A question about DVD and VCR player/recorder.?

Question

How can you tell if your player, that plays both DVD and VHS also records? I mean I'm pretty sure it does record, since I believe there is a record button on it. But would that be the type of 'recorder' that is needed to convert a VHS onto DVD, or is a 'DVD and VCR player/recorder' something completely differenet. And if not, how would one go about doing it?

In case you couldn't tell, I don't have a lot of electronics know how.

Answer 1

It sounds like you have a VHS recorder/ DVD player unit.  A unit like that will not convert a VHS tape into a DVD.  What you need is a VCR recorder/DVD recorder.

If you let us know the make and model it should be easy to research online what type you have.

Answer 2

yes you should be able to record to your vcr, but maybe only from the tv, to vcr. try it.

the way I do it is, I have 2 vcrs hooked together, to dubb. And I also have one vcr hooked to my RECORDABLE dvd player, then I can record from tv and record to  vcr and to dvd.

to make a dvd movie. i have 2 reciordable dvd players.buy one they R handy! make sure its a DIVX! not a regular player recorder. if you get good enough, you can put 5 movies on one dvd, but using your pc....another story.  p.s.when you buy a recordable player) record 3 movies to vcr, SLP)Then when done, hit record on your recordable dvd player. but first go to settings set it for 6 hrs SLP and you can put all 3 movies on one dvd. 4.7 gigs etc.

tune you vcr to receive all channels before you record from the tv.