Recording from HR2X

[byrdpack]

If I buy a DVD Recorder, will I be able to record things from my HR2X onto a dvd? Will it record in HD? Thanks for any help.

[Dr. Booda]

If I buy a DVD Recorder, will I be able to record things from my HR2X onto a dvd? Will it record in HD? Thanks for any help.

I use the following path for SD only. The HD path is more expensive and perhaps not even possible.

S-Video & RCA audio out --> Plextor A/D Converter --> Nero --> DVD

[dcowboy7]

1. yes u can record.
2. but not record in HD.

use s-video connection (also audio hookups too) from dvr right into dvd recorder and dont record more than 2 hours on a dvd or the picture quality gets really bad.

i still record the HD channels so u still get the widescreen picture....obviously doesnt record in HD quality but still looks very good & better than recording SD channel.

[joed32]

If I buy a DVD Recorder, will I be able to record things from my HR2X onto a dvd? Will it record in HD? Thanks for any help.

No such thing as an HD DVD recorder outside of Japan.

[byrdpack]

Thanks so much for the replies!

One more question: When I am recording from DVR to DVD, does it take for a 2-hour movie, 2 hours to burn?

[litzdog911]

Thanks so much for the replies!

One more question: When I am recording from DVR to DVD, does it take for a 2-hour movie, 2 hours to burn?

Yes, it's "real time". So a two hour show takes two hours to record to your DVD Recorder.

[jdspencer]

When I record to a DVD recorder I just set it up before going out or before going to bed. That way I don't accidentally mess up the recording.

[mogulman]

You could get a Hauppauge HD PVR. It hooks up to a PC. It has Component inputs and can record 1080i.

Once it is recorded onto the PC, then you could burn it to a DVD or Blu-Ray.

[russdog]

No such thing as an HD DVD recorder outside of Japan.
That's not true.
You can get a Blu-Ray burner if you want to. We're now starting to them even in laptops.
The blank media for HD Blu-Ray costs a fortune, but you can do it if you want to.

You could get a Hauppauge HD PVR. It hooks up to a PC. It has Component inputs and can record 1080i.

Once it is recorded onto the PC, then you could burn it to a DVD or Blu-Ray.
Right.
Just to clarify: burning to DVD will be SD, while burning to Blu-Ray can be HD.

[joed32]

That's not true.
You can get a Blu-Ray burner if you want to. We're now starting to them even in laptops.
The blank media for HD Blu-Ray costs a fortune, but you can do it if you want to.


Right.
Just to clarify: burning to DVD will be SD, while burning to Blu-Ray can be HD.

I thought the OP was just talking about copying from his DVR directly to a DVD recorder and not going through a computer, and there aren't any stand alone DVD recorders that can do that. You are right that it can be done if you have the money and the expertise.

[Tyrod]

The blank media for HD Blu-Ray costs a fortune, but you can do it if you want to.

BD media can be had for $4 - 5$ a disc now

Right.
Just to clarify: burning to DVD will be SD, while burning to Blu-Ray can be HD.

However, mini HD-DVDs can be made with standard DVDs. Short recordings can be stored on one disc, but longer recordings would have to stored over many discs

[vurbano]

That's not true.
You can get a Blu-Ray burner if you want to. We're now starting to them even in laptops.
The blank media for HD Blu-Ray costs a fortune, but you can do it if you want to.


Right.
Just to clarify: burning to DVD will be SD, while burning to Blu-Ray can be HD.

How does one hook up a BD burner to the HR20 or HR21 and burn HD?

[ecrabb]

You don't. You capture HD with a computer, then use piece of software that will transcode and prepare the video and format the disc for playback in BD player. Not terribly difficult if you're a computer person, but not something even most techie types would be interested in to save a few episodes of "Weeds" or something.

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