Most optical drives today are combo CD/DVD drives that support DVDs and all the CD formats: CD audio, CD-ROM, CD-R and CD-RW. The speeds of the drives are rated by their CD-ROM and DVD transfer rates.

When playing audio CDs, CD-ROM drives output analog sound to both a headphone jack and external connector just like a CD player. This method is still the way audio CDs are played on a computer ...

It’s something [Daniel1111] has done with his Arduino CD player, which uses the little microcontroller board to control a CD-ROM drive via its IDE bus.

A mildly annoying trend over recent years has been for USB hardware devices to expose a CD-ROM drive containing their drivers for Windows users. Of course there’s no real CD in there ...

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Rom-coms get a bit of a bad rep. Many critics despise the genre for its predictability, corniness, and copycat stories. However, that’s not entirely fair. Part of the charm of rom-coms is ...

Here’s how it works. LG showed off the controller at this month's webOS summit, where it was demonstrated in cloud games including fighting, racing and first-person shooter titles. And the ...

The best 10-year CD rates may also be higher than some people realize, especially when it comes to highly competitive institutions and CDs purchased in larger amounts (called jumbo CDs).

A CD is a type of savings account with a fixed term. CDs can have higher rates than regular savings accounts. Many, or all, of the products featured on this page are from our advertising partners ...

CNBC Select will update as changes are made public. If you're looking for a safe place to park significant savings, a jumbo CD can be a good choice. Most jumbo CDs require a minimum deposit of at ...

The Citizens Bank Online 14-month CD has a $1,000 minimum balance requirement. The Citizens Bank Online 7-month CD has a $25,000 minimum balance requirement and a higher APY. Both CDs require a ...

CIT Bank’s no-penalty CD has a competitive yield on an 11-month CD term. The tradeoff, though, is that it requires the highest minimum deposit of $1,000, which might be taxing for new savers.