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I'm no dunce, but I'm sure this is a noooob question for you A/V folks. Hey -- come on to my R1 forum and ask me how to remove your rear tire (noob!) and I'll give you the help you need!

What I'm trying to do is transfer a recording from my aforementioned DVR onto a simple VHS tape.

Here's my setup:

• Coax cable comes in to the DVR
• HDMI out from DVR to LCD TV
• Component out from DVD/VCR combo to LCD TV (for DVD playback)
• RCA out from DVD/VCR combo to LCD TV (for VHS playback)

Per a friend's suggestion, I've tried the following:
• RCA out from DVR to RCA in on DVD/VCR combo
• Coax out from DVR to coax in on DVD/VCR combo
• TV/VCR button on DVD/VCR combo, both ways, with both above ways

All four ways I just get salt & pepper on the VHS tape. So, my theory is that A) the DVR somehow reads which output is being used (HDMI) and only sends the signal out through that port or B) there is some sort of anti-copy protection in the signal that prevents VHS recording. But I'm not trying to sell tapes here... just trying to get a recorded MotoGP race to a friend that missed it.

Assistance is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance!

This has worked for me (different box though - SA8240):

Just for the recording session, take out hdmi from 3416, leave your rca & coax connections. Put your tv on correct input selection for vcr (as if you're watching a tape), start vcr recording, start dvr playback of show - if you can see show on tv it should work.

You need to tell the VCR which input it's recording from. Usually, the options will be something like this:

Line Input 1 or Video Input 1 (rear RCA inputs)
Line Input 2 or Video Input 2 (front RCA inputs)
Ant. Input or RF Input (coaxial input - Note: your VCR would have to be on Channel 3 to record from this input)

So, after you've made your connections (I'd use the RCA inputs rather than coax), press the button on your VCR/DVD combo that says something like Video or Input or something to that effect. (And of course, make sure your TV is on the Input that normally allows you to see a tape being played back).

As you push this button on the combo remote you should see the unit's display change, with respect to which input you're on. When you get to the right input you'll see whatever is being output from your DVR, displayed on your TV screen. You should now be ready to start your recording to VHS.

Try this using the RCA audio/video connections

DVR----->VCR----->TV

Start the DVR playback, if you can see and hear it on the TV then everything setup right for recording.

Restart the DVR payback and hit record on your VCR.

I have a couple follow up questions to this recording scenario. I have the aforementioned Motorola unit.

1. Once the show is recorded to the VHS tape and it is played back through the VCR and displayed on the LCD TV, will the picture appear in High Def or in a non High Def picture ?

2. I have a stand alone dvr/tuner (no HD) that I purchased a couple years ago, could I hook it up this unit like you would the VHS and record directly to a DVD ? Will the picture be High Def after burned on the DVD ?

Thanks in advance,

Ray

1. Once the show is recorded to the VHS tape and it is played back through the VCR and displayed on the LCD TV, will the picture appear in High Def or in a non High Def picture ?

2. I have a stand alone dvr/tuner (no HD) that I purchased a couple years ago, could I hook it up this unit like you would the VHS and record directly to a DVD ? Will the picture be High Def after burned on the DVD ?


Neither of these scenarios will result in an HD picture, as neither standard VHS nor DVD record in Hi Def. The best you'll get is 480i resolution on DVD. High definition starts at 720p/1080i. For that you would need an HD-DVR or D-VHS unit.

The TV will upscale whatever to its resolution, but it's not the same as HD. In fact, with the VHS tape, you may not like the results.

Neither of these scenarios will result in an HD picture, as neither standard VHS nor DVD record in Hi Def. The best you'll get is 480i resolution on DVD. High definition starts at 720p/1080i. For that you would need an HD-DVR or D-VHS unit.

The TV will upscale whatever to its resolution, but it's not the same as HD. In fact, with the VHS tape, you may not like the results.

Tulpa,

Thanks for your input. I've read that there is a way to "move" (copy) recorded content from the HD/DVR to a computer and then burning to a DVD.

But to achieve this, there is that small detail of purchasing software to convert files and what not. It's never that easy, is it !

Ray