The process is called 'recording on line'
Using CD-Rs how many discs would it take you to listen to 300 songs at average 2 minutes each?
Using a Hi-Fi V.c.r. with a T-200 High grade cassette which the capacity to record is 10 hours of video/audio or just audio. 10 hours or 600 minutes devided by a 2 minute song on the average would avail you 300 songs in any format that you record them in be it mono, stereo, dolby surround. I do have a 300 CD changer, but when making party tapes for my 'age' friends I can record 'on line' with no video up to 300 songs on the T-200 that will cover a rather long party without having to stop to change casettes or discs on your part.
A T-120 will alow you to record anything you want up to and including 6 hours. I know this is off topic on a DVD software forum, but you shoyuld be informed that this techology has been in effect since the Hi-Fi vcr has been made. Due to my age I have quite a few party tapes, for any kind of party for example halloween. Starting out with my age friends would be the classic Monster Mash with Bobby 'Boris' Picket and so on. To find out where line is turn your vcr on go to the lowest channel then go down one more you will see the words Line. To record in line you take your incoming video rca phono jack out of the input. Hook up audio with your Compact Disc player your all set.
When playing back you keep the video input/output free of all connections
You don't have to turn on your television set at all, just your amplifier or receiver. Turn on vcr and push play the speakers will play in HI-FI as good as the Compact Disc and you will have saved how much? You will only have to find room for 1 casette at a time not 7.5 CD-Rs at 80 minute record time for 300 songs at 2 minutes average a piece, make sense.
I have been recording in 'line' since 1985 when Hi-Fi were lower priced. Technology that was not indicated in selling the Hi-Fi vcr, 16 years ago in the last century!
I will buy a cd/rw for a computer, but my
Hi-Fi V.C.R s still the longest 'cassette' tape recorder in the world even today. You have your Tivo, but you can't archive it.
Now you know you have one more option of recording any format that takes rca 'phono' jacks as your audio input!
