The giants of the computer industry and consumer electronics are battling for control of the home entertainment universe. In the process, they are resorting to a common strategy -- persuading couch ...

(1) A recordable or rewritable DVD drive that is connected to the computer. It may be an internal or external device. See DVD drives, DVD-R, DVD-RW, DVD+R and DVD+RW. (2) A stand-alone DVD player for ...

With thousands of DVD recorders and DVD recordable computer drives set to be given as gifts this holiday season, one of the most confusing things has to be the multiple formats under which these ...