If you record a DVD from a VHS tape, can that DVD be played in other DVD players or just this one.
888241
I didn't use that feature. However, as one that uses a similar Magnavox system to record DVDs & playback, I would say yes. Because, the DVD will usually automatically format first before it starts it's first recording. If others systems utilize same formatting (and it's usually universal), yes.
888242
The disk has to be finalized after you finish recording on it. Then it can be played on other DVD players. The recorder will prompt you to finalize the disk, which can be done in 3 simple steps and takes a few minutes.
888243
The disk has to be finalized after you finish recording on it. Then it can be played on other DVD players.The recorder will prompt you to finalize the disk, which can be done in 3 simple steps and takes a few minutes.
464115
If you are asking if you can burn the VHS contents to the dvd drive, no. The DVD drive on this unit is just a player. Check out Panasonic VHS/DVD recorders. I have one that records VHS to DVD -- it works beautifully, but is very old and no longer available. You may be able to find one from a third-party seller.
734110
It's not a DVD recorder- only a player so it won't record new material onto DVD like a VHS. You want a DVD recorder. There are a lot of them listed on Amazon. I don't have one personally so can't recommend one from personal experience. Good luck.
156678
Absolutely! Remember though that the real beauty of these machines is that you can record on vhs and then dub to dvd. For example, I regularly record to vhs and then burn to dvd movies and series I want to keep. DVD-R units will let you capture and hold a movie/show/whatever for as long as you like, but you cannot transfer that recording to a permanent source. On these units, you can record and then burn to the more stable medium, dvd. However, you can record to vhs and then play it. Remember, anything you do on tape is in real-time, so you can watch it as well as burn it to dvd.
317068
No, it's not DVD recorder. It's a combo of DVD player and VCR (VHS recorder and player).
1097375
Yes, this Mag recorder creates DVDs that, once finalized, can be played in any other DVD player recorder just like finalized DVDs made in Sony, Pioneer and Panasonic recorders. More details in the info and help files here: http://www.avsforum.com/forum/106-dvd-recorders-standard-def/940657-magnavox-557-537-535-533-515-513-2160a-2160-2080-philips-3576-3575-a.html#post12244086
1438123
Yes, the VHS tape goes into the left side and the DVD blank in the right. whatever input you use will be recorded on the DVD. It's a decent machine. There is a process called finalizing which allows the copied material on the DVD to play on another DVD player. Before finalizing, you can add several titles to the same DVD, which I've done for a friend who had a bunch of short vacation tapes from years ago. Also, a title can be deleted, again, before finalizing. Once finalized, nothing can be change. It's "sealed."
2176884
No, this can only play a VHS tape or a DVD. It can record from TV if you have a converter box to relay it through.
121612
Will this play a Mini Digital Video Cassette from my Digital Camera on my VHS and can I convert them to DVD in the same unit?
1804136
I have no experience with this specific machine, but the Emerson DVD recorder/VCR which I had and functioned would allow the recording from VCR tapes to DVD and vice versa. I can also tell you that the machine I had was the first DVD recorder I ever bought and it outlasted five other machines. When it ceased to function as a recorder it allowed me to finalize all partially filled discs I had recorded on it and still will play recorded, finalized dvds. When the VCR portion of the machine I had ceased to perform in the VCR capacity I found that I could input from another VCR and then record from the tapes to discs on the Emerson DVD recorder. Hope this helps.
868964
It did play items i recorded from vcr tapes to a dvd disc. I haven't tried a movie,
1906345
Yes! This is why I bought it. I can convert my VHS tapes to DVD discs. It works perfectly. The only thing you can't do is watch tv on another channel when you are recording a program.
1699885
Only if the DVD is not copywriter protected. DVDs that have been burned via computer can be copied onto VHS tapes.
154821
It has been a loooong while since I used that DVD/VCR (mine broke down and was thrown out years ago), but if I remember correctly it could NOT record DVDs. I think there was a button that could copy the content of the DVD to a VCR tape, but only if the DVD wasn't copy-protected, which most are.
260185
You can, but keep in mind that many commercially released VHS tapes were manufactured with "copy guard" protection that prevents copying. You can't copy those. If you are going to copy non-protected tapes such as those you recorded off of TV, you should have no problem.
278002
you would have to use the "Dubbing" function to record to a VHS tape. you would have to start the "dubbing" to transfer a program and then stop recording during the commercial and then start recording the program until the next commercial. if you want a DVD of the program you would reverse the "Dubbing" function to transfer a VHS tape to a DVD. the process is time consuming since you will be starting and stopping the "Dubbing" but i have done it.
596324
Yes. Recording to VHS requires a converter box if your signal source is an over-the-air antenna (the DVD side of this unit is play-only).