Can u record from TV to DVD?

[-tronski-]

Originally posted by beet1e
DVD recorders are way down in price. When first introduced here, the Phillips one sold for £900. Last year I bought a 32" Panasonic widescreen TV - £750, and the DVR was included in the price. It uses Panasonic DVDRAM discs, but these cannot be read by all players, so if I record a TV programme, I can't play it back on any old player - only those than can read DVDRAM format.

As Nilsen says, the quality is excellent at 2 hrs/DVD (Standard), but I find it's just as good on Long Play - 4 hrs. So I've set default to LP.

Don't worry about all that NTSC/PAL compatibility crap. DVDs have one of about 6 region formats. Region 1 is N America (NTSC equivalent), Region 2 is Europe (PAL equivalent). Asia uses some of the others. But - it's easy peasy to convert your DVD player to multi region. I did mine using a handheld infrared transmitter. For details, go here: http://www.dvdchips.co.uk/

I've got a Pioneer DVD recorder, with a 160GB Hard Drive (up to 160 Hours worth), or burn on a standard DVD-R disc...or you can record on the HD, and watch dvd discs (multi region outa the box), or record on HD, and watch a previously recorded program off the HD, or chase play a program your recording..etc etc

 Tronsky

[beet1e]

Wow tronski - 160 hours? I would never need all that. I don't watch a whole lot of TV, and delete the stuff that I've seen, usually. How much of that HDD do you actually use? Will you ever export it all to DVD?

[-tronski-]

We use nearly all of it because we set it to the highest quality which gives us about 40 hrs odd (I've still got stargate episodes from xmas to watch ). I generally don't export it to DVD, unless I give it out to someone (like an F1 race etc) but I did copy most of a season of SG1 for a friend to disc. I generally delete as I go to.

 Tronsky

[Nilsen]

Those dvd recorders with harddrive sure are handy, and i would get one of those now if i didnt already own a dvd recorder.

Im guessing that either the ps3 or xbox 360 will give me that option so ill wait for one of those.

[beet1e]

Originally posted by Nilsen
Those dvd recorders with harddrive sure are handy, and i would get one of those now if i didnt already own a dvd recorder.

I suppose it depends on individual usage. I bought 5 blank DVDRAM disks over a year ago, and I haven't even used all those yet.

[SFRT - Frenchy]

Nuke, I'm in the middle, when they talk about cruising 12th street and picking up girls. All you see is fast flashes of cars.

[Nilsen]

Originally posted by beet1e
I suppose it depends on individual usage. I bought 5 blank DVDRAM disks over a year ago, and I haven't even used all those yet.

RAM disks are great, but i record all episodes of Falcon Crest and Will & Grace so that would be too costly.

[JB73]

isn't there some thing where a DVD from europe can't be played here, and vise versa?

what about home made DVD's (non- bootleg, like making home movies onto DVD) is it the same?

[beet1e]

Originally posted by Nilsen
RAM disks are great, but i record all episodes of Falcon Crest and Will & Grace so that would be too costly.

Yes, I had to pay £14 for those 5 DVDRAM disks. That's about 163 Norwegian kroner. *I* could buy 3 decent bottles of wine for that.

[Nilsen]

lol Beetle

oh... Oprah is on, gtg