CyberLink Demos Blu-ray Burning & Playback

By Ian Bell August 26, 2005

The Blu-Ray format includes next-generation technology for storing high definition TV content (HDTV), provides greater storage capacity, and adopts core video formats such as MPEG-2 and MPEG-4 AVC. PowerDVD–the world’s leading PC playback software–and burning applications–Power2Go, InstantBurn, PowerProducer–are Blu-ray ready.

“CyberLink’s participation at IFA Berlin with BDA is a great chance to demonstrate our support for key blue-laser burning and playback technologies,” said Alice H. Chang, CEO of CyberLink Corp. “Our showcase along with HP demonstrates our readiness for and capabilities in working with tier-one hardware manufacturers to deliver complete solutions, while communicating the benefits of this next-generation disc media technology.”

“We are pleased to be working with CyberLink to exhibit our Blu-ray Disc hardware at this year’s IFA in Berlin,” said Maureen Weber, general manager, Personal Storage Business, HP. “Consumer demand for recording and enjoying high definition video is rising, and we’re excited to demonstrate this advanced technology from HP and CyberLink to our customers to show how easy it is to play and burn Blu-ray Discs.”

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Save $740 on this Lenovo gaming laptop with an RTX 4090

Lenovo Legion Pro 7i on a desktop surface outside.

If you were looking for a gaming laptop a few years ago, you'd find big, bulky things that often consumed electricity at an alarming rate and heated up so much you couldn't really put them on your lap. Luckily, in the past two years or so, the market has boomed, and some of the best laptops on the market right now can compete with some of the best gaming PCs while still being relatively thin and easy to handle. One great example is the Legion Pro 7i Gen 9, which has one of the most powerful GPUs you can get on a laptop, and there is even a great Memorial Day deal on it from Lenovo that knocks it down to $2,900 from the usual $3,640

Why you should buy the Legion Pro 7i
The most important part of any gaming laptop is its GPU, and you'll be happy to know that the Legion Pro 7i comes with a powerful RTX 4090 under the hood. That said, it is a mobile version, so it's closer in performance to a desktop RTX 4080, although that's still quite good, especially since the latter is a solid 4K gaming GPU. That's great because the Legion Pro 7i runs a 2560 x 1600 resolution, with the ability to hit a whopping 240Hz refresh rate. As such, all that power that would have gone to running 4K instead of 2K can go towards hitting a higher refresh rate, which is great if you love to play FPS and racing games where a higher refresh rate makes a big difference.

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Save $1,000 on this Razer gaming laptop with an RTX 3070 Ti

A Razer Blade 14 gaming laptop on a coffee table.

For one of the best gaming laptop deals this Memorial Day, look no further than Razer. It currently has the Razer Blade 14 gaming laptop down to just $1,600 from $2,600. The 38% saving is fantastic for a gaming laptop which continues to sport some fantastic hardware. It’s a sale price that’s unlikely to remain for very long so if you’re keen to buy a new device for less, here’s what you need to know.

Why you should buy the Razer Blade 14
Razer is well known for being one of the best gaming laptop brands around developing some of the best gaming laptops over the years.

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Dell XPS 13 and XPS 15 prices slashed for Memorial Day — from $599

Dell XPS 15 9530 front view showing display and keyboard deck.

If you're looking at Dell Memorial Day deals for a new laptop, here are a couple of offers that you should consider -- the Dell XPS 13 with a $200 discount that slashes its price to $599 from $799, and the Dell XPS 15 at $300 off, bringing its price down to $1,199 from $1,499. These are previous-generation models following the Dell XPS reset, and in the case of the Dell XPS 15, it's the last iteration of the laptop as it's been replaced by the Dell XPS 14. However, both of them are still worthwhile purchases, especially with the savings that you can pocket if you buy them for the holiday. You need to be quick though, as their prices may go back to normal at any time.
Dell XPS 13 -- $599, was $799

The previous-generation Dell XPS 13 remains in our list of the best laptops as the best budget laptop, as it's aggressively priced for a premium laptop with such a striking design. The 13.4-inch Full HD+ screen is surrounded by extremely narrow bezels, and it's got enough performance for the daily activities required by work or school with its 12th-generation Intel Core i5 processor, Intel Iris Xe Graphics, and 8GB of RAM. The laptop runs on Windows 11 Home out of the box, with the operating system pre-loaded in its 256GB SSD, and it has a pair of Thunderbolt 4 ports for charging and connectivity with your accessories.