[OT] Anybody watch The Lost Room?

"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I recorded it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend. I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention? How on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk? Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me if I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy to do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently digitized my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record anything I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I want to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use DVD1RW or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS and the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think I've got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a matter of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't play it in
the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

I am late in this but want to ask a question anyway, hope you don't mind.

If you were buying equipment to record video tapes and CED to dvd what would
you buy and why would you buy it, Lee, who is interested for her DH
Matthew wrote in message
...
Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you the best
one
to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40 shipped they
are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1 click DVD
copy
pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD perfectly. The
blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any DVD that is under
5
years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1 format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I recorded it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend. I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention? How on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk? Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me if I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy to do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently digitized my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record anything
I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I want to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use DVD1RW
or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS and the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think I've
got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a matter of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't play
it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you the best one
to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40 shipped they
are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1 click DVD copy
pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD perfectly. The
blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any DVD that is under 5
years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1 format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
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"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I recorded it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend. I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention? How on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk? Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me if I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy to do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently digitized my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record anything I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I want to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use DVD1RW or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS and the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think I've got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a matter of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't play it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

Let me also add that you can add a video tuner card or a video switch over
to your computer and you can plug you DVD into your computer or watch cable
you can use this connection to change formats such as vhs to DVD


"Matthew" wrote in message
...
Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you the best
one to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40 shipped
they are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1 click
DVD copy pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD
perfectly. The blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any
DVD that is under 5 years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1
format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
. net...

"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I recorded it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend. I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention? How on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk? Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me if I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy to do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently digitized my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record anything I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I want to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use DVD1RW
or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS and the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think I've
got all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a matter
of finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't play it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

Was that directed towards me Lee

Matthew

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
I am late in this but want to ask a question anyway, hope you don't mind.

If you were buying equipment to record video tapes and CED to dvd what
would
you buy and why would you buy it, Lee, who is interested for her DH
Matthew wrote in message
...
Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you the best
one
to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40 shipped
they
are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1 click DVD
copy
pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD perfectly. The
blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any DVD that is
under
5
years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1 format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
. net...

"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I recorded it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend. I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention? How on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is
going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk? Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me if I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy to
do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently digitized my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record anything
I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I want to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use DVD1RW
or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS and
the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think I've
got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a matter of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't play
it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

yes, thanks Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
Was that directed towards me Lee

Matthew

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
I am late in this but want to ask a question anyway, hope you don't mind.

If you were buying equipment to record video tapes and CED to dvd what
would
you buy and why would you buy it, Lee, who is interested for her DH
Matthew wrote in message
...
Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you the best
one
to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40 shipped
they
are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1 click DVD
copy
pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD perfectly.
The
blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any DVD that is
under
5
years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1 format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
. net...

"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I recorded
it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend. I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention? How
on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is
going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a
regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk?
Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me if I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy to
do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that
isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently digitized
my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I
imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record
anything
I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I want
to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use
DVD1RW
or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS and
the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think
I've
got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a matter
of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't
play
it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

OK I don't have a stand alone DVD recorder if that is what you are asking

What I do have is a video card that I can run my DVD and entertainment
center thru. It is a ATI all in one wonder card I paid $100 for mine a
while ago they are probably cheaper by now.

I use two DVD dual layer burners one is a Nec 3550a burner
http://support.necam.com/Optical/ND3550A.asp

the other one is a Lite-on 165H6s
http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?...57&Item id=67
This one also has lightscribe which you can burn pictures on the DVD
with proper blank media
Both are about $ 40.00 shipped

I use 1 click DVD copy pro to make my DVD copies. I also use NERO software
to make other DVD to make transfer such as VHS to DVD etc or to make MP3
DVDs

I have never burned a coaster yet ( bad copy ). ever copy has been crystal
clear


"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
yes, thanks Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
Was that directed towards me Lee

Matthew

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
I am late in this but want to ask a question anyway, hope you don't
mind.

If you were buying equipment to record video tapes and CED to dvd what
would
you buy and why would you buy it, Lee, who is interested for her DH
Matthew wrote in message
...
Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you the
best
one
to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40 shipped
they
are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1 click
DVD
copy
pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD perfectly.
The
blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any DVD that is
under
5
years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1 format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
. net...

"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I recorded
it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend. I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention? How
on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is
going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a
regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk?
Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me if
I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy to
do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that
isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently digitized
my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I
imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record
anything
I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I want
to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use
DVD1RW
or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS and
the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think
I've
got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a matter
of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't
play
it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

thanks, and will this do the video tapes that are protected from copying.
We have a huge amount of videos that need copied from tape. Some tell him he
can't copy with the dvd recorder we have now. Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
OK I don't have a stand alone DVD recorder if that is what you are asking

What I do have is a video card that I can run my DVD and entertainment
center thru. It is a ATI all in one wonder card I paid $100 for mine a
while ago they are probably cheaper by now.

I use two DVD dual layer burners one is a Nec 3550a burner
http://support.necam.com/Optical/ND3550A.asp

the other one is a Lite-on 165H6s

http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?...ew&id=157&Item
id=67
This one also has lightscribe which you can burn pictures on the DVD
with proper blank media
Both are about $ 40.00 shipped

I use 1 click DVD copy pro to make my DVD copies. I also use NERO
software
to make other DVD to make transfer such as VHS to DVD etc or to make MP3
DVDs

I have never burned a coaster yet ( bad copy ). ever copy has been
crystal
clear


"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
yes, thanks Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
Was that directed towards me Lee

Matthew

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
I am late in this but want to ask a question anyway, hope you don't
mind.

If you were buying equipment to record video tapes and CED to dvd
what
would
you buy and why would you buy it, Lee, who is interested for her DH
Matthew wrote in message
...
Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you the
best
one
to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40 shipped
they
are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1 click
DVD
copy
pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD perfectly.
The
blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any DVD that is
under
5
years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1 format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
. net...

"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I
recorded
it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend.
I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention?
How
on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used
to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is
going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a
regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do
wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk?
Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me
if
I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I
would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to
keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy
to
do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that
isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently
digitized
my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I
imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record
anything
I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I
want
to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use
DVD1RW
or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS
and
the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think
I've
got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a
matter
of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't
play
it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

Yes the one click DVD pro you can download something called dvd43 for free
that will remove the protection for you

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
thanks, and will this do the video tapes that are protected from copying.
We have a huge amount of videos that need copied from tape. Some tell him
he
can't copy with the dvd recorder we have now. Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
OK I don't have a stand alone DVD recorder if that is what you are
asking

What I do have is a video card that I can run my DVD and entertainment
center thru. It is a ATI all in one wonder card I paid $100 for mine a
while ago they are probably cheaper by now.

I use two DVD dual layer burners one is a Nec 3550a burner
http://support.necam.com/Optical/ND3550A.asp

the other one is a Lite-on 165H6s

http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?...ew&id=157&Item
id=67
This one also has lightscribe which you can burn pictures on the DVD
with proper blank media
Both are about $ 40.00 shipped

I use 1 click DVD copy pro to make my DVD copies. I also use NERO
software
to make other DVD to make transfer such as VHS to DVD etc or to make MP3
DVDs

I have never burned a coaster yet ( bad copy ). ever copy has been
crystal
clear


"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
yes, thanks Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
Was that directed towards me Lee

Matthew

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
I am late in this but want to ask a question anyway, hope you don't
mind.

If you were buying equipment to record video tapes and CED to dvd
what
would
you buy and why would you buy it, Lee, who is interested for her DH
Matthew wrote in message
...
Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you the
best
one
to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40
shipped
they
are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1 click
DVD
copy
pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD
perfectly.
The
blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any DVD that
is
under
5
years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1 format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
. net...

"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I
recorded
it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this weekend.
I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention?
How
on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I used
to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one is
going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a
regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do
wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard disk?
Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug me
if
I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that
cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I
would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to
keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then
erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it easy
to
do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all that
isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently
digitized
my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I
imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record
anything
I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I
want
to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I use
DVD1RW
or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some VHS
and
the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I think
I've
got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a
matter
of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I can't
play
it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo

thank you so much, Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
Yes the one click DVD pro you can download something called dvd43 for
free
that will remove the protection for you

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
thanks, and will this do the video tapes that are protected from
copying.
We have a huge amount of videos that need copied from tape. Some tell
him
he
can't copy with the dvd recorder we have now. Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
OK I don't have a stand alone DVD recorder if that is what you are
asking

What I do have is a video card that I can run my DVD and entertainment
center thru. It is a ATI all in one wonder card I paid $100 for mine
a
while ago they are probably cheaper by now.

I use two DVD dual layer burners one is a Nec 3550a burner
http://support.necam.com/Optical/ND3550A.asp

the other one is a Lite-on 165H6s


http://us.liteonit.com/us/index.php?...ew&id=157&Item
id=67
This one also has lightscribe which you can burn pictures on the
DVD
with proper blank media
Both are about $ 40.00 shipped

I use 1 click DVD copy pro to make my DVD copies. I also use NERO
software
to make other DVD to make transfer such as VHS to DVD etc or to make
MP3
DVDs

I have never burned a coaster yet ( bad copy ). ever copy has been
crystal
clear


"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
yes, thanks Lee
Matthew wrote in message
...
Was that directed towards me Lee

Matthew

"Stormmee" wrote in message
...
I am late in this but want to ask a question anyway, hope you don't
mind.

If you were buying equipment to record video tapes and CED to dvd
what
would
you buy and why would you buy it, Lee, who is interested for her
DH
Matthew wrote in message
...
Jo are you talking about one for the computer. I can tell you
the
best
one
to use it is a nec3550a you can get them for less than $40
shipped
they
are dual layer burners. I buy verbatim DVD+r dl and use 1
click
DVD
copy
pro I have yet to have a coaster and you can copy any DVD
perfectly.
The
blank media cost about $2 a DVD and can play them on any DVD that
is
under
5
years old and any computer DVD player I am a region 1 format




"Jo Firey" wrote in message
. net...

"Adrian A" wrote in message
...
wrote:
Jane wrote:

SuzQ wrote:
I'm a bit of a TV addict. I have a two tiered DVR. I
recorded
it
during the week and watched it as a marathon this
weekend.
I
enjoyed it. Suz&Spicey

I have that, too! Isn't it the MOST wonderful invention?
How
on
earth did I ever get by without DVR? Oh, I remember, I
used
to
wear out a lot of VCR tapes.

What is a "two-tiered" DVR, though?

I've already broken one DVR and it looks like the 2nd one
is
going.
When the shows start to freeze in the same time spot on a
regular
basis, it's a sign of a bad spot on the disk. I really do
wear
them out.

That's odd. Do they wear out more rapidly than a PC hard
disk?
Seems
like they should last longer than that. It would really bug
me
if
I
had
to replace a DVR every couple of years - they're not that
cheap!

Does either of you have a DVD burner attached to your DVR? I
would
like
that because then I could save the shows I really wanted to
keep,
without
using up DVDs on shows I just want to watch once and then
erase.

Has anyone transferred movies from VHS tapes to DVD? Is it
easy
to
do?
Is it *worthwhile* to do? I'm sure the resolution and all
that
isn't
as
good as a brand-new DVD, but in many cases, I don't care and
I
wouldn't
spend the money on a DVD to replace the tape. I recently
digitized
my
favorite audio cassette tapes and burned a bunch of CDs, so I
imagine
the technology to do the same thing with video must exist.

Joyce


I have two Panasonic HDD/DVD recorders which I love, I record
anything
I
want to watch plus things I might want. If there is anything I
want
to
keep
I copy it to a DVD1R or if someone wants to borrow a copy I
use
DVD1RW
or
DVD-RAM I've copied all my old 8mm camcorder tapes and some
VHS
and
the
quality looks as good as the original.
--


Wish me luck. Tomorrow I go to shop for a DVD recorder. I
think
I've
got
all the information down on formats, etc. So now its just a
matter
of
finding a good price on what I think I need.

Why does everything have to be so complicated?

(Still ****ed that while I can make a DVD on my computer, I
can't
play
it
in the DVD player by the TV)

Jo