Need DVD Player/Recorder Suggestions!?

Randi

I need a dvd player that will let me record all of my vhs tapes onto dvds. What exactly should I look for/Do you know of any certain ones that are better than the others.
Yes I do have home videos that I need to make a bunch of copies of for family and I also have 300 VHS tapes that I want to transfer to dvd and I also want to be able to record movies from tv. The editing feature would be neat and I figured I'd need it if I put more than 1 movie on 1 disc.

Answer
ADDITIONAL START:
For recording movies from TV, if you don't like commercials, I'd get a hard-drive DVD recorder for the extra money so you can edit them out.
Most have basic editing options, but some are much better than others. Again, videohelp.com is a great source for detailed information, and reviews of equipment.
*I've had Toshiba HD DVD-recorders, and liked them. After about 1,000 tapes copied each (avg of 5 hrs each), and thousands more hours of TV, I literally burned them out, though... but my usage is NOT normal... :>
**I currently have a Panasonic DVR-660H (which has a 250 gb drive - the 560H is a 160 gb drive), which does a pretty good job of marking commercials automatically, so I just have to browse through & 'erase chapters' - still have to do it one-by-one, but I don't need to search for them manually.
If your 300 tapes are TV shows, with commercials, this is a GREAT option... but!!! it's still a fair bit of work.
I'm a perfectionist, and happy to spend many evenings editing. But the Panasonic means I don't have to do as much work on it as I did with the Toshibas.

When recording, you are allowed (on ?all? DVD recorders) to select the quality (like a 2-4-6 hr tape choice of SL-LP-EP), you can select similar options - from about 1hr-per-DVD at high quality, to about 10hrs-per-DVD at low quality.
Therefore, a high-quality recording will fit just 1 hr on a disc, and a tightly-packed recording can stretch 10hrs on a disc, but at a lower quality of picture.

On new recordings from TV, you choose how good to record - and on some machines (like the Toshibas), you can convert a high-quality to a lower-quality recording, in case it went long, and won't fit on a disc.
But for transfers from tape, it won't improve the picture - so you need to experiment to find the balance you're comfortable with.
I've found about 3+ hrs (or 2 movies) per disc roughly matched my 6-hr EP tapes in quality, and they were mostly 2nd-generation recordings (SP original, then copied while editing commercials, to an EP final tape).

I highly recommend the hard-drive DVD recorders with good editing features, over the plain DVD-only recorders.
They're so much more flexible...
But, don't sell your car to buy one if money is tight!!
At this point, if you have patience, maybe wait 'til Boxing Day for sales? Certainly, after you've researched & chosen a make/model, shop around for a better price.
In my neck of the woods, FutureShop and BestBuy are sister companies, but often compete with each other on price - I actually bought my Panasonic on sale at one, the next day the other one had it for $100 cheaper (so I returned it & went to the other place).
Depending on where you are, CircuitCity may be the closest equivalent store chain.

Good luck... and good viewing!
ADDITIONAL END:

I went through this myself, to transfer 2,000 tapes to DVD a couple of years ago.

www.videohelp.com is an excellent user website to find ratings, hints, tips, suggestions, etc...

You'll need to rate yourself as a computer/video technology user, to find more helpful advice here, I think... I'll answer, assuming you're middle-of-the-road.
...and budget is important - $200 or $500 to spend?

Are you looking to transfer lots of tapes, one-time, trash the tapes and never need the VCR again? If you already have a VCR, don't spend money on a combo unit - buy a DVD-recorder (optionally with a hard drive).
Get a stereo/video cable out from the VCR & into the new machine, which would then be turned to "input 1" instead of a TV channel.


If you simply want to transfer straight tape-to-disc, without editing - ie. family videos, or things which may already have exactly what you want to continue seeing, a hard drive machine would not be needed. The DVD recording straight on disc would be fine.


I did massive amounts of editing on my collection, so I went whole-hog on my purchases:
If you have a large-collection, where you want to put various recordings together, do some editing (lose commercials, clip out parts, etc... I had lots of TV shows on each tape, and decided to transfer only some of them, so had to edit first) and have lots of time to spend on it.

160GB hard drives are fairly standard on these machines (and PLENTY big enough if you're an average TV or computer user) - 250GB is usually the bigger model option, for $100+ more.

Ability to RECORD, and PLAY, simultaneously - so you're recording from tape, but also able to watch another previous recording.
All these machines will record ONLY real-time (not like some audiotape players, which can dub at high-speed).
So if you've got 8-hour EP VHS tapes to transfer, you want the machine to be able to play another show, while recording from your tape.

Editing features - this you need to research as all machines are different:
-commercial skip - my newest machine does a good job of identifying commercials & other major scene changes, and marks them as chapters (like a DVD movie) that I can delete before a final recording.
- chapter authoring - is it good enough to automatically mark every 1, 2, 5-minutes as a chapter? or do you want to mark them carefully, down to the second (or the individual frame)?

.....lots of questions, so you need to consider what more you're going to do, and how much time/effort would be needed - and how much you're willing to give to it - to do this transfer job.
With more information, I'm more than happy to help further...

DVD VCR Player ? Dubbing?

mollydolly

I was told by a sales associate that ALL (even low end ones) are capable of playing AND recording BOTH VCR and DVD. Hoping to transfer all my files to one medium (VCR, VCHC, digital photos, all to DVD) this sounded perfect. After much research online, I have come to conflicting recommendations. I went to the store and read the manual and saw that the product I wished to purchase (a $100.00 Sony DVD/VCR Player) did not record VHS to DVD. What's up? Can anyone enlighten me or give me some advice as to a reputable player that can dub VCR to DVD under $200.00? I know there are people more informed than those I have spoken with...

Thanks! and HELP!!!

Answer
Samsung DVD-VR357 Tunerless DVD Recorder and VCR Combo
This item also upconverts ..it has some nifty features...anyway good luck

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how do I connect a VCR player to DVD recorder using RF cable?

The confus

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RF OUT VCR to RF IN DVD
You just plug your VCR into the DVD recorder, press play on the VCR, and press record on the DVD recorder

A question about DVD and VCR player/recorder.?

L3

How can you tell if your player, that plays both DVD and VHS also records? I mean I'm pretty sure it does record, since I believe there is a record button on it. But would that be the type of 'recorder' that is needed to convert a VHS onto DVD, or is a 'DVD and VCR player/recorder' something completely differenet. And if not, how would one go about doing it?

In case you couldn't tell, I don't have a lot of electronics know how.
So there's no way to use just my player to convert my VHS that I already have recorded, onto a dvd?

Answer
It sounds like you have a VHS recorder/ DVD player unit. A unit like that will not convert a VHS tape into a DVD. What you need is a VCR recorder/DVD recorder.

If you let us know the make and model it should be easy to research online what type you have.

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Toshiba DVD recorder?

nerdychick

I am thinking of purchasing a Toshiba DR410 1080p Upconverting Tunerless DVD Recorder. Just a few questions I want to know the answer to (it doesn't have to be about this model, but Toshuba DVD recorders in general):

Does it come with all of the required cables to hook it up to VCRs and DVRs?

How long does it last for before it dies or needs a new battery?

How simple is it to set up and operate?

Will it work with TVs and systems that are not also Toshiba brands?

Answer
this is base on dvd recorders in general:

yes dvd recorders should have required cables for input/output

dvd recorders have internal power supplies you just have to plug into the wall

if you've set up a vcr or a dvd player then its as simple as plugging it in the middle

and you should be able to use any tv with with any brand of recorder.

how do u transfer vcr tapes on to dvd player with a dvd recorder/or vcrdvd combo?

stumesa

i have a dvd recorder that i can transfer vcr tapes to my dvd player, how do i do that?

Answer
All you have to do is VCR outputs (composite/Yellow and audio/red & white jacks) to the corresponding inputs on the recorder. Hit play,VHS...hit record, dvd recorder and you're done. Stop the DVD recorder and put in new blank dics. Repeat as necessary.

Many dvd recorders allow you to make a basic main menu if you want to break up the dvd into accessible parts. Also be aware that you can get more onto a DVD by varying the record mode on your recorder. But, more on a disc means lower quality. You should also make sure you buy the right blank discs for your brand of recorder. Most handle DVD-Rs but a few brands use DVD+Rs. Check your manual. The patch cables for dubbing can be purchased at your local Radio Shack...you'll need "RCA to RCA".

hope that helps!!!

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Does anyone know if and how you can connect a DVD/VCR recorder/player to a computer to convert videos to DVDs?

Terosia W

I have a lot of videocassettes that i want to convert to dvd to preserve them, some are from when we were kids; also i have a lot of cassette tapes and i wonder if they too can be converted to a dvd or cd format. my late father and grandmother are featured in these tapes and they contain a lot of family history. I heard that getting an s-video cable might do this, but perhaps if someone knew of a website that could show me step by step how to connect up and use the set-up would be great. I am by no means a computer technician but with simple terminology and instructions I might be able to make this work.

Answer
You need to convert the VHS signal into one that your computer can read. To do this you need a special card that receives such signals. âATI All in one Radonâ or some of the products produced by âWin TVâ. The ATI card is more expensive, but it has the signal processing system integrated into the card, however that limits the capability of the video card a little. The Win TV basic card will give you the capability, but it will be a pretty poor image (I used to have one, to do exactly what you want to do, and it didn't work). The higher end Win TV cards might do better. Ideally you want one that can receive the same signals that your Cable TV sends.

Normally your computer is only equipped with OUTPUT jacks, it sends the sound to the speakers and a special video signal to the monitor. As signal that has little to do with the way TVs and VCRs handle their video signal. The audio signal is handled in a similar fashion, but unless you have a high-end audio card then you will only have a single mono input jack. If you use that jack then you lose any stereo you had on your VHS tapes.

The VHS signal is closer to an analog signal when compared to how a DVD signal is, so you have to convert the VHS signal into a television signal, then you can carry it over standard RCA lines or a S-Cable and standard RCA audio lines. Then you need to connect these cords to the INPUT jacks on the computer card. Then you can read that television signal and record it on the DVD Player in an analog or digital format. Remember, that a copy is only as good as the original so the simplest format you can use will be good enough.

The new generation of DVD players have a record capability. I am waiting for the price to go down before I try any conversion routine. I think that for what you plan you need to look into Recording DVD Players. They will take the same signal that your VCR already uses and accept it to record on the DVDs, with less conversion their will be less static and noise created in the recording process.

Toshiba DVD recorder?

nerdychick

I am thinking of purchasing a Toshiba DR410 1080p Upconverting Tunerless DVD Recorder. Just a few questions I want to know the answer to (it doesn't have to be about this model, but Toshuba DVD recorders in general):

Does it come with all of the required cables to hook it up to VCRs and DVRs?

How long does it last for before it dies or needs a new battery?

How simple is it to set up and operate?

Will it work with TVs and systems that are not also Toshiba brands?

Answer
this is base on dvd recorders in general:

yes dvd recorders should have required cables for input/output

dvd recorders have internal power supplies you just have to plug into the wall

if you've set up a vcr or a dvd player then its as simple as plugging it in the middle

and you should be able to use any tv with with any brand of recorder.

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A question about DVD and VCR player/recorder.?

L3

How can you tell if your player, that plays both DVD and VHS also records? I mean I'm pretty sure it does record, since I believe there is a record button on it. But would that be the type of 'recorder' that is needed to convert a VHS onto DVD, or is a 'DVD and VCR player/recorder' something completely differenet. And if not, how would one go about doing it?

In case you couldn't tell, I don't have a lot of electronics know how.
So there's no way to use just my player to convert my VHS that I already have recorded, onto a dvd?

Answer
It sounds like you have a VHS recorder/ DVD player unit. A unit like that will not convert a VHS tape into a DVD. What you need is a VCR recorder/DVD recorder.

If you let us know the make and model it should be easy to research online what type you have.

Does anyone know if and how you can connect a DVD/VCR recorder/player to a computer to convert videos to DVDs?

Terosia W

I have a lot of videocassettes that i want to convert to dvd to preserve them, some are from when we were kids; also i have a lot of cassette tapes and i wonder if they too can be converted to a dvd or cd format. my late father and grandmother are featured in these tapes and they contain a lot of family history. I heard that getting an s-video cable might do this, but perhaps if someone knew of a website that could show me step by step how to connect up and use the set-up would be great. I am by no means a computer technician but with simple terminology and instructions I might be able to make this work.

Answer
You need to convert the VHS signal into one that your computer can read. To do this you need a special card that receives such signals. âATI All in one Radonâ or some of the products produced by âWin TVâ. The ATI card is more expensive, but it has the signal processing system integrated into the card, however that limits the capability of the video card a little. The Win TV basic card will give you the capability, but it will be a pretty poor image (I used to have one, to do exactly what you want to do, and it didn't work). The higher end Win TV cards might do better. Ideally you want one that can receive the same signals that your Cable TV sends.

Normally your computer is only equipped with OUTPUT jacks, it sends the sound to the speakers and a special video signal to the monitor. As signal that has little to do with the way TVs and VCRs handle their video signal. The audio signal is handled in a similar fashion, but unless you have a high-end audio card then you will only have a single mono input jack. If you use that jack then you lose any stereo you had on your VHS tapes.

The VHS signal is closer to an analog signal when compared to how a DVD signal is, so you have to convert the VHS signal into a television signal, then you can carry it over standard RCA lines or a S-Cable and standard RCA audio lines. Then you need to connect these cords to the INPUT jacks on the computer card. Then you can read that television signal and record it on the DVD Player in an analog or digital format. Remember, that a copy is only as good as the original so the simplest format you can use will be good enough.

The new generation of DVD players have a record capability. I am waiting for the price to go down before I try any conversion routine. I think that for what you plan you need to look into Recording DVD Players. They will take the same signal that your VCR already uses and accept it to record on the DVDs, with less conversion their will be less static and noise created in the recording process.

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how do u transfer vcr tapes on to dvd player with a dvd recorder/or vcrdvd combo?

stumesa

i have a dvd recorder that i can transfer vcr tapes to my dvd player, how do i do that?

Answer
All you have to do is VCR outputs (composite/Yellow and audio/red & white jacks) to the corresponding inputs on the recorder. Hit play,VHS...hit record, dvd recorder and you're done. Stop the DVD recorder and put in new blank dics. Repeat as necessary.

Many dvd recorders allow you to make a basic main menu if you want to break up the dvd into accessible parts. Also be aware that you can get more onto a DVD by varying the record mode on your recorder. But, more on a disc means lower quality. You should also make sure you buy the right blank discs for your brand of recorder. Most handle DVD-Rs but a few brands use DVD+Rs. Check your manual. The patch cables for dubbing can be purchased at your local Radio Shack...you'll need "RCA to RCA".

hope that helps!!!

Need DVD Player/Recorder Suggestions!?

Randi

I need a dvd player that will let me record all of my vhs tapes onto dvds. What exactly should I look for/Do you know of any certain ones that are better than the others.
Yes I do have home videos that I need to make a bunch of copies of for family and I also have 300 VHS tapes that I want to transfer to dvd and I also want to be able to record movies from tv. The editing feature would be neat and I figured I'd need it if I put more than 1 movie on 1 disc.

Answer
ADDITIONAL START:
For recording movies from TV, if you don't like commercials, I'd get a hard-drive DVD recorder for the extra money so you can edit them out.
Most have basic editing options, but some are much better than others. Again, videohelp.com is a great source for detailed information, and reviews of equipment.
*I've had Toshiba HD DVD-recorders, and liked them. After about 1,000 tapes copied each (avg of 5 hrs each), and thousands more hours of TV, I literally burned them out, though... but my usage is NOT normal... :>
**I currently have a Panasonic DVR-660H (which has a 250 gb drive - the 560H is a 160 gb drive), which does a pretty good job of marking commercials automatically, so I just have to browse through & 'erase chapters' - still have to do it one-by-one, but I don't need to search for them manually.
If your 300 tapes are TV shows, with commercials, this is a GREAT option... but!!! it's still a fair bit of work.
I'm a perfectionist, and happy to spend many evenings editing. But the Panasonic means I don't have to do as much work on it as I did with the Toshibas.

When recording, you are allowed (on ?all? DVD recorders) to select the quality (like a 2-4-6 hr tape choice of SL-LP-EP), you can select similar options - from about 1hr-per-DVD at high quality, to about 10hrs-per-DVD at low quality.
Therefore, a high-quality recording will fit just 1 hr on a disc, and a tightly-packed recording can stretch 10hrs on a disc, but at a lower quality of picture.

On new recordings from TV, you choose how good to record - and on some machines (like the Toshibas), you can convert a high-quality to a lower-quality recording, in case it went long, and won't fit on a disc.
But for transfers from tape, it won't improve the picture - so you need to experiment to find the balance you're comfortable with.
I've found about 3+ hrs (or 2 movies) per disc roughly matched my 6-hr EP tapes in quality, and they were mostly 2nd-generation recordings (SP original, then copied while editing commercials, to an EP final tape).

I highly recommend the hard-drive DVD recorders with good editing features, over the plain DVD-only recorders.
They're so much more flexible...
But, don't sell your car to buy one if money is tight!!
At this point, if you have patience, maybe wait 'til Boxing Day for sales? Certainly, after you've researched & chosen a make/model, shop around for a better price.
In my neck of the woods, FutureShop and BestBuy are sister companies, but often compete with each other on price - I actually bought my Panasonic on sale at one, the next day the other one had it for $100 cheaper (so I returned it & went to the other place).
Depending on where you are, CircuitCity may be the closest equivalent store chain.

Good luck... and good viewing!
ADDITIONAL END:

I went through this myself, to transfer 2,000 tapes to DVD a couple of years ago.

www.videohelp.com is an excellent user website to find ratings, hints, tips, suggestions, etc...

You'll need to rate yourself as a computer/video technology user, to find more helpful advice here, I think... I'll answer, assuming you're middle-of-the-road.
...and budget is important - $200 or $500 to spend?

Are you looking to transfer lots of tapes, one-time, trash the tapes and never need the VCR again? If you already have a VCR, don't spend money on a combo unit - buy a DVD-recorder (optionally with a hard drive).
Get a stereo/video cable out from the VCR & into the new machine, which would then be turned to "input 1" instead of a TV channel.


If you simply want to transfer straight tape-to-disc, without editing - ie. family videos, or things which may already have exactly what you want to continue seeing, a hard drive machine would not be needed. The DVD recording straight on disc would be fine.


I did massive amounts of editing on my collection, so I went whole-hog on my purchases:
If you have a large-collection, where you want to put various recordings together, do some editing (lose commercials, clip out parts, etc... I had lots of TV shows on each tape, and decided to transfer only some of them, so had to edit first) and have lots of time to spend on it.

160GB hard drives are fairly standard on these machines (and PLENTY big enough if you're an average TV or computer user) - 250GB is usually the bigger model option, for $100+ more.

Ability to RECORD, and PLAY, simultaneously - so you're recording from tape, but also able to watch another previous recording.
All these machines will record ONLY real-time (not like some audiotape players, which can dub at high-speed).
So if you've got 8-hour EP VHS tapes to transfer, you want the machine to be able to play another show, while recording from your tape.

Editing features - this you need to research as all machines are different:
-commercial skip - my newest machine does a good job of identifying commercials & other major scene changes, and marks them as chapters (like a DVD movie) that I can delete before a final recording.
- chapter authoring - is it good enough to automatically mark every 1, 2, 5-minutes as a chapter? or do you want to mark them carefully, down to the second (or the individual frame)?

.....lots of questions, so you need to consider what more you're going to do, and how much time/effort would be needed - and how much you're willing to give to it - to do this transfer job.
With more information, I'm more than happy to help further...

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how do I connect a VCR player to DVD recorder using RF cable?

The confus

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RF OUT VCR to RF IN DVD
You just plug your VCR into the DVD recorder, press play on the VCR, and press record on the DVD recorder

A question about DVD and VCR player/recorder.?

L3

How can you tell if your player, that plays both DVD and VHS also records? I mean I'm pretty sure it does record, since I believe there is a record button on it. But would that be the type of 'recorder' that is needed to convert a VHS onto DVD, or is a 'DVD and VCR player/recorder' something completely differenet. And if not, how would one go about doing it?

In case you couldn't tell, I don't have a lot of electronics know how.
So there's no way to use just my player to convert my VHS that I already have recorded, onto a dvd?

Answer
It sounds like you have a VHS recorder/ DVD player unit. A unit like that will not convert a VHS tape into a DVD. What you need is a VCR recorder/DVD recorder.

If you let us know the make and model it should be easy to research online what type you have.

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Can I record a VHS on to a blank disc using the following ?

best dvd vcr player recorder image

Abigail Ez

I have a Toshiba DVD /VCR Player, Cassette Recorder SD-V939. My question is can I record a VHS on to a blank disc of my DVD player?

Answer
If your PC has a TV tuner card, give the o/p of your DVD/VCR player to this tuner card and then get the video transfered onto your PC

Here is a helpful guide to transfer videos from camcorders to computers.
http://www.digitalvideoclub.com/basics/transfer.php

Do I need to get a DVD/VCR player with a digital tuner?

weakestlin

I have a cable TV coax cable that connects directly to the TV without going through any "boxes". Someone told me that if I wanted to get a DVD/VCR recorder & player, I would probably need one with an internal tuner. Is this correct? What is the function of a tuner?

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That depends on several things. The first being do you wish to record shows off of the cable? If yes, then yes you will PROBABLY need a DVD/VCR combo machine with a tuner. Second are getting basic cable(typically analog) or full digital service? That will determine what type of tuner will be required. Third what type of connections are available on your TV? Just coaxial cable(where your cable is connected now), composite video(yellow, red, white connections), component(red, green, blue, and red, white connections) or HDMI(kind of looks like a USB jack but longer). If only coaxial cable then yes again on the tuner or you will need a splitter. If any of the rest then no tuner required unless you want to record shows off the cable. Feel free to email me if you have questions.

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What do you think of a dvd/vcr combo recorder, they seem to be higly rated ?

best dvd vcr player recorder image

I Love Jes

I was searching reviews on DVD recorders and they seemed to lean towards dvd/vcr recorders. Is this because playing back a VCR tape you can stop and pause and it is easier to play back. I have found doing that with rented dvd's on my dvd player is a headache, if like the phone rings, with the old vcr, it was easy to stop and pause etc. Am I missing something at age 57 ;)

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You want to copy off the DVD just so you can watch it at a later time and return the DVD on time.

As for the DVD/VCR combo. The more components a electronic device have, the more thing that can break or goes wrong. No, not highly rated but highly "over" rated.

There is a easier solution without the need to dub-DVD and skip this step all together.

Try netflix - You simply pay a small fee per month. $2.99/month and up. You pick and choose the movie that you want. Return it any time. Shipping time is usually 2 business day. DVD arrive with prepaid self address return envelope. It's like having a DVD Rental Store in your mailbox.

I have a different plan other than the $2.99 one. I get movie coming in each and every week. I don't ever have to be concern with late fees. I watched them anytime, return them anytime. Since they are coming in through USPS, they are protected but the U.S. Goverment. hahaha...

What would be the advantage, if any, to getting a dvd/vcr player recorder with a digital tv tuner?

drake

I have a tv with a cable card but may get the dvr cable box and want to know what would a dvd player/recorder with digital tuner allow me to do that one without a tuner would?

Answer
What would be the advantage, if any, to getting a dvd/vcr player recorder with a digital tv tuner?
I have a tv with a cable card but may get the dvr cable box and want to know what would a dvd player/recorder with digital tuner allow me to do that one without a tuner would?


If you already have cable TV service and a HD-DVR, then the DVD-recorder with digital tuner will not be as useful to you. However, there are still a few things that you can do with a DVD recorder with a digital tuner .. I'll explain.

For the record, you would want a DVD recorder with a QAM tuner in addition to the ATSC. The QAM tuner will be able to tune into the digital channels that the cable company does not encrypt (i.e. in the clear).

If you have a HD-DVR from the cable company, they do not allow you to record VOD (Video On Demand) shows/movies to the DVR. So if you wanted to record some shows to play on another TV, you're out of luck ... well, not so if you also have a DVD recorder.

Here's something that not everyone knows. Most cable companies pass VOD unencrypted. So any device with a QAM tuner will be able to tune into VOD shows. It's pretty neat to be able to watch what your neighbors are watching, but you're at their disposal in terms of the FF/REW.

Let's say that you want to record a few episodes of SpongeBob off of the Free OnDemand "channel". What you can do is order it on the DVR. Tune into that channel on the DVD recorder (it might take a little searching). Then cue up the DVR and DVD recorder and record.

Now, is this "feature" worth the additional money to step up to the digital tuner model? Depends on you, I guess. Personally, I wouldn't buy any recording device that didn't have a digital tuner.

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Can I record a VHS on to a blank disc using the following ?

best dvd vcr player recorder image

Abigail Ez

I have a Toshiba DVD /VCR Player, Cassette Recorder SD-V939. My question is can I record a VHS on to a blank disc of my DVD player?

Answer
If your PC has a TV tuner card, give the o/p of your DVD/VCR player to this tuner card and then get the video transfered onto your PC

Here is a helpful guide to transfer videos from camcorders to computers.
http://www.digitalvideoclub.com/basics/transfer.php

Do I need to get a DVD/VCR player with a digital tuner?

weakestlin

I have a cable TV coax cable that connects directly to the TV without going through any "boxes". Someone told me that if I wanted to get a DVD/VCR recorder & player, I would probably need one with an internal tuner. Is this correct? What is the function of a tuner?

Answer
That depends on several things. The first being do you wish to record shows off of the cable? If yes, then yes you will PROBABLY need a DVD/VCR combo machine with a tuner. Second are getting basic cable(typically analog) or full digital service? That will determine what type of tuner will be required. Third what type of connections are available on your TV? Just coaxial cable(where your cable is connected now), composite video(yellow, red, white connections), component(red, green, blue, and red, white connections) or HDMI(kind of looks like a USB jack but longer). If only coaxial cable then yes again on the tuner or you will need a splitter. If any of the rest then no tuner required unless you want to record shows off the cable. Feel free to email me if you have questions.

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Do I need to get a DVD/VCR player with a digital tuner?

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weakestlin

I have a cable TV coax cable that connects directly to the TV without going through any "boxes". Someone told me that if I wanted to get a DVD/VCR recorder & player, I would probably need one with an internal tuner. Is this correct? What is the function of a tuner?

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That depends on several things. The first being do you wish to record shows off of the cable? If yes, then yes you will PROBABLY need a DVD/VCR combo machine with a tuner. Second are getting basic cable(typically analog) or full digital service? That will determine what type of tuner will be required. Third what type of connections are available on your TV? Just coaxial cable(where your cable is connected now), composite video(yellow, red, white connections), component(red, green, blue, and red, white connections) or HDMI(kind of looks like a USB jack but longer). If only coaxial cable then yes again on the tuner or you will need a splitter. If any of the rest then no tuner required unless you want to record shows off the cable. Feel free to email me if you have questions.

I have a old 50 inch tv a duel dvd-vcr recorder and basic cable with no box. How do i set it up to record?

Linda

I have a sony dvd-vcr player and a philips magnavox tv, want to know how to set it up so i can record. Is that possible?

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If the recorder has a tuner, you just connect the coax to that, either through its output to the TV tuner, or with a splitter to the TV and recorder tuners.

If the recorder has no tuner, you need to get a tuner box for it, which will have A/V out. Your best bet would be to rent a cable box from your provider.

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