http://www.nwfusion.com/edge/topics/optical.html The latest optical news and analysis from NetworkWorld.com. Network World, Inc. Copyright(C) 1994 - 2010 Network World, Inc. http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/110910-belight-updates-disc-cover-cddvd.html?source=nww_rss Tired of using a Sharpie to label all of your CD and DVD-Rs? Ukrainian company BeLight Software can help add some spiff to your burned discs with its Disc Cover CD/DVD label designing software. Recently updated, Disc Cover Version 3 includes 140 new templates, 30 artistic collages, support for multi-page booklets, a completely redesigned Assistant, and more. David Dahlquist 2010-11-09T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/092810-optical-market.html?source=nww_rss The optical market has commenced a sustained recovery 10 years after the dot.com bust, says market research firm iSuppli. Jim Duffy 2010-09-28T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/080210-lab-tested-dvd-ripping-on.html?source=nww_rss When we posted benchmark results of the new 3.06GHz Core i3 iMac and the new 21.5- and 27-inch 3.2GHz Core i3 iMacs, most of those results were in line with reasonable expectations. But there was one curious outlier: the HandBrake test scores. James Galbraith 2010-08-02T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/071910-sharp-unveils-100gb-blu-ray.html?source=nww_rss Sharp recently announced that it will be the first Blu-ray disc maker to launch a recordable triple layer Blu-ray format with 100GB of storage capacity--twice the capacity of current Blu-ray discs. Ian Paul 2010-07-19T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/060110-watch-blu-ray-movies-on-your.html?source=nww_rss Reader Anibal is looking to outfit his PC with a Blu-ray drive and wants to know if there's any good, low-cost (or free) software for watching Blu-ray movies. Rick Broida 2010-06-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/052010-cisco-acquires-coreoptics.html?source=nww_rss Cisco is acquiring CoreOptics, a designer of digital signal processing (DSP) technology for optical networking applications. Will this $99 million buy turn out better than Cisco's past optical purchases? Jim Duffy 2010-05-20T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/news/2010/040110-whats-all-this-about-dvd.html?source=nww_rss John Gumbs asked the Answer Line forum why you can only change a DVD drive's region a limited number of times. Lincoln Spector 2010-04-01T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2010/032510-fast-plextor-px-b940sa-12x-blu-ray.html?source=nww_rss Blu-ray burners are advancing at a fast pace: Only a couple of months ago I was marveling at the speed of 8X Blu-ray burners--now here I am again with the 12X Plextor PX-B940SA ($250, price as of March 5, 2010). The write speeds make this Blu-ray drive an especially appealing option. Jon L. Jacobi 2010-03-25T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/reviews/2009/122409-blu-ray-players-for-300-or.html?source=nww_rss Today's Blu-ray Disc players do a lot more than play Blu-ray movies. Even so, they cost much less than they did a year ago. Melissa Perenson and Lincoln Spector 2009-12-24T12:00:00-04:00 http://www.networkworld.com/newsletters/lans/2009/121409lan2.html?source=nww_rss Service provider Lightower Fiber Networks this week said it has successfully tested 100G technology on its current optical network by just changing out line cards. Jeff Caruso 2009-12-16T12:00:00-04:00