Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support all the DVD and CD formats. The speeds of the drives are rated by their DVD-ROM and CD-ROM transfer rates. The original DVD drive (1x ...

For many years now a source for some of the smallest and cheapest home made CNC mechanisms has been the seemingly never-ending supply of surplus CD and DVD-ROM drives. The linear actuator that ...

The Melliful External DVD Drive is currently on sale for just $17 at Walmart. That's $23 off, as it usually costs $39, and it's the lowest price I could find for this CD/DVD reader-writer.

Disc rot is not a new phenomenon, but as ArsTechnica notes, properly-cared-for DVDs should be playable for up to 100 years, ...

There are still a lot of people who hold tons of DVD/Blu-ray disc collections of previous memories, favorite movies from all over the world, etc. But, discs are likely to be damaged, worn out, and ...

In turn, there are now a lot of optical drives sitting unused in parts bins ... This build requires two DVD pickups. By scanning once horizontally and once vertically and measuring the returning ...

You can mount ISO files or explore their contents as if you had the physical disc in your drive. This is increasingly ...

PS5 Disc Drive stock is actually looking pretty healthy in the US. PS Direct, Amazon, and Walmart all have the accessory on the shelves at regular MSRP - and this availability seems to be holding ...