Is there a way to record something off the DVR?

[ArTT Vandelay]

say, to a PC or even a vcr? I suppose I could plug in the vcr to the video out, then tv to the vcr, old school...

but pc would be preferrable. is an external hard drive the only supported device on usb?

 

[garys]

If you pc video card has input, you should be able to record that way, most common are vcr's and dvd recorders.

 

[pduncan]

is an external hard drive the only supported device on usb?

I think yes...... for the very reason you are trying to do.

 

[EricBskiVT]

Sure, just connect your DVD Recorder or VHS Recorder to the composite outputs of your DVR

 

[M Sparks]

I use a analog-to-firewire converter between my 622 and my computer. I record things I want to keep in real time as if to a VCR, but as high quality AVI files. Then, I drop those files into Adobe Encore and encode them to DVD. Kind of round about, but I get pretty high quality DVDs. The nice thing is, if you put a 622 in single mode (or whatever they call it), you can output an anamorphic picture though the S-Vid jack. If you record a high-def program, you wind up with a near-commercial-quality, true-widescreen DVD. If you encode a program longer than 75 minutes, you will lose some quality, but as far as archiving goes, it's far better than VHS, or even Super-VHS. (I do have quite a few anamorphic S-VHS tapes made the same way.)

 

[vikingrob]

I use a analog-to-firewire converter between my 622 and my computer. I record things I want to keep in real time as if to a VCR, but as high quality AVI files. Then, I drop those files into Adobe Encore and encode them to DVD. Kind of round about, but I get pretty high quality DVDs. The nice thing is, if you put a 622 in single mode (or whatever they call it), you can output an anamorphic picture though the S-Vid jack. If you record a high-def program, you wind up with a near-commercial-quality, true-widescreen DVD. If you encode a program longer than 75 minutes, you will lose some quality, but as far as archiving goes, it's far better than VHS, or even Super-VHS. (I do have quite a few anamorphic S-VHS tapes made the same way.)

I've done likewise with an EyeTV on a Mac - it records as MPEG-2, I convert it to MP4 or MOV....

 

[dfergie]

Replay does a good job also recording at HQ...

 

[whatchel1]

Component

Is there a component video to firewire converter out there?