Posted by senior.dennis on 11/28/05 07:50

I old and am not up on all this hi tech stuff.
I have a DVD player and an old computer that has a CD player. Thats
about it. I have never recorded a CD or DVD. But I have recorded lots
of VCR tapes.

Yesterday I was in Walmart and saw a DVD machine that said Play and
Record DVDs. (Not for the computer but a separate machine that looks
like my DVD player). I'm confused. I thought a computer was needed
to record a DVD ???? Or do those recorders get connected to both the
TV and the computer?

Can they be used to record something off the tv antenna or from cable
if a person has cable? Can it record directly from another DVD player
or a VCR? Once again I thoughy a computer was needed to copy stuff?

Then, if I was to buy one of these things, what do I use for media?
Do they sell special blank DVDs ot are they the same ones used on
computers? Are they expensive?

Sorry for all the questions. I didnt even know there was a DVD
recorder except the ones that go inside a computer case.

One last question, if I bought one of these, and it does not require a
computer, can it still be hooked to a computer to backup photos and
stuff? That would be about the main reason I'd want one, so I can
backup my photos on my harddrive, rather than using floppies or buying
those 256 meg sticks that go in the USB connector.

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