In our last episode of this series, we'll show you

how to burn a Blu-ray disc

. With your

Blu-ray drive installed

with the appropriate software, all you'll need is a

blank Blu-ray disc

. We'll walk you through how you'd go about

burning a Blu-ray disc using MediaSuite 9

in this episode and show you how to make a disc

compatible with your Blu-ray player

for your TV.

Once you've got your

Blu-ray drive set up

, you'll need to

install software

that will let you use the various functions of your Blu-ray drive. While you will generally get software with your Blu-ray package, we used

Cyberlink Media Suite 9

because it had the most features for the dollar. Other software that will work includes

PowerDVD 10 and Power2Go 7

.

In this episode, we'll show you get your

notebook computer

set up with a Blu-ray player. While it is theoretically possible to

replace your optical drive

with a

Blu-ray drive

, it's not very practical. A better way is to get an

external Blu-ray drive

. Keep in mind that you'll still need both your display and your video card to be

HDCP compatible

.

If your

desktop computer

doesn't have a

Blu-ray drive built in

, then we'll show you how to install one in this episode. The process for

installing a Blu-ray drive

is fairly straightforward though you should be aware that you'll need both a

monitor and a video card

that

support HDCP content

. We'll tell you more about all that in this episode.

Here, we explain

what Blu-ray is

and why it is superior to DVDs. If you know why DVDs are better than CDs, then you're pretty much on the right track.

Blu-ray discs

can

store much more data

than DVDs but require special drives to use. This makes Blu-ray discs ideal for housing

HD video

like movies and is the reason

Blu-ray drives

are becoming commonplace.

First there were CDs, and then came DVDs, and now we have Blu-ray. More than just a technology for

watching movies

on your

high-definition screen

,

Blu-ray is an optical storage medium

that can

store many gigabytes of files

, not just video. In this series, we explain further

what Blu-ray is

and show you

how to install a Blu-ray drive

and

burn a Blu-ray disc

.

While

at CES 2011

,

Andy Walker

hears some incredible news.

The Complete Star Wars Saga will soon be released on Blu-ray

, as announced by Mike Dunn of

Fox Home Entertainment

and Bill Carr of

Amazon.com

. Among those surprised by the news was

Darth Vader

and his stormtrooper entourage. While pleased with the plan, Vader warned that there better not be any screw-ups... or else.

Stay tuned to butterscotch.com for more

up to the minute video coverage from the CES 2011 show floor.

A while back phones got upgraded to smartphones. Not to be outdone, televisions can now be smart TVs thanks to

technology unveiled by LG

at CES 2011

.

Andy Walker

talks to Frank Lee about how

new LG TVs

will have access to all sorts of additional content from your computer or the Internet and how those features can be accessed through other

LG devices like Blu-Ray players

.

Stay tuned to butterscotch.com for more

up to the minute video coverage from the CES 2011 show floor.

In this episode, we show you how to

watch Netflix videos on your iPhone

using the Netflix application

. We'll also talk a little bit more about the various

Netflix-enabled devices

so that you can

stream Netflix videos

whenever you want.

In this second part of the Building a PC series, Sean and Andy take the parts they selected in episode 243 and put them all together to create a brand-spanking-new home-built computer.

In this episode, we show you how to

install an optical drive

into your computer. Whether you're installing a

reader or a writer

, whether it plays

CDs, DVDs or Blu-ray

discs, the installation process is the same. It's also quite a bit similar to the way we showed you how to install a hard drive in the last episode and is an important part of

building your own computer

.

The Lab Rats have promised to show you how to build your own PC for quite some time, and now they're delivering the goods. In this first part, Sean and Andy gather together all the parts they need to build their own computer from the ground up!

Paul Stachniak heads to Fan Expo 2010 in Toronto and chats with Dyan Eaton from Warner Brothers Canada about their upcoming Television releases on Blu-ray, including: True Blood, Chuck, Fringe, The Big Bang Theory and Supernatural. Look out for a guest appearance for a certain Chevy Impala from the latter show.

If you're a big Facebook fan, pay attention: Andy and Sean show you some of the things you need to pay attention to, to avoid turning Facebook into an open book with all your private data. If you've wondered

how to make your Facebook profile private

, the Lab Rats have the answer.

Andy Walker talks with Chris Rayner from LG Electronics about their brand new Blu-Ray player BD590 with a built-in 250GB hard drive. Also LG's new line of TV's, the LE8500 LCD TV, allows for connection to the net for net-casting and Skype calls.

Stay tuned to butterscotch.com as we bring you

video coverage of CES 2010

. Butterscotch hosts will be

on the CES 2010 floor

for the duration of the show and will continue to bring you

CES 2010 video as it happens

.

Andy and Sean take an updated look at the cables needed to get a high def picture from your multimedia equipment to your high definition TV.

Cheryl Poirier, AKA Miss Download went on the hunt for fast, simple and effective

CD and DVD burning software

and found the answer to her disc-authoring woes with Ashampoo Burning Studio. This powerful and streamlined

CD and DVD authoring software

is simple and does everything you need to do with discs! Plus, if you're rocking a

Blu-ray burner

, Ashampoo has you covered as it even lets you

burn Blu-ray discs

.

At a recent Panasonic showcase, Sean Carruthers finds the world's first portable Blu-Ray player, a full-featured Blu-Ray home entertainment package with iPod dock and even a Blu-Ray / VHS combo player that's cutting edge on the right-hand side and decidedly old school on the left.

DivX emerged as the defacto standard for compressed video. And now, it's reinvented for the HD landscape. The latest version of this popular video codec is 7 and it's got full HD support. DivX 7 promises to fit a full HD movie on a standard recordable DVD.

Andy and Sean help you figure out what to do now the HD DVD/Blu-ray war is over.

Andy and Sean cover what gear you need to enjoy HD DVD or Blu-ray.

Andy and Sean look at first generation players that play Blu ray and HD DVD discs.

Lab Rats grab a bag of marshmallows and fire up their blow torch and show you how optical discs work. Includes coverage of CDs, DVDs and blu-ray and HD DVD.

We wrap up our coverage of Macworld and CES. Includes interviews about Microsoft Vista, the Blu Ray vs HD DVD debate and electronic fabric.

First there were CDs, and then came DVDs, and now we have Blu-ray. More than just a technology for watching movies on your high-definition screen, Blu-ray is an optical storage medium that can store many gigabytes of files, not just video. In this series we explain further what Blu-ray is and show you how to install a Blu-ray drive and burn a Blu-ray disc.