DVD or video?

moxie_2

I have Sky and record certain programmes (Lost!) onto video for my daughter, who doesn't have Sky. However my video machine is old and has now stopped working. So I need to replace it as cheaply as possible. I already have a dvd player. My question is can I record from Sky onto dvd if I buy a dvd recorder (she has a dvd player)?

woo

Yes you can record onto DVD, should be the same way as you did the video, using scart leads.

Tallymanjohn

Yes, & if you can afford a bit more I'd recommend a DVD recorder with combined harddrive - lets you do a basic edit, like remove adverts etc. before burning to DVD - makes it nicer to keep.

magyar

Tallymanjohn wrote:

Yes, & if you can afford a bit more I'd recommend a DVD recorder with combined harddrive - lets you do a basic edit, like remove adverts etc. before burning to DVD - makes it nicer to keep.

Out of interest, are there any which remove adverts automatically? I heard there were, but can't find any.

arealhighlander

No such one that wil automatically pause for ads (certainly not in the UK).

Another vote for a DVD recorder (with a built in hard drive if you can afford it) is the way to go. Will your daughters DVD player playback DVD-RW (or DVD+RW) disks?

If she can, if you bought a recorder that would write to one of the above, you could buy rewritable disks and wipe and re-use after she's watched the episodes.

kizziedog

I upgraded from Video to a DVD recorder about a year ago. Fortunately, I decided to get one with a 80GB hard drive. Best thing I ever did! Despite the fact that I bought a terrible Packard Bell bunch of junk (avoid PB) the convenience of a hard drive is superb. When I have some spare cash, I'll buy a decent model with a 250GB drive.

Jeannine

I just made the 'leap' from VCR to DVD recorder and although it hasn't a hard drive (I only paid £59.99 and it's excellent!) I am more than pleased with the results! Do watch out for the different types of disks though...

Coveredinbees!!!!

I think if your going to give the disks to someone else to play on a different player you have to finalize the disk or it won't work. I'm just saying 'cus it confused me for a while

moxie_2

Well I've just bought a dvd recorder (Alba RDVD 1001) - cheapest I could find. What does finalize the disk mean?? And does anyone know which are the best rewritable disks?

matphil

Coveredinbees!!!! wrote:

I think if your going to give the disks to someone else to play on a different player you have to finalize the disk or it won't work. I'm just saying 'cus it confused me for a while

I used to tape films off sky for my dauhter to watch but they would never play on her dvd player.
I didn't know you had to finalize the disk so I will try this.:beer:
Thank you Coveredinbees.

moxie_2

Please tell me what finalizing the disk means!