market, she said, "those early adopters could be out of luck." Still DVD-R has big backers, an early lead to market and the potential to tap pent-up demand for DVD recording.

A year ago, no computer maker offered drives for recording home DVDs. Now there are plenty of options, although not all consumer DVD players can read the discs.

Hey, I asked a few questions on DVD recorders around here a while ago, and as the answers were pretty helpful, I thought I'd try again. I have a serious problem. The situation: We have a 'T-Home ...

Lite-On IT, a China-based manufacturer of value-priced optical-disc drives and other PC components, is making rapid advances into the U.S. consumer electronics market with a line of easy-to-use DVD ...

Hoping to spur demand by reducing consumers’ confusion about DVD recording, a growing number of consumer-electronics companies are shifting to DVD recorders that can handle both of the leading ...

"The good thing about standards," the old high-tech adage has it, "is that there are so many to choose from." Over and over again, industry groups have agreed on technologies and protocols ...

Q: I’ve had a Panasonic DVD video camera that delivers good results except for two recent recordings: After finalizing the DVD-R or -RW discs on the unit, the DVD is not being recognized by our ...