Everyone knows optical disc formats like CD and DVD, but history is littered with other attempts to make shiny round discs ...

If you appreciate the value, importance and (for the most part) reliability of physical media, it’s likely you have some DVDs in your collection. Unlike streaming, where titles of your favorite films, ...

A high-resolution audio format approved by the DVD Forum in 1999. Designed as an optical disc format with higher-quality sound than a CD, DVD-Audio never caught on. Neither did SACD, a competing ...

damage and tampering CDs and DVDs are (or rather were) great for storage, but they can be affected by disc rot, a form of physical deterioration that affects optical discs, causing them to become ...

Moreover, the scheduled end of recordable Blu-ray disc sales for home use does not mean that the Blu-ray format is being swept aside entirely. The technology remains in use, and many movies ...

Besides, it brings a new Media Player version with a somewhat unexpected change: Audio CD support. Compact Discs are no longer everyone's favorite way to play music. Still, some old-school ...

Unfortunately though, DVDs still have some drawbacks—one of which is the dreaded disc rot. Also known as CD rot, disc rot happens ... READ MORE: 5 Worst Movies of 2025 so Far — Here’s ...