Hey gang- Hope all had a safe and enjoyable 4th. I wasn't sure which section this question would fit. So if this is the wrong section please accept my apologies in advance. Long story short I'm not computer savy as most . I did a U/5 on a soap a while back and for the life of me couldn't get a copy from production. Okay, well I saw the scene on tv and recorded it. Now I would like to know if anyone knows how I would go about getting it from tv to a disc now? Thxs again.

A DVD recorder.

So Pauly I just need to purchase a dvd recorder and that's it I take it? No particular one ? If that's it- thank you !

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Originally posted by California P.:
So Pauly I just need to purchase a dvd recorder and that's it I take it? No particular one ? If that's it- thank you !

Yup. That's it. Unless you already know someone that has one. Then you won't have to buy one.

Not sure how old you are, but back in the day we used to hook up one VHS to another VHS as a means to copy VHS tapes. We put the original tape in one VHS and press 'play'... and a blank tape in the second VHS and press 'record'.

It's the same concept going from VHS to DVD.

Pauly Thanks for the info. I do remember the VHS and hooking it up as you described. I once had a JVC-VHS(back in the days) and used to do it that way. lol !! I'm old school, and you just took me back.

I use a program/device called Pennacle Studio 8 and feed it directly from my TV to my computer, where I edit it with the same program, or burn it to a disc. It has been worth the investment to me as I don't have a DVD recorder.

Okay Iceman that's also good to know. Thxs bro !!

thxs all ! I feel like a computer geek now. I know technology is the way now. But I'm so ole school. But I'm trying to learn. The moment I catch on to something- something else comes about. Ughhhhhhh !!!

Using VCR to PC and using VCR to DVD Recorder both have their pluses and minuses.

VCR to PC
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cons: harder to set up; possible audio/video sync problems
pros: get 1 file

VCR to DVD Recorder
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pros: easier to get video to DVD; no audio/video sync problems
cons: you don't get 1 file to use for website