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December 13, 2005

DVR to DVD

I am looking at getting Cox DVR, but also want to get a DVD recorder...is it possible to record saved programs on the DVR through the DVD recorder?  All the promos I'm reading about DVD recorders is that you can record from VHS and camcorders...
-- clairio

December 13, 2005 in DVD

Answers

Yes, you just connect the video output of the Cox DVR to the input on the DVD recorder and re-record to the DVD recorder, and then burn to disc.

Posted by: MegaZone at Dec 23, 2005 1:14:02 PM

download DVD tools at http://www.yaodownload.com/video-design/video/ to help you.

Posted by: SKY at Jun 25, 2006 7:10:15 PM

It's funny that I ran across this while searching for the answer as to why I CAN NOT copy from my COX DVR to my new LG DVD burner. I get a dialog on the TV screen that says the program is copy protected and will not record.

Posted by: Mike at Jan 5, 2007 12:15:27 PM

I have the same problem as Mike. I have had hit and miss success at recording my DVR recorded programs to DVD. I have connected my Dish Network 625 to my HP Media Center and have attempted to then record the Dish Network DVR movies to the computer. I get them on the computer, but sometimes I instantly get a "Copy protected" notice, and sometimes it takes a while. My guess is there's some kind of flag embedded in the program.
This happens despite the fact that the computer's DVR thinks I am recording something on a different channel than what is actually playing on the Dish Network. (I couldn't syncronize the Dish Network with Media Center, and thus the Dish Network program comes through on any channel in the Media Center program guide. I have sometimes had success recording--such as when the original program airs on the Independent Movie channel, but otherwise I almost always fail to record sans "copy protected" flag. Any ideas?

Posted by: Nathan at Feb 5, 2007 1:43:56 PM

I spoke with a support person at Cox Communications and he stated that you can record from the DVR to a DVD recorder if there is not proprietary digital encoding on the recorded shows. Most TV programs that are recorded do not have this feature, but most of the movies will.

Posted by: Pete at Feb 8, 2007 2:24:16 PM

This is in response to Nathan: Nathan, if you ever get an answer I would LOVE for you to share with me. I have been around and around this issue so long that it is driving me insane. I, like you, use Dish network's DVR 625, and I want to be able to save some of the programs onto a DVD, for archival purposes as well as to just free up space on the DVR. I am unable to get a straight answer from ANYONE (Dish, retailers, manufacturers, etc.) as to whether this is really possible. I know that you can't legally use the USB port so I have given up thinking that I could connect this to my computer and use the DVD burner on the computer. So I have accepted that I have to buy a DVD recorder and just record shows that I have saved on the DVR onto the DVD recorder in real time. I thought that would work, or at least that's what I was told by salespeople at Best Buy and Circuit City. (I'm getting completely stonewalled at Dish.) So tonight I purchased an LG DVD recorder/VCR combo, model RC199H, which the salesman at Best Buy assured me would do what I wanted it to. When I got it home I decided to read the instruction book, and in the portion labeled "Recording from external components" it says that it is only compatible with DV-format camcorders; it specifically says that digital satellite tuners are not compatible. I called Best Buy to tell them this and the salesman said, pay no attention to that, it absolutely will work. But before I go to the trouble of unpacking everyting and hooking this sucker up, only to be frustrated yet again, I would be eternally grateful if anyone can tell me if this is going to work or not.

Posted by: Diane at Feb 17, 2007 7:27:53 PM

Diane, let me know what you find out...I too have a Dish 625 that I'd like to transfer programs to DVD from the memory. I'd love to hear what works.

Posted by: Steve at Feb 20, 2007 6:21:48 PM

OK, just returned from Circuit City with the $79 model (brand: Pye; model: PY90DG) and have tested it with my Dish Network model 625 receiver and I've successfully recorded from DVR recordings of documentaries as well as movies. I've also checked by recording directly from HBO, Showtime, Cinemax, TMC, Starz and Encore...just to check - movies from all channels recorded successfully. I then finalized the disc, created copies using my PC and then tested the copies in two different DVD players (a Zenith and a Panasonic - both pretty low-end) with great success. What I have NOT yet tried is to record a "hot" new pay-per-view movie to see if there's anything in the programming that blocks or protects it from being recorded. I am very interested in knowing the answer to that, however, I'd also like to empty my DVR memory!!

Posted by: Steve at Feb 25, 2007 2:51:00 PM

So you were able to record the programs you had previously recorded.

I have some Your Health programs by Dr. Richard and Cindy Becker that I desperately want to record, too much valuable information. I printed out your information and will purchase that dvr recorder if it worked for you. Between my son and myself we can get it done.

Thanks for a response.

smhenson2@lycos.com

Posted by: Sylvia at Feb 28, 2007 6:06:01 PM

I have worked for dish network as an installer for aroung 8 years now. Dish Network made a big mistake by releasing a hi def rcvr that had video inputs and video outputs. Now I have this model and any dvd or movie that I have not been able to copy on my computer, I have hooked up this unit with a apex dvd player going to the inputs, a walmart special dvd burner and then connected it all to my television. Hit record on the burner and play on the player and it worked fine. So I went on and tried piping my dvr into the 811 model inputs and sure enough it decoded anything I pumped into it. Now they stopped releasing this receiver because of the ability it had to decode everything input'd into it. I dont know if this helps anyone, but im pretty sure you can find this model 811 on ebay still pretty cheap. Please email me if you have any questions on hookup.

Thanks, George

Posted by: George Lambert at Feb 28, 2007 7:06:18 PM

When recording from DVR are you streaming the content or are actualy able to pull a file and burn it?

Posted by: Scott at Mar 6, 2007 4:27:16 PM

I don't know where to start I have read so many things on how to hook it up I am so confused. What I have... TV, DVR, DVD recorder, surround sound system. Everything is connected except for the DVD recorder. What do I plug into the TV, what do I plug into the DVR, and what do I plug into the surround sound in order to transfer shows and movies from the DVR to the DVD recorder? The only plugs that I have are the red, white, and yellow plugs that came with the DVD recorder. What do I need to buy and what hooks up to what? Everything listed above (TV, DVR, DVD recorder, and surround) is somewhat new and has every plug in possible, I just don't what cables go into the plug in.

Posted by: Megan at Mar 17, 2007 3:12:38 PM

I have a Dish network 625 DVR and want to burn some programs from the DVR to DVD. Does anyone have any suggestions as to what make and model of DVD burner works best? Thanks
Greg

Posted by: greg at Mar 26, 2007 8:27:51 AM

I used a Liteon from costco - not as cheap as walmart - and it worked just fine. I had a little trouble with my system figuring which selection on my reciever to select so that I could see the DVR program on the TV screen and record to the DVD. Eventually it worked - I used the cables that came with it. I remember I tried to copy a DVD from my DVD player and could not get that to go due to protection. I recorded dozens of tv programs, never tried any of the movies though.

My next issue is that I want to record some of my DVR programs now to my computer and then burn to DVD. I would like to run my Sat. through my computer w/ Vista and use as a DVR/second TV. Any hints or tips to make this easier would be appreciated.

Still working out the

Posted by: krigues at Apr 28, 2007 7:45:33 AM

all you need is an RF modulator. $10 at target, even cheaper. Hook that in between the tv the dish is hooked into and another tv (we'll call "TV B") Hook your dvr to "TV B" and record from there. This way you are by-passing the dish noticing it's being hooked up to the dvr. To sum up:
DISH hooks up to TV A hooks up to RF MODULATOR hooks up to "TV B" hooks up to DVR.

Posted by: Michael at May 23, 2007 12:31:49 AM

For all those who use the digital Cox cable box with a hard drive and can not burn video to a DVR.
Do not connect to the cable box "VCR out" Connect the cable box "TV out" straight to your DVR in, this will enable you to record what ever the cable box is playing.
For what ever reason the "VCR out from the cable box does not supply sound, only video"

Posted by: roland Pintilie at Jun 17, 2007 2:41:01 PM

You can buy almost anything on DVD.
It is a waste of time and effort to record a compressed sub-standard movie etc. on to dvd.
With the effort/time involved you can earn the money needed to buy a quality copy.
But if you insist the best way is to pull the hard drive and put it into a linux box for cloning/imaging

Posted by: WhyoWhy at Jul 6, 2007 12:02:46 AM