DVD Video Recorder and Audio?

Question

DVD Video Recorder is a Panasonic DMR-E85H, anout 4 years old. Recording modes are XP(high Quality), SP(Nornal), LP(Long Play), EP(Extra Long Play). Right off the bat 4 years ago I could see the difference in quality in image, but what about audio? Back in the days of open reel recording it used to irk me when recording on 3 3/4 speed hearing the bad wow and flutter. Does this apply to DVD Video Recorders when recording in the not best image quality, say LP(Long Play)? What I want to do is record music off cable music channels(95% to me is garbage) which has lots of violins.Then transfer that music recorded on hard drive on DVD Recorder to my CD Recorder to make cds of it.

Answer 1

Just as with VCR recordings, the less recording time you use to fill the disc the better the quality and compatibility with playback on other DVD players. XP, HSP, SP are the most compatible and provide what is considered standard DVD quality (depending on the quality of the source material). LSP and LP would be the next best choice - which should still be compatible with playback on most DVD players at fair quality - you may experience some minor stalls or skips. The remaining record modes should be avoided, if possible, as the video compression needed to place this much time on a disc will cause many more digital artifacts and will affect play compatibility on other DVD players - Also, the video quality would be very poor - about the same or worse than the VHS EP/SLP modes.

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