My husband would like an HD recorder that will record high definition shows on a DVD....is this the right product for me to purchase?
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Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best recorder I've ever had. I hope my comments have helped a little. Larry Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best... » Read More Karen, I cannot find anything in any descriptions that say it records in HD, but it sure looks like it does to me. The only reference I can find about it's HD is it "supports full hd 1080p upconversion". I tape HD shows onto the hard drive, edit out segments that I don't want, then I burn them to a DVD. I never record directly to the DVD, because I like to edit first, but I'm sure it would work beautifully. The quality of the DVDs cut from the hard drive is, in my opinion, excellent but I can't absolutely swear they're technically HD. I would recommend the product, it's the best recorder I've ever had. I hope my comments have helped a little. Larry « Show Less
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To record true high definition you need an HD recorder which the DVD section of this unit is not. It is an up-conversion player that fills the video to the size of your HD TV but not true high def. The hard drive portion of the machine records exact copies from your cable/satellite box but you're limited to the storage space as far as keeping copies. It's a much cheaper option than an HD recorder and might be worth the shot. I have no complaints so far and use the machine a lot. Hope this helps.
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You can record in HQ (high quality). It isn't "technically" HD, but I can't tell the difference of whether I'm watching Survivor live in HD on television or whether it's a recording on the HQ setting. That's just me... I'm sure some techie out there would say otherwise, but, honestly, to me, it's essentially the exact same as what I see on TV.
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The Magnavox MDR537H/F7 will record on a recordable DVD or on the internal 1 TB hard drive. You can also copy from the hard drive to the DVD. High definition is down converted to standard definition. The DVR does not come with a QAM tuner. If you receive your signal by antenna or an ATSC cable signal, you should have no problem with the channels.
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It only has a standard definition tuner. It will not record in HD, only in " high quality ". Meaning, it will only record in standard definition even if the channel being recorded is an HD channel. The dvd player will up convert to 1080p though. Hope I this helps.
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I use it to record music classes. It is outstanding. Parameters need to be turned on so sound isn't too faint nor too saturated. Outside lectures can be difficult for any device but this will do it about as well as anything. Upon getting this I would suggest recording a TV show in your home, radio blasting from your stereo and talking. Learn how to optimize the recorder for various environments and it will pay off on your trip with flawless recordings. If that sounds too complex then get TASCAM DR-40 which can be set to record everything twice. One is called a "safety track" at a lower level so you're sure to have something. Buy a bunch of SD cards and an external hard drive to back up your work. I use it to record music classes. It is outstanding. Parameters need to be turned on so sound isn't too faint nor too saturated. Outside lectures can be difficult for any device but this will do it about as well as anything. Upon getting this I would suggest recording a TV show in your home, radio blasting from your stereo and talking. Learn how to optimize the recorder for various environments and it will pay off on your trip with flawless recordings. If that sounds too complex then get TASCAM DR-40 which can be set to record everything twice. One is called a "safety track" at a... » Read More I use it to record music classes. It is outstanding. Parameters need to be turned on so sound isn't too faint nor too saturated. Outside lectures can be difficult for any device but this will do it about as well as anything. Upon getting this I would suggest recording a TV show in your home, radio blasting from your stereo and talking. Learn how to optimize the recorder for various environments and it will pay off on your trip with flawless recordings. If that sounds too complex then get TASCAM DR-40 which can be set to record everything twice. One is called a "safety track" at a lower level so you're sure to have something. Buy a bunch of SD cards and an external hard drive to back up your work. « Show Less
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Well, I'm going with this Toshiba recorder, because my Samsung DVD-R135 has some limitations on recording, like it'll only record on DVD- instead of DVD+, which this Toshiba does both, and copyright limitations got on my bad side, too, where the Sammy couldn't even record local stations off my digital cable box. I'm looking for a DVD recorder that doesn't have a tuner, yet, will allow for digital cable boxes to be a source for recording television shows. The Samsung does have a tuner, and I was dumb in connecting my cable box via coax instead of AV cables. That may have helped a bit, but I still think this D-R400 will do better than my current recorder. Well, I'm going with this Toshiba recorder, because my Samsung DVD-R135 has some limitations on recording, like it'll only record on DVD- instead of DVD+, which this Toshiba does both, and copyright limitations got on my bad side, too, where the Sammy couldn't even record local stations off my digital cable box. I'm looking for a DVD recorder that doesn't have a tuner, yet, will allow for digital cable boxes to be a source for recording television shows. The Samsung does have a tuner, and I was dumb in connecting my cable box via coax instead of AV cables. That may have helped a bit, but I... » Read More Well, I'm going with this Toshiba recorder, because my Samsung DVD-R135 has some limitations on recording, like it'll only record on DVD- instead of DVD+, which this Toshiba does both, and copyright limitations got on my bad side, too, where the Sammy couldn't even record local stations off my digital cable box. I'm looking for a DVD recorder that doesn't have a tuner, yet, will allow for digital cable boxes to be a source for recording television shows. The Samsung does have a tuner, and I was dumb in connecting my cable box via coax instead of AV cables. That may have helped a bit, but I still think this D-R400 will do better than my current recorder. « Show Less
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There is nothing High Performance about this DVR/Capture device. A 5400 rpm drive will work fine. Mine has been working flawlessly since I got it and installed the drive.
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I just purchased a Toshiba D-VR610 DVD/VCR recorder (tunerless), for the purpose of copying my VHS tapes to DVD. Other than a poorly-written manual, I like the unit. I'm using rewriteable DVDs, so that I can learn how to use the unit without wasting DVDs.If you read through all of the reviews on the various websites (Amazon, Bestbuy, etc), you will find that this unit gets high marks by customers, whereas most other brands have various issues.
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Yes. Again, this does not record in HD. Your best bet is the RCA component cables (blue red green).
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My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's probably not going to last much longer. My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's... » Read More My old one (same model) became increasingly fussy about discs before it just refused to record on any. They are notoriously fussy about recording on DVD- discs. I think the formatting has changed also over the years, so they cannot record on some DVD+ discs. It's best to just record on DVD+ anyway, b/c the Toshiba, for instance, will convert an older DVD+ disc so you can finish out, edit and finalize, but all the Toshiba will do is play an unfinalized DVD- disc. Find a brand that works for your recorder, and stick with that brand, DVD+ only. If your recorder gets fussy woth THOSE, it's probably not going to last much longer. « Show Less
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You want something like the Pinnacle Dazzle for transferring VCR or Camcorder image and sound to a computer: Avid Technology Dazzle DVD Recorder HD V14.0It may seem a little expensive, but it comes with the software, and once you've wasted a bunch of money on cheap cables like these, it's satisfying to find something straightforward like the dazzle that just works.
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Yes and Yes. It is a fine machine and I am discovering new capabilities all the time. I was originally concerned that the HD tuner was "only" SDTV, but 480 SD is so much clearer than analog that it seems closer to 1080 HDTV than to the old analog. One unexpected benefit is that I can fit so much more programming on a DVD in SD, and I am now glad that it isn't 1080. Suggestion: I record HDTV programs in SP and HQ because they have a higher horizontal resolution, and analog and VHS tapes in the longer playing modes. I am currently watching an HDTV program I recorded last night in SP mode. The recorder automatically squeezed the image to 4:3 and stored it at the higher horizontal resolution. Now I can play it with the TV display in the horizontal stretch mode that turns 4:3 into 16:9. The higher recorded resolution preserves the image quality, and now the aspect ratio is back to original. It looks great on my 1080 HDTV and fills the whole screen. It could have also been recorded in a letterbox mode preserving the aspect ratio for viewing on an analog TV. So many options.
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I just purchased a Toshiba D-VR610 DVD/VCR recorder (tunerless), for the purpose of copying my VHS tapes to DVD. Other than a poorly-written manual, I like the unit. I'm using rewriteable DVDs, so that I can learn how to use the unit without wasting DVDs. If you read through all of the reviews on the various websites (Amazon, Bestbuy, etc), you will find that this unit gets high marks by customers, whereas most other brands have various issues.
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It's not a recorder. It's just a multi-region player. If you are just looking for a multi region Dvd Player, "their great. I have two of them. Tuner ? I couldn't tell you, I don't know.
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Works great with Directv so no problem. No DVD recorder will record in HD, it will record HD programming but the recording will play back in SD.
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The recording process only needs enough storage space for the size of the recording. Most of the movies I have recorded from my DVR wind up going on 4.7GB DVD but a few have to be recorded onto a Dual-Layer DVD with 8.5GB of space. If you wish to save copies of your DVR shows on your hard drive, then a 1TB drive should be more than enough. The software that comes with the card, Arc Soft Showbiz, will give you the option to shrink the recording to fit on a standard 4.7 GB DVD if you don't need all the menu items or extras. I personally am using a 250 GB SATA SSD for this as it runs a bit faster. I have two external drives, a 1TB and a 2TB, for storage. Hope you enjoy this card, it works very well for all my needs. I'm running it on a CORE i5 machine with 16GB RAM and Windows 7, 764 bit OS.
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This DVD recorder is for computers, not your tv. You will have trouble finding a DVD recorder for your tv. Try purchasing a DVR instead.
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As Doug-R noted above, this does NOT record in High Def (the HDD in the product name is for Hard Disk Drive and has nothing to do with High Def HD). So there will be no HiDef recording to output. This DVR records only in Standard Def.
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I'm not completely sure, but I believe the current DVD Recorders are not capable of recording HD content to regular DVDs using a regular laser. I think the reason is because you are trying to copy HD content to a SD medium. Remember that 1 hour HD content is about 4 GB worth of space, so regular discs will only fit one hour of content. It has to do with the red laser being used, instead of Blu-ray's blue laser, and that you are not using HDMI or component video. Blu-ray DVD Recorders won't be available in the US until middle or later this of year. They are currently available in Japan only. Those will allow you to transfer your DVR HD content to recordable Blu-ray discs easily. I'm not completely sure, but I believe the current DVD Recorders are not capable of recording HD content to regular DVDs using a regular laser. I think the reason is because you are trying to copy HD content to a SD medium. Remember that 1 hour HD content is about 4 GB worth of space, so regular discs will only fit one hour of content. It has to do with the red laser being used, instead of Blu-ray's blue laser, and that you are not using HDMI or component video. Blu-ray DVD Recorders won't be available in the US until middle or later this of year. They are currently available in Japan only.... » Read More I'm not completely sure, but I believe the current DVD Recorders are not capable of recording HD content to regular DVDs using a regular laser. I think the reason is because you are trying to copy HD content to a SD medium. Remember that 1 hour HD content is about 4 GB worth of space, so regular discs will only fit one hour of content. It has to do with the red laser being used, instead of Blu-ray's blue laser, and that you are not using HDMI or component video. Blu-ray DVD Recorders won't be available in the US until middle or later this of year. They are currently available in Japan only. Those will allow you to transfer your DVR HD content to recordable Blu-ray discs easily. « Show Less