Become a TechRadar Insider
Latest about disc
The cheapest Blu-ray BD-R disc per Gigabyte underlines why optical storage is dying out
The market for recordable discs is fast dwindling.
Russian tech giant wants to kill Blu-ray with 1TB optical disc
We’ve got an exclusive on a potentially ground-breaking technology.
Digital destroys disc sales for the first time, thanks to Netflix and Amazon
More people are streaming and downloading than buying DVDs or Blu-rays, according to new figures.
UK and Germany boast biggest Blu-ray buyers
Blu-ray sales in Europe have been enjoyed something of a boost this year with Twentieth Century Fox announcing that in Q3 Blu-ray disc sales in Europe were up by 49 per cent.
Blu-ray celebrates its fifth birthday
Blu-ray is celebrating its fifth birthday today, marking the date the first Blu-ray discs went on sale to consumers.
DVDs replace general anaesthetic in Scottish hospital
A hospital in Glasgow is doing away with the general anaesthetic, replacing drugs with discs for those who come in for knee surgery.
DVD that lasts 1,000 years created
A company in the US has come up with the ultimate bit of storage kit – a DVD that lasts a whole millennium.
Terminator Salvation Blu-ray gets first-ever live director commentary
The new upcoming Blu-ray of Terminator Salvation is to house a unique, one-off special feature – live director commentary.
