I want to program to record programs in advance - can I? I'm thinking of getting this machine to replace my father's VHS. Will I be able to set it to record a program, say tomorrow? Or does the program have to be playing on the tv in order to record it? Thanks! I bought a 32" Toshiba LCD, he has satellite, and I'm thinking about a Harmony One remote to make it easier for him. Any input will be appreciated. I want to program to record programs in advance - can I? I'm thinking of getting this machine to replace my father's VHS. Will I be able to set it to record a program, say tomorrow? Or... » Read More I want to program to record programs in advance - can I? I'm thinking of getting this machine to replace my father's VHS. Will I be able to set it to record a program, say tomorrow? Or does the program have to be playing on the tv in order to record it? Thanks! I bought a 32" Toshiba LCD, he has satellite, and I'm thinking about a Harmony One remote to make it easier for him. Any input will be appreciated. « Show Less
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You can use "one touch" recording to record the TV program that you are currently watching, or you can use "timer recording" to set up to record a TV program up to one month in the future, or daily or weekly.
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Thanks! I bought this plus a Harmony 880 for him and will be installing them this weekend. I am excited for him.
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I dont use satellite however I do own the recorder mentioned and I timer program it to record shows without issue and it works great even on long record modes for more dvd time. (ive only used -rw discs)
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from what i understand you are suppose to be able to record from your dvr to a vcr recorder.i cant tell you how, but if you do a search on your computer it will bring up how to do it.
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Wendy, I asked my hubby as I had bought for him. He said I should tell you when we had a problem putting VHS on DVD as it was suppose to do, he could not find anyone to look at it let alone fix it. That said, he also says no, it doesn't record without and external digit tuner. He really is NOT happy with the entire unit and Toshiba. He still gets upset thinking I wasted my money on it and it was the one he wanted.
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I looked up the Toshiba product that you mentioned. I don't see a problem at all. Let me break it down by what I can tell from the product description. "One Touch Recording makes recording your favorite show simple. Just connect the DR430 to your cable or satellite box and you are set to record with the push of one button." Simple enough. Do what it says then connect your cable or satellite box to the receiver with an HDMI cable to the SAT/Cable in slot. Run another HDMI cable from the receiver to your HDTV. "With the DR430, converting and archiving your favorite home movies to DVD is simple. You can also experience your DVD movie collection in near HD quality with the DR430's 1080p up conversion via HDMI. Video up conversion up to 1080p resolution via HDMI takes your current DVDs to a new level, for an amazing viewing experience on today's HDTVs." If you were going to just use the DVD recorder like a DVD or Blu-ray player to take advantage of the up conversion you'd connect the DVD recorder to the DVD input on the receiver with another HDMI cable. You could also connect it by an HDMI cable to one of the available video slots. Either way would work. Hope that helps.
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I use the tv/vcr button on the rf-10. I programmed the control to emulate my Toshiba Hi Def TV control using the "learning method" shown in the manual. On the toshiba, if you press the input button a screen comes up with a number of choices. I use hdmi 1 for the tv and hdmi 2 for the blueray/dvd. The different inputs can be selected by moving the cursor or by inputting a number. So, when I programmed a macro, the command sequence it (TV) ON, 8 second delay(16 pauses), tv/vcr,5 (to select hdmi1,(Audio),ON,(DVD),ON,CBL,TV/VCR. The commands in parentheses are the buttons on top of the control. I have to turn the dvd on because it only has one power button, which toggles on/off. My "off" macro turns everything off, whether I have watched TV or a DVD, so I have to make sure the dvd is on when the off macro starts. I have a bose sole speaker system, which also has a toggle on and off. It is the (AUDIO) button. Obviously, if you don't have one of these you skip this step. On my (CABLE) button, I emulate the cble remote, and use the tv/vcr button to stand for the tv/vcr button on the original cable remote.
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If you are trying to copy a retail VHS movie that has macro-vision copy protection to a DVD on a stand alone DVD recorder, then, yes this will allow you to make the copy. The condition of the VHS tape you want to copy needs to be good otherwise you may have problems getting started. The DVD recorder only looks for the copy protection when you first start the recording. If everything is OK then it will continue to record until you stop it. (most of the time) Good Luck
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Absolutely no clue. I don't own a Toshiba TV/DVD. I have a Phillips VCR/DVD combination. Therefore I bought a Phillips remote. I know less than nothing about any other devices.
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I don't believe you can. I had 2 of these VCR"s and they never worked properly. They always ate the tapes and sounded watery. I ended up buying a Toshiba and haven't had a problem in years, but it does not record video to DVD. That feature would be in a model costing a few hundred dollars.
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The Emerson EWD2004 DVD+VCR can be programmed to do a timed recording.The manual can be downloaded from the Internet.The unit I purchased came with a generic remote control, and I had to buy an appropriate remote off the Internet.
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This model does NOT allow recording to discs because the DVD player on this model is not a recorder; but, the VCR should record to VHS tapes. I have used off-brand VCR/DVR combinations, although each has stopped working almost immediately (probably because many of the inside parts come from the same few factories). Maybe not what you were hoping to read, but it'll cut down on frustration from trying something this machine cannot do. You will also have problems recording from discs to tapes since "store-bought" discs have copy protection. If you are looking to purchase a disc recorder, be sure to note which types of discs they can use for recording. Some discs can be recorded to several times (like a cassette tape). Others are like vinyl records and may only be recorded to one time. Plus (+) and minus (-) signs determine future playability, too. Talk with a salesperson at an electronics shop (like H. H. Gregg) or the electronics section of a department store (such as Sears). I like discounts, but often a trained salesperson is worth buying from so you don't end up with less (or more) than you'd bargained for--at least until you really understand the differences between models.
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no, only to VHS, and that's not even reliable. Mine would quit recording before the programmed stop time, and this was when it was still pretty much brand new. (within 2-3 months)
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I haven't recorded on this machine yet, which I purchased to replace the discontinued model with a built - in tuner. I could not play back DVD- disks recorded on that machine. Some dvd+ disks recorded on that machine seemed to go bad after a lot of use, as well. The lightly used vcr is what failed completely. I liked having the controls on the box, which Toshiba did not have.
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this is a very good question I want you to know that I'm on a TV antenna I have my living room TV set up so I can record on the VCR as look at look at some other station trough my TV set I have brought about three different band of VCR/DVD combo after about a 14 mo. the VCR part go out and you can't record on it I think that it will play a VCR tape here is why I like the VCR it record 6 hours are 8 hours if you use the DVD to record you can only can record two hours on top that you have to buy two type of DVD one is DVD-R is to keep what you have record and DVD-R+W is one you can look at and then have to clear yourself when the VCR do it as it record it I would try to find a way to get the company who made them to do a better job I think if you would like to talk to me you can call 662-334-3676 and ask for Rusty Clower if you are selling them you make want to see if you can get the price down because of the VCR part going before I dub them I have to have one with a digital turner build in fo it work on my antenna. I hope this has help you.
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I currently use 3 different models constantly (for hours everyday) and my favourite is Magnavox MDR533H/F7 Hard Disc Drive and DVD Recorder (2013 Model), with it you can record to an internal hard disk drive or onto a dvd ( I use the rerecordable DVDs over and over so I never miss a thing) you can also dub between drives in either direction and watch a drive while recording at the same time. Maybe the most impressive thing to me about this is that one SUNDAY afternoon I had a problem with the unit after a power outage and I called the 800 number which is prominently displayed on the manual and remote, actually expecting to get a recording if anything at all, instead I got a live technician that lived in the USA, spoke perfect English and understood the product enough to perfectly resolve the issue.. ON A SUNDAY AFTERNOON!! I'll definitely get another one. The Iview that you apparently are looking at is ok too but rudimentary in odd ways and you must supply your own USB HDD and not sure if you can rig it to record on a DVD Haven't tried that yet, but the tuner is fast when flipping through channels. Good Luck!!
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This Funai DVD / VHS combo will accept stereo audio (red & white or black RCA plug) and composite video (yellow RCA plug) inputs, as well as S-video (S-video plug) input from any external device. If your TV set has an audio output (headphone jack or RCA jack(s)) output, and a video output (yellow RCA jack or S-video jack), you can connect the audio and video OUTPUTS of your TV to the INPUT jacks on your Funai. You can then record, using the Funai, whatever audio and video is being output from your TV set. Since this Funai IS NOT a digital video recorder (DVR), in the conventional sense, you will have to tune the TV to whatever channel you want to record, and then start the Funai recording process manually using Funai controls. Since the Funai does not have a TV tuner, or a type F coaxial cable connector for connection to cable, satellite or TV antenna wiring, you cannot use the Funai to set up TV channels to be tuned, nor a time to start recording automatically. Other than your TV set, you can use any device capable of receiving a TV signal (audio and video), such as a standard VCR which includes a tuner, or a cable box or satellite receiver, to provide signals to your Funai for recording. You could use a VCR to record your desired TV programming on a VHS cassette, and then use the Funai to copy the VHS tape to DVD. Video quality from this process will be fairly poor, since VHS tape recording does not provide the TV quality you're used to getting from either DVDs or from your cable, satellite or antenna signal provider. The quality of DVD video recorded using your Funai cannot be any better than the video from the source you use (output of your TV set, output from a VCR, or a tape made with your VCR). If you have a cable or satellite box with audio and composite video (yellow RCA jack) or S-video outputs, that's probably the best signal source you can use with the Funai. Good luck :)
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You need to hook it up to an external tuner, like a cable box or dish. In addition to playing and recording on VHS tapes, it also functions as a DVR, so you always have to hook it up to other stuff. If you are looking for just a VCR player/recorder, go for one that has a built in tuner. If you are looking for just a VCR player that you can hook up to your TV,look for just a VCR palyer.
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yes, you can record to a DVD with either the set time program feature or by just clicking 'record'. There are two buttons, one for HDD which records to an internal hard disk and one for DVD which records to a DVD disk. You can also dub a show you recorded in the HDD mode on to a DVD. It's a pretty cool set up and I like it better than my cable company's DVR box because it will record something like 100+ hours on the HDD mode so you are not having to always delete a show for space. You need to set up the DVD function to finalize the show you recorded so it can be played on any DVD player. I set mine up to do this automatically which is very simple. The instruction book is easy to understand. Don't forget to take the plastic protective skin off of the remote, it isn't very apparent and it is hard to read the writing on it if you don't remove it.