While the hype around PlayStation 3 is considerably building up, due to improved games selection and price cuts, one of the potential killer features of the console has not received too much media attention. Future will show if I am correct, but Sony’s strategic decision to allow Linux installation on the console may turn out [...]

Toshiba made the announcement that they will ramp down the HD DVD format, so the so called war in between the HD DVD and Blu-ray is finally and officially over. Supporters of the HD DVD format are naturally disappointed, but in general this is good news for the consumers. Now nobody has to speculate which [...]

We said it some time ago: The format war is over and now according to a Reuters Toshiba is throwing in the towel. One has to wonder how much money and effort was wasted on this struggle, as from the beginning it looked very obvious that Blu-ray is the stronger contender. For some reason the [...]

…as if there ever was a real war in between these two formats. The Blu-ray camp had a much better offering to begin with, but Toshiba decided to challenge them anyway with the HD DVD. Toshiba had one edge over Blu-ray, and that was the production and/or transition cost from DVD to high definition technology, [...]

It is quite important to regularly update the firmware of your DVD recorder. Firmware updates can significantly improve the recording quality of your recorder and add compatibility for more DVD±RW media. Basically the firmware contains a database of media types and the settings/tunings for the specified media, that the recorder will use as you burn [...]

Firmware updates for Sony NEC Optiarc recorders, including but not limited to the following models:
ND-1100 P-ATA, ND-1300 P-ATA, ND-2500 P-ATA, ND-2510 P-ATA (GEN),ND-2510 P-ATA(GNP o. GNF), ND-3500 P-ATA, ND-3520 P-ATA, ND-3540 P-ATA, ND-3550 P-ATA, ND-3551 P-ATA, ND-3570 P-ATA, ND-3571 P-ATA, ND-4550 P-ATA, ND-4551 P-ATA, ND-4570 P-ATA, ND-4571 P-ATA
AD-5170 P-ATA, AD-5170 S-ATA, AD-5200 P-ATA, AD-7170 P-ATA, [...]