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Posted by Bill McCutcheon on 11/28/06 15:58
"History Fan" <UnknownplacesonEarth@unknown11.com> wrote in message
news:804f8$456c4a91$48311160$14008@FUSE.NET...
> I'm considering my 1st DVD recorder. I've owned several standard DVD
> players, but the recording option is quite attractive. However, before I
> buy one, I need to have one question answered. It's somewhat tricky to
> explain. I'll do my best.
>
> Currently, I watch television via DirecTV, using an S-Video Cable.
> This enables me to watch programming on channel 'Video 1', which results
> in a much sharper picture quality. Before using the S-Video, all my TV
> programming (cable and satellite) were set to channel 3, the default.
>
> Unfortunately, I cannot watch my VHS tapes on Video 1. I have to
> switch to Channel 3 to do that. Curiously, I can record to my VCR while
> watching Video 1, but it uses the inferior broadcast signal from Channel
> 3.
>
> Okay, to my question. If I got a DVD Recorder, would it be able to
> record TV programs using the Video 1 signal, or the inferior Channel 3
> signal? If it's the latter, I'll forget about a DVD recorder.
>
Virtually all DVD recorders have inputs for recording from S-video and
component video sources.
-- Bill McC.
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