Ever looked at a CD and a DVD, or a DVD and a Blu-Ray (BD) disc and wondered what the difference was between them? After all, they both look exactly the same. Read on to find out the secret difference!

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Anyone who’s ever owned a CD, DVD or Blu-Ray (BD-R) writer will at some point have hand-written the label of a disc.

However, did you know that if you’re not using pens especially designed for the purpose, you may be risking damaging your data? Read on to find out why.

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Here are firmware upgrades for many of the optical drives that we sell (or have sold in the past). At the time of writing, these are believed to be the latest versions of the firmware for the drives in question.

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We sometimes get asked by our customers questions like “What is the biggest size CD-R you can get?” or “What is the largest DVD out there?” Other times they just want to know how they can store more on their discs.

Well, it all depends on what you mean by “large”. As far as the actual physical dimensions of the discs go, there are two standard sizes for CD, DVD and Blu-Ray media- full-size (12cm) discs and “mini” (8cm) discs. See our other blog article for more detail on this.

If you wanted to know how you can store more data on your discs, read on.

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People like to label their own DVDs and CDs- there’s no doubt that it makes them look more professional.

There are a number of different technologies you’ll have to decide between when labelling your discs.

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Although DVDs and CDs normally come in the standard 12cm size (on the left in our picture), you may also have come across “mini” versions that are only 8cm across (on the right).

Technology-wise, there’s very little difference between them and their full-size cousins.

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