March, 2010
The Quick and Easy Guide to Blu-ray Duplication
For years, recordable CD and DVD discs have been the industry standard for data storage and distribution. Recordable Blu-ray discs are quickly becoming the new standard as prices continue to drop on Blu-ray recorders and players. So what do you need to get started duplicating your own Blu-ray discs? Well that’s exactly what I hope [...]
Taiyo Yuden Media Renamed JVC Advanced Media
Late last year, I reported on Taiyo Yuden’s acquisition of a controlling stake in JVC’s optical media division. The big surprise came when Taiyo Yuden announced that all of its media sold around the world would be transitioning to a new name: JVC Advanced Media. This is because Taiyo Yuden also purchased the rights to [...]
Where to Buy Nexpak-Style VersaPak DVD Cases
For the past 10 years, the Nexpak Corporation was one of the largest manufacturers of DVD cases and storage products in North America. Their AMARAY DVD cases set the standard for quality around the world, while their StackPak and VersaPak cases provided storage of up to 10 discs per case! But like all good things, [...]
Why Are DVD-R Discs Purple?
Have you ever wondered why store bought DVD movies are silver on the bottom while the ones you burn yourself are purple? Why is it that DVD-R discs only come in purple but CD-R discs come in a variety of colors? Well, I’m going to do my best to explain the answers to these questions [...]
Hands On Review of the Epson DiscProducer CD/DVD Autoprinter
It was just two months ago that I wrote about the official release of the new DiscProducer Autoprinter from Epson. Would this print-only version of the popular DiscProducer Publisher live up to the high standard of its counterpart, or would it fall short of my expectations? It’s time to answer those questions and more as [...]