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doobie1

Jul 1 2007, 12:10 PM

Howdy all

Am wondering a simple question.

If programs are recorded onto a Medistar 820's HD, can these programs be recorded onto a DVD recorder without having go through a PC?

I am considering purchasing videoredo but before doing so (and going through the process of placing avr and avi onto the pc, editing if wanted, and burning to dvdr/rw), maybe I can play pvr programs on the TV and have them recorded to a DVD recorder at the same time.

I understand that I can record from PVR direct to DVDR but if programs are being 'played' cand a DVDR pick this up to record?

Hope this all makes sense.
Thanks

pgdownload

Jul 1 2007, 12:39 PM

Yep. That's a very common setup. Check what inputs your DVDR has (most likely composite (red/white/yellow) but perhaps Svideo or component. Anyway connect the two machines via cable (composite being my bet) press PLAY on the PVR and REC on the DVDR. Whalla.

Note you can also use the RF (standard aerial cable) connection between the two boxes if all else fails.

Note2 the PQ of the DVD recording won't be as good as the original PVR recording.

Regards

Peter Gillespie

doobie1

Jul 1 2007, 01:26 PM

QUOTE (pgdownload @ Jul 1 2007, 12:09 PM)

Yep. That's a very common setup. Check what inputs your DVDR has (most likely composite (red/white/yellow) but perhaps Svideo or component. Anyway connect the two machines via cable (composite being my bet) press PLAY on the PVR and REC on the DVDR. Whalla.

Note you can also use the RF (standard aerial cable) connection between the two boxes if all else fails.

Note2 the PQ of the DVD recording won't be as good as the original PVR recording.

Regards

Peter Gillespie

Thanks Peter

I had my fingers crossed for that answer.

Geoff
Doobie1

CameronD

Jul 1 2007, 01:29 PM

Just to add to Peter's comments, the main difference is that going via PC is a purely digital process, and could give the most pristine copy, or the worst (if you choose the wrong processing options)
Going via a cable connection involves a conversion to analogue and then back to digital for the DVD recording. This is good enough for most people.

doobie1

Jul 1 2007, 01:47 PM

QUOTE (CameronD @ Jul 1 2007, 12:59 PM)

Just to add to Peter's comments, the main difference is that going via PC is a purely digital process, and could give the most pristine copy, or the worst (if you choose the wrong processing options)
Going via a cable connection involves a conversion to analogue and then back to digital for the DVD recording. This is good enough for most people.

Yeh, that makes sense.

Now if I was copying over the footy I would do the best way, but it's only for TW's Bones, Supernatural. hehe

doobie1

Jul 15 2007, 10:21 PM

QUOTE (pgdownload @ Jul 1 2007, 12:09 PM)

Yep. That's a very common setup. Check what inputs your DVDR has (most likely composite (red/white/yellow) but perhaps Svideo or component. Anyway connect the two machines via cable (composite being my bet) press PLAY on the PVR and REC on the DVDR. Whalla.

Regards

Peter Gillespie

Just to come back to this, is this all I need to connect.

So the pvr is connected as normal to tv and all I need to do is say put the dvdr on the floor and connect the red/white/yellow cables from pvr to dvdr - that's it nothing else?

doobie1

Jul 21 2007, 04:18 PM

Having a bit of a problem with not getting sound after recording.

Have PVR>DVDR>TV

Red/Yellow/White from PVR to DVDR and then agin to TV

PVR also has a connection of Component direct to TV.

I have been able to record a program to a DVD RW that had been recorded on the PVR - but sound is not coming through.

Any thoughts.
Thanks
Doobie