does this unit record in dvd format ?
442377
No but when I purchases it I received it without the remote control and I was very disappointed
442378
I bought this unit second hand from Amazon. They did not include an instruction book. I use the unit only for playback of VCR tapes and DVDs. I suggest you contact Zenith on line and try to get an instruction book for this unit.
439614
You have to go to setup and either turn on auto finalize or go to setup after you record and go to DVD record and select finalize. The unit has worked very well for me. Ron
1522033
After inserting the dvd the menu options should appear. You have to format the dvd before recording and finalize after recording. When the format option appears select the yes option. It will take a few minutes to format...recording should begin afterwards.
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.
2126970
Be advised, unit has only a standard definition tuner. It can't record high definition tv. It will play dvds in high definition, and will upscale everything to high definition. But upscaled standard def isn't high definition.
393894
I believe that you can record on either the VCR or the DVD, but having said this please note that I returned this device because it did not work as expected.
2165522
It will NOT record commercial DVDs to the hard drive. But it will record any DVD that's not copy-protected, including shows you may record off the air.
1432063
No...this is not a "hard drive" DVD recorder...it records onto & plays discs (DVD, DivX, DVD-RAM, DVD-R, DVD-RW, CD, CD-R, CD-RW are the formats it either records or reads).
986038
No. There is no DVD recorder built in. You would need to copy the video file to a flash drive.
1481046
The one I have is only a vcr/dvd player and does not record. I am sure you can purchase one that will record but I only wanted one that was a player because I have a lot of vcr's and dvds; so I didn't have a reason to buy a recorder. I hope this answers your question!
1059649
Yes it has DVD drive:Multiformat DVD±RW/CD-RW drive with double-layer support - Records up to 8.5GB of data using compatible DVD+R DL and DVD-R DL media.
1739502
Yes. But that depends on your DVD burning program. This device can capture clips and save as individual files.
1295344
No it doesn't. But you can hook it up to a TV that has the ports & hook up a VCR or DVD player with record features & do it that way if you like. You can get picture & sound recordings. Hope this helps.
1431069
I never needed one to record on my samsung unit to record from dvr to dvd but I never try it on this one, I recommend to you that if you have the unit already try to record and connect the dvd to the tv so you can monitor the image turn the channel until you see it on the tv screen.
2165523
It should, although I haven't tried it. Most people want to go the other way around... Record on the hard drive (temporary) and archive onto DVD (temporary to semi-permanent to permanent, depending on the type of DVD disk.) May I ask why you would want to put something from a playable archived format onto a temporary unit?
678265
You can record with either the vcr or the dvd mode and you can record your vcr tapes onto dvd discs.. For months, I was using it for only vcr recording, and then decided to catch up with the times and bought some dvd-rw dics. I love the dvd recording now that I'm using it. The only down side, that I see is that you have to re-format the dvd discs before recording again and it takes a while to initialize when you insert the disc in the machine.
593145
You can't record with a DVD player. Try one of the excellent DirecTV DVR's for excellent quality recordings.