can you record existing VCR to DVD
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I am a school bus driving instructor and yes I have transferred all of my training videos to DVD but there are 3 that were encoded and I could not but if I hooked a vhs player to the tv "in" hooked up the dvd recorder to the "out" from tv it made it think that it was a tv show and bypassed the encoding. I would recommend it!
1285074
I have not done so personally, But I believe you can do that with any vhs/dvd machine So long as you have it connected properly. You have to be sure that your DVR gets connected to the VHS/DVD player, Then you should be able to record onto a VHS tape, not a DVD cuz it's not a burner. Hope that helps.
1405620
What about video tapes? If I attach a VCR, can I transfer my old VHS recordings onto a DVD using this DVR Recorder?
205109
yes. you can record digital tv programs on your vcr tapes using the digital-to-analog settop box and a vcr machine. but I would connect your tv to vcr, instead of directly connecting the digital-to-analog to a vcr.
1481046
The one I have is only a vcr/dvd player and does not record. I am sure you can purchase one that will record but I only wanted one that was a player because I have a lot of vcr's and dvds; so I didn't have a reason to buy a recorder. I hope this answers your question!
1557385
I have done several recording from vhs to dvd without any problems so maybe if you could provide me a few more details I could steer you in the right direction. The instruction manual is quite complicated and it is easy to miss a important step so tell me what you did any I'll try and sort out the problem. If you have the instruction manual list the steps found in it so I can be sure you are doing the right things.
1430647
Will I be able to record shows that are stored on my cable dvr to this dvd recorder? Has anyone tried this?
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I have no experience with this specific machine, but the Emerson DVD recorder/VCR which I had and functioned would allow the recording from VCR tapes to DVD and vice versa. I can also tell you that the machine I had was the first DVD recorder I ever bought and it outlasted five other machines. When it ceased to function as a recorder it allowed me to finalize all partially filled discs I had recorded on it and still will play recorded, finalized dvds. When the VCR portion of the machine I had ceased to perform in the VCR capacity I found that I could input from another VCR and then record from the tapes to discs on the Emerson DVD recorder. Hope this helps. I have no experience with this specific machine, but the Emerson DVD recorder/VCR which I had and functioned would allow the recording from VCR tapes to DVD and vice versa. I can also tell you that the machine I had was the first DVD recorder I ever bought and it outlasted five other machines. When it ceased to function as a recorder it allowed me to finalize all partially filled discs I had recorded on it and still will play recorded, finalized dvds. When the VCR portion of the machine I had ceased to perform in the VCR capacity I found that I could input from another VCR and then record... » Read More I have no experience with this specific machine, but the Emerson DVD recorder/VCR which I had and functioned would allow the recording from VCR tapes to DVD and vice versa. I can also tell you that the machine I had was the first DVD recorder I ever bought and it outlasted five other machines. When it ceased to function as a recorder it allowed me to finalize all partially filled discs I had recorded on it and still will play recorded, finalized dvds. When the VCR portion of the machine I had ceased to perform in the VCR capacity I found that I could input from another VCR and then record from the tapes to discs on the Emerson DVD recorder. Hope this helps. « Show Less
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There are all kinds of converters on NewEgg like this link http://www.newegg.com/Product/Product.aspx?Item=N82E16812156023 It allows you to capture analog signals (like your VCR) onto your computer. Here is a link to an Amazon search for VCR to DVD recorder
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Hi, I assume you are trying to record the VCR to the DVD recorder. There is a yellow (composite) video OUT on the VCR, plug that to the grex IN, then the grex OUT plug into the DVD recorder source IN. Then set your DVD recorder to the source IN you plugged in and record. The DVD recorder HDMI to TV has no purpose in the recording, only for watching the recording so it's fine.
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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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Yes, using AV cables to a dvd recorder. Play program on dvr while recording on dvd recorder. Simple.
602525
Yes. But make sure the video output connector of your camera is the old standard type Rca. For long recording purposes I would suggest to use systems based on hard disks or solid state (flash) memory and then copy to Dvd only what you want
1275121
Sure, not a problem. Just run cables from the video, left and right audio outputs on the back of your VCR to their respective inputs on the DVD Recorder.
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Absolutely! Remember though that the real beauty of these machines is that you can record on vhs and then dub to dvd. For example, I regularly record to vhs and then burn to dvd movies and series I want to keep. DVD-R units will let you capture and hold a movie/show/whatever for as long as you like, but you cannot transfer that recording to a permanent source. On these units, you can record and then burn to the more stable medium, dvd. However, you can record to vhs and then play it. Remember, anything you do on tape is in real-time, so you can watch it as well as burn it to dvd.
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Yes! This DVD recorder World 100% On these function and others for example i converted my Bon Jovi VHS To DVD and the video recorder quality Is excellent!
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ok, question that will reveal how little i know about this. you mentioned recording to DVD. Can a DVD recorder record over the air broadcasts? can you set it to record at certain times, the way you would a VCR? And can you re-record over the dvds or do you have to keep buying them? (the advantage of vhs.)thanks!