2long 6587 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 I need to buy a DVD recorder and will want to edit the file I record. Is there a particular feature I need to have or to avoid? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1950 345 Posted February 1, 2011 Share Posted February 1, 2011 (edited) I'm sorry, but your OP is not very clear. The term "DVD recorder" refers to a many kinds of devices. Are you talking about a camcorder? Is the file a data file or audio/video file? Are you wanting to author a DVD movie? Do you mean digital video recorder (DVR)? This type of DVD recorder records to a hard drive and has DVD authoring software with limited features. Once you write to a DVD, it cannot be changed. DVD-RWs can be erased and be re-recorded. Please explain some more as what you want to try to do. Edited February 1, 2011 by BB1950 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long 6587 Posted February 1, 2011 Author Share Posted February 1, 2011 To record tv programmes off of one of the few things worse tha UBC?True... Thai tv. I have my reasons, please don't mock. This is not about computers, but if I can then put the file onto my pc to edit I'd be very heppy. To clarify, a dvd recorder that plugs into the tv, to record tv. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
mark55 3 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 dont gat a DVD recorder, you get tomany problums with them ,laser not read ,over heat, in england i had many makes all trubble, same in thailand try to get repaired here, give up ,mine spent somuch time in shop,, iv gone over to mutimeda player/recorder HD ,all ok so far Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
BB1950 345 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 To record tv programmes off of one of the few things worse tha UBC?True... Thai tv. I have my reasons, please don't mock. This is not about computers, but if I can then put the file onto my pc to edit I'd be very heppy. To clarify, a dvd recorder that plugs into the tv, to record tv. You really don't want a DVD recorder. As mentioned above, it is not as reliable as a HDD (Hard Disk Drive) recorder, PVR (Personal Video Recorder), or DVR (Digital Video Recorder). All of these names are referring to a device that connects to a TV to record the program to a Hard Disk Drive. A DVD recorder has a very limited amount of recording time and not as many features. Read this article for more information about DVRs: http://electronics.howstuffworks.com/dvr.htm As the OP mentioned this thread is not about computers, it should be move to the Home Theater Forum for better responses. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
astral 420 Posted February 2, 2011 Share Posted February 2, 2011 I have a Dreambox 7020S as my satellite receiver. It has an internal hard disk and is networked (LAN) to my PC in the house. A simple interface allows me to transfer files from the DB to the PC and VideoRedo allow me quick and simple editing. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long 6587 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 My daughter's going to be on tv and I want a record of it. i don't want to spend more than I need to record the crap that is on UBC and Thai tv. How much are these HDD things? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
2long 6587 Posted February 2, 2011 Author Share Posted February 2, 2011 Or a DVR thing. I like the sound of them. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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