According to Sony, a “typical DVD disc has an estimated life expectancy of anywhere from 30 to 100 years when properly stored and handled.” Unfortunately though, DVDs still have some drawbacks — one ...

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 ...

The most common types are CD, DVD and Blu-ray. As removable media, optical discs superseded the earlier magnetic disk cartridges because they weigh less, have higher capacities and are not subject ...