@KJH278 wrote:
all I want to is record all of my WWE programs that I have stored on my DVR to to a VCR TAPE
Using the steup I described in my first reply you should be able to transfer to a VCR without issue. This is how I have mine hooked up and have transferred many recordings with no issues.
@KJH278 wrote:
The cables that you are talking about are they the Yellow,red and white cables that have a plastic head,
Depends on the cable. Some are plastic and some are metal. If you look at the RCA jacks on the back of the DVR you will see an inner ring that matches the colors - yellow for video, red for audio right, and white for audio left - be sure to match them with the corresponding jacks on the VCR.
This should be totally doable as long as the program you have on your DVR isn't copy protected or something.
If you have your DVR(out) -> (in)VCR(out) -> (in)TV, you should be able to watch live TV if you have your VCR and TV set to the correct inputs. If you can't see live TV, then your connections are not correct.
I've recorded stuff from my DVR and VOD to a DVD-R recorder doing the same thing. HD content will automatically be downconverted to 480i (at least in my experience). I used composite cables (Yellow/Red/White) for all devices.
@CSimpson wrote:This should be totally doable as long as the program you have on your DVR isn't copy protected or something.
Copy protection for the digital data stored on a DVR does not exist for the low resolution video outputs - there are no Macrovision provisions in the STB and this is all that an analog VCR would recognize. The only copy protection is by way of HDMI handshake (or broadcast flag for the IEEE-1394 / firewire) to prevent digital copying.
@KJH278 wrote:
I also have a another set of cables that came with my DVR they are metal and they are red,green and blue, what do i with themMessage Edited by KJH278 on 04-23-2009 07:21 PM
Those cables are for component video which your VCR most likely doesn't support. They are used for a high-def analog connection if supported by your TV or AV receiver. If you don't need that then put them away for now and maybe you will need them at a later date.
Those are component video. Presumably your DVR offers component video output, it isn't Blue ray, it is probably 480i or 480p. You can get higher quality playback from the DVR to the TV if you connect via component video. The available resolution over composite video (the yellow cable in the red/white/yellow set) is only food for about 330 lines of resolutions, and often less than than. The S-Video output if available is good for about 400 lines of resolution, and 480i or 480p is 480 lines resolution.
Normally these cables would connect to the back of a 'high end' late model SD TV with component inputs, and most HD TV's also support component input
The Cable provide Red, Green and Blue analog video if connected. Because there is no mixing of the color information, there is no 'un-mixing' necessary, so they tend to give purer colors and a sharper picture than composite video or S-Video.
Unplug the HDMI cable if you have HD DVR or you won't get any signal out the composite (Yellow, Red and White) cables.
I was told this by technical support and it worked after an hour of frustration trying everything I could think of. Hope this helps.
@Pstreicher wrote:Unplug the HDMI cable if you have HD DVR or you won't get any signal out the composite (Yellow, Red and White) cables.
I was told this by technical support and it worked after an hour of frustration trying everything I could think of. Hope this helps.
Absolutely not true!!! I have the HDMI to my TV and the composite to my VCR and both are active (and so would the S-Video be as well). All outputs are active simultaneously. I can view the DVR content (although letterboxed) and record trhough the VCR with no problems
@KJH278 wrote:
what about the DVR box where do the plugs go
Yellow to VIDEO OUT, Red to AUDIO OUT RIGHT, White to AUDIO OUT LEFT. The inner ring of each jack on the DVR matches the color of the plug (as I said in an earlier post). Try looking in the manual for the DVR - it shows these connections.
If that is too complicated for you maybe you need to call and pay the Geek Squad or someone to do this for you.
I'm still getting snow when try to tape a program from my DVR ,if I every thing all conected the right way will it play back the snow iI recorded or will it thape the program that I taped
I have 6 plugs altogether 2, red,2,yellow, 2 whitle to I need to use all of them
The 6 plugs did come with my DVR player
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