CNET answers a reader's question about what discs she should use for her DVD recorder.

DVD-R Discs DVD-R discs work in both modern and in older DVD players. The ability to play in older devices is known as backwards compatibility.

Charles Woods, a self-defined "rank amateur," needs clear definitions of the optical disc varieties that his new PC's DVD/CD drive can burn.

DVD-R (recordable) lets consumers record to a disc once, while DVD-RW (rewritable) lets people record and rerecord on the same disc up to 1,000 times.

“We are pleased the 4X mini DVD-R discs has been so popular with consumers. The high quality mini DVD’s are easy to transport or use for long term archiving and will keep camcorder video and other ...

Prodisc Technology has developed a DVD-R disc that can hold 200MB more data than current discs and plans to unveil it at next week’s Computex show in Taiwan. The disc has a capacity of 4.9GB ...