A virtual CD-ROM emulator works by allowing you to copy and run an image of a CD on your computer. The process serves as an alternative to placing a disc in your computer each time you want to use it, ...

Sony Electronics today announced an internal BD-ROM drive that can upgrade an existing desktop computer into a high-definition Blu-ray Disc™ player, as well as a DVD and a CD player. The new BDU-X10S ...

A cable used to send audio CD sound to the computer's sound card. When playing audio CDs, CD-ROM drives output analog sound to both a headphone jack and external connector just like a CD player. This ...

You have it way easier these days, but back in the day, when you wanted to play a game on your PC, you had to take a similar ...

This article describes how to set up a virtual CD-ROM jukebox (VCDJ) using Samba and Linux. A VCDJ is a network server that provides access to the contents of a large number of CD-ROM disks, without ...

Finding this in a small, simple package has been much tougher than I ever imagined. Here's what I need: I need to be able to place a CD-ROM drive for employee use as simple as possible--no computer, ...

A CD-ROM drive can be used as a stand-alone unit for playing digital audio CDs without interfacing with a computer. The stereo output of CD player available at the audio jack can be amplified using ...

The combo drive is back. A few years ago, when DVD media was pricey and the cost of DVD burners was still well north of $300, a bunch of manufacturers shipped optical drives dubbed "combo drives." ...

While CD-RW drive sales are soaring and DVD-ROM drives continue to struggle for widespread consumer acceptance, drive manufacturers are pinning their hopes on the CD-RW/DVD-ROM combination drive to ...

I have an external BD ROM drive that had a slight water spill. Yikes! It was an Asus external drive, the enclosure broke prior to this incident, and then I pulled the drive (laptop form factor) and ...

[Kyle] wanted to try something new. A Persistence of Vision Clock using a CD-ROM drive. We have covered lots of POV Clocks that make use of hard drives, but we think this is the first time we have ...