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[oklizajane]

Please help me,
I have a Dish Network DVR that I've recorded several shows that I need to put on DVD and have no idea what I'm doing. I've been checking out DVD recorders however sales people haven't been very helpful. I have no idea what to purchase, some sales staff have told me certain brands will not connect with Dish Network receivers but they aren't sure which ones!! And once I purchase one I have no idea how to connect it. I assume I'll need to purchase cables?? Can someone please assist me? Thanks!:

 

[Jhon69]

Welcome to the Forum!.You can buy one and try it if it doesn't work take it back.
You need A/V outputs on the back of your DVR.Buy A/V cables and connect the colors correctly.A/V cables are normally 3 cables that you can buy and the colors are normally yellow/red/white.Make sure you buy one that's long enough to reach.
Good Luck!

 

[boba]

Please help me,
I have a Dish Network DVR that I've recorded several shows that I need to put on DVD and have no idea what I'm doing. I've been checking out DVD recorders however sales people haven't been very helpful. I have no idea what to purchase, some sales staff have told me certain brands will not connect with Dish Network receivers but they aren't sure which ones!! And once I purchase one I have no idea how to connect it. I assume I'll need to purchase cables?? Can someone please assist me? Thanks!:

Most commonly you will connect a coax cable using ch3/4 or a set of audio cables and a "S" video cable to a DVD recorder much as you would a VCR. You play back the program from the DVR in real time just like you would do with a VCR copying from 1 to the other. Where VCRs had Beta or VHS DVD'S use plus or minus blank media. A DVD-R or a DVD+R denotes the recording system. From my experience DVD-R recorders seem to be cheaper than DVD+R recorders but that may not be a universal truth. I have a Panasonic DVD+R recorder I am happy with it.

 

[rockymtnhigh]

I am assuming you just have a Standard Definition DVR and not a HD DVR. If its SD, then any DVD Recorder on the market shoudl work fine. I have Phillips that I used for quite some time.

If you have a HD DVR, like the vip622, you will need to downrez the Receiver's output to 480, instead of 720p or 1080i; as it is unlikely that the DVD Recorder will be able to accept the input from the HD feed. Alas, this has pretty much made my DVD Recorder a heavy paper-weight; I rarely use it at all, since I have little desire to copy stuff I watched in HD to a SD quality.

 

[PeggyD]

I'm considering the Sony "DVD Recorder & Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Combo RDR-HX715" that has component inputs & component & HDMI outputs.

 

[boba]

I'm considering the Sony "DVD Recorder & Hard Disk Drive (HDD) Combo RDR-HX715" that has component inputs & component & HDMI outputs.

Component inputs will be virtually useless from DISH. The only receivers that have component outputs are the HDDVRs or HD receivers that you would have to down rez unless you have lots of money for HDDVDs.

 

[oklizajane]

Much Thanks!

Welcome to the Forum!.You can buy one and try it if it doesn't work take it back.
You need A/V outputs on the back of your DVR.Buy A/V cables and connect the colors correctly.A/V cables are normally 3 cables that you can buy and the colors are normally yellow/red/white.Make sure you buy one that's long enough to reach.
Good Luck!

Thank you so much for the warm welcome and advice. I am planning on making a DVD recorder purchase this weekend and your help is greatly appreciated. A little worried about connecting it myself but I think with the wondeful help I receive on from the Forum I'll get it done. Thank you again:

 

[Jordan420]

Component inputs will be virtually useless from DISH. The only receivers that have component outputs are the HDDVRs or HD receivers that you would have to down rez unless you have lots of money for HDDVDs.

Well if it were me I would make sure my dvd recorder accepted the highest quality input available

Think forward, not to what you need now but what you may need in the future.

 

[TommyTDFVC]

Most important: Resolution and connectivity issues aside, there are DVD recorders that record "real time" as you record to disk, and there are recorders with a hard drive that lets you store, pick and choose, edit, etc. If you are a novice, a DVD recorder, in general, may not be right for you. Or, get the simple one that writes right to disk. From my experience, installing and educating customers how to use these machines that they bought from a major chain store that rhymes with "Chest Sky", is nuts. Unless you want to read "War and Peace", stick to the direct writers. Read all manuals for the DVR and the writer. Go to an electronics retailer and seek out the salesman who sounds conversationally adept on these subjects. Then ask them personally (if qualified) or someone they recommend to go to your house for cash and set the thing up and educate you.
Good Luck.
Tom

 

[oklizajane]

Tom,
Thanks for the assistance, I have to get a DVD recorder because several of the shows I have on my Dish Network DVR I need to put on DVD for use at work.
Any suggestions as to a brand? And should I get the dual VCR/DVR?

 

[oklizajane]

Tom,
Thanks for the assistance, I have to get a DVD recorder because several of the shows I have on my Dish Network DVR I need to put on DVD for use at work.
Any suggestions as to a brand? And should I get the dual VCR/DVR?

 

[osu1991]

I would stay away from the combo units. I have set them up for friends that got them and I finally had to write a step by step guide for them. I have two Lite-ons that I like. They are very simple to use.