Posted by Mekon on 11/15/05 01:48

"Industrial Mineral" <industrial.mineral@nospam.net> wrote in message
news:de7ef.14633$D13.679@newssvr11.news.prodigy.com...
> A friend of mine has a Sony DVD Recorder that records directly to DVD, and
> the dvd plays back fine, good quality, however, they will not play on any
> other dvd player (only Sony). They will not play in a computer. I use a
> ati capture card hooked directly to the digital cable box, and capture
> flawless video files in MPG2, using Win Producer, and produce a dvd using
> The Same Win Producer program. The dvd+R plays on almost all other dvd
> players I have tried it on, even those in autos.
>
> For my 2 cents worth, I would say if compatibility of the recorded media
is
> a issue, use the capture card. It you are only going to view the dvd's on
> the machine that recorded them, the Sony is a simple choice, especially if
> you dont like fooling with computers.
>
> The computer capture card takes a little longer, since first you capture
the
> video (Win DVD has a timer to shut off the record on elapsed time), so you
> dont have to watch the program you are capturing, but then you do have to
> produce a dvd, and it takes a few extra minutes to do this.
>

Thanks , I have ordered the card I found one that has a firewire input and
records directly to the DVD

With a little luck I should get the results I want without spending a huge
amount on a DVD recorder :)

Mekon
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