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tiredmike59 · 09-20-2011, 09:58 PM

How does everyone else copy shows from television ?
Do you use a dvd recorder or a vcr like I do and then transfer over to disc ?
It's easier for me that way,plus I haven't the heart to tell my vcr he is fired.

JamesG · 09-20-2011, 10:01 PM

I record on my DVR.

For things that I want kept I transfer them to a DVD.

I still have a VCR but I no longer use it for recording.

tiredmike59 · 09-20-2011, 10:06 PM

I still had about 1100 vhs tapes that i already converted to disc and was about to trash them, then all these channels came out showing old tv shows so i am just using all the tapes as blanks.

TKMetal · 09-21-2011, 02:25 AM

I DVR everything. Anything I want keep (very rare these days) I record to DVD-RW and rip to a Hard Drive to store. I retired my VCR several years ago.

Regulus · 09-21-2011, 08:48 AM

I haven't recorded anything in years, there is nothing on worth watching (or recording) these days!

Rezny@gmail.com · 09-21-2011, 09:43 AM

A dvd recorder.

AB · 09-21-2011, 06:53 PM

I use the vcr to record the news & shows like Dateline & 48 hours; stuff I don't normally save. Everything else gets recorded on a dvd.

TVFactFan · 09-21-2011, 09:16 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by tiredmike59

How does everyone else copy shows from television ?
Do you use a dvd recorder or a vcr like I do and then transfer over to disc ?
It's easier for me that way,plus I haven't the heart to tell my vcr he is fired.

I use the VCR part on my DVD recorder and then transfer. That's probably because it's no such thing as recording OVER something on DVD

MRPITT · 09-21-2011, 10:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Regulus

I haven't recorded anything in years, there is nothing on worth watching (or recording) these days!

I use a DVR
Nothing on worth recording do you have METV or Antenna TV I guess not. Theres lots of things worth recording.

tvfreak1987 · 09-21-2011, 11:03 PM

I DVR first and then whatever I want to save I record to DVD-RW. The only reason I still have a VCR is because I'm too lazy to transfer the thousands of VHS tapes I have to DVD.

TVFactFan--it actually is possible to record over something on a DVD if you use a DVD-RW. The RW stands for re-writable.

bencasey · 09-27-2011, 03:23 AM

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Originally Posted by TVFactFan

I use the VCR part on my DVD recorder and then transfer. That's probably because it's no such thing as recording OVER something on DVD

There is if you have a hard drive.

bencasey · 09-27-2011, 03:24 AM

I record on the hard drive of the DVD recorder and then high speed dub it to a disc after editing.

CommonTater · 09-27-2011, 11:14 AM

I did record onto the DVR then onto a DVD with my DVD recorder but the DVD recorder died recently.

bencasey · 10-04-2011, 08:17 PM

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Originally Posted by CommonTater

I did record onto the DVR then onto a DVD with my DVD recorder but the DVD recorder died recently.

That's why I have several machines.

1960'sTVfan · 10-04-2011, 08:40 PM

Right now, I'm working on recording the 3rd season Flying Nuns from Antenna TV. At first I didn't intend to do this because the shows are edited, but I figured what the heck it's better than nothing and there's no telling when or if the 3rd season will ever be out on DVD. I record on VHS (SP speed) then transfer to DVD.

09-20-2011, 09:58 PM	#1
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	Recording off tv How does everyone else copy shows from television ? Do you use a dvd recorder or a vcr like I do and then transfer over to disc ? It's easier for me that way,plus I haven't the heart to tell my vcr he is fired.

09-21-2011, 08:48 AM	#5
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09-20-2011, 10:01 PM	#2
JamesG Freakshow Moderator Forum Icon Join Date: Feb 01, 2008 Location: Brooklyn, NY Posts: 57,039	I record on my DVR. For things that I want kept I transfer them to a DVD. I still have a VCR but I no longer use it for recording.

09-20-2011, 10:06 PM	#3
tiredmike59 Member Senior Member Join Date: Jun 05, 2010 Location: OUTLAW STATE {MO} Posts: 1,868	I still had about 1100 vhs tapes that i already converted to disc and was about to trash them, then all these channels came out showing old tv shows so i am just using all the tapes as blanks.

09-21-2011, 02:25 AM	#4
TKMetal Millennial Member Frequent Poster Join Date: May 12, 2006 Posts: 280	I DVR everything. Anything I want keep (very rare these days) I record to DVD-RW and rip to a Hard Drive to store. I retired my VCR several years ago.

09-21-2011, 09:43 AM	#6
Rezny@gmail.com Member Senior Member Join Date: Jul 20, 2007 Location: Nebraska Posts: 2,675	A dvd recorder.

09-21-2011, 06:53 PM	#7
AB Member Eternal Member Forum Icon Join Date: Dec 26, 2006 Location: The South Posts: 59,429	I use the vcr to record the news & shows like Dateline & 48 hours; stuff I don't normally save. Everything else gets recorded on a dvd.

09-21-2011, 11:03 PM	#10
tvfreak1987 Member Forum Regular Join Date: Jun 10, 2009 Location: Jackson, MI Posts: 580	I DVR first and then whatever I want to save I record to DVD-RW. The only reason I still have a VCR is because I'm too lazy to transfer the thousands of VHS tapes I have to DVD. TVFactFan--it actually is possible to record over something on a DVD if you use a DVD-RW. The RW stands for re-writable.

09-27-2011, 03:24 AM	#12
bencasey Member Senior Member Join Date: Dec 29, 2001 Location: Long Beach Posts: 1,692	I record on the hard drive of the DVD recorder and then high speed dub it to a disc after editing.

10-04-2011, 08:40 PM	#15
1960'sTVfan Member Forum Veteran Join Date: Sep 30, 2009 Posts: 6,074	Right now, I'm working on recording the 3rd season Flying Nuns from Antenna TV. At first I didn't intend to do this because the shows are edited, but I figured what the heck it's better than nothing and there's no telling when or if the 3rd season will ever be out on DVD. I record on VHS (SP speed) then transfer to DVD.