As always the DVD world is a busy place and it is sometimes difficult to keep up with all that's going on. Here at DVDonet we hope to ease some of the confusion and provide you with a series of bi-weekly reviews that will give you a short synopsis of what's been going on the DVD world. This week we look at the launch a revolutionary new DVD recordable drive and its impact on the DVD format wars, Nvidia's response to ATI's recent product announcements, and Hollywood's attempt to take movies to the Internet.

In this edition of the Bi-Weekly Review we will look at how the popularity of the Tim Burton "Planet of the Apes" movie is impacting DVD, Final Fantasy bombs in the theater but hopes for more on DVD, and the introduction of Philips "DVD" replacement of the VCR. To learn more, have a look at this latest edition of the DVD Bi-Weekly News Review.

Welcome to the first installment of a new segment here at DVDonet.com. Every two weeks we will provide you with a short synopsis of what we felt were the most important news stories related to DVD. This installment includes information on the DVD Forum's crackdown on region-free DVD players, DVD-R/RW becoming more affordable, and a review of Pioneer's multi-format recordable drive.