A similar fate has befallen the laser head of CD mechanisms, which is why we don’t have those smooth, rounded players anymore. Economies of scale in the early 2000s mean that even a cheap player ...

Everyone knows optical disc formats like CD and DVD, but history is littered with other attempts to make shiny round discs that hold some sort of recording. With very mixed results! I like to poke ...

I love seeing some of the DVDs that I still own, and knowing that Google or whoever isn’t recording my viewing choices or ...

RMT-D197A Replacement Remote is an infrared remote. This infrared replacement remote is compatible with Sony CD DVD Player DVPSR201P DVPSR210P DVPSR405P DVP-SR500H DVP-SR500WM DVPSR510H CD DVD ...

It's arguably a whole other experience. Unfortunately, CD/DVD players are a rare sight in living rooms these days. Your parents likely removed them when the DVD player had trouble reading Blu-ray ...

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 ...