Using my dvd recorder should I bother with xp recording when recording sd tv?

Question

or is sp sufficent for lossless recording?

Answer 1

It depends how much you want to fit on the disc and how much you like the show.

XP is about 1 hour of excellent quality on a disc, just like watching it live I reckon.

SP is fine for 2 hours on a disc, and the losses won't bother you.

if you want to fit more on the disc use LP but you will begin to see the losses.

The DVD recorder probably only records in SD, even if you have an HD source. No recording mode is lossless.