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Do DVD recorders have HDMI inputs?

By Jessica Young

Do DVD recorders have HDMI inputs?

DVD recorders don’t offer HDMI inputs.

How do I connect my DVD player to my TV and DVR?

First step is to connect your DVR to your DVD recorder with an RCA cable. Align the same color plugs to jacks between your DVR output (“line out”) and DVD input (“line in”). You then want to take the second RCA cable to connect the DVD output to the TV input.

Can you still get DVD recorders?

DVD recorders are an alternative to the VCR. Many manufacturers are no longer making new DVD recorders for the U.S. market. Some that still do are selling the same models that they introduced two, or more, years ago.

Is a DVD player the same as a DVD recorder?

A DVD player is the same as DVD recorder in the sense that it can play back a DVD. A DVD player is not the same as a DVD recorder when it comes to recording DVD. Only a DVD recorder can record a DVD. A DVD player can’t.

How do I record TV to my computer with HDMI?

Connect a second HDMI cable from the tuner’s output to a port on your laptop. Turn on the source signal, the tuner and laptop. Double-click the program used for viewing and recording television, either the software that came with the tuner or pre-installed software on the laptop.

Are there any DVD recorders with HDMI inputs?

If anybody knows of a recorder with an HDMI input (or even a component input), let us known of your discovery by commenting below. Note: This post has been updated to include a reference to older Philips and Sony DVD recorders that offered component video inputs (thanks, Wes#1 and Matt). Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic.

Are there any video recorders that have component inputs?

Recorders with component video inputs are few and far between: Philips had component-in on its otherwise lackluster DVD recorders in years past, as did Sony on at least one model –but both companies have since dropped the feature. The upcoming Hauppauge video encoder supposedly can accept and process 1080p video via its component inputs.

How can I connect my HDMI recorder to my TV?

Connect both HDMI output to the TV. You could also connect the aerial from one of them to the TV so that you could use all three devices’ tuner. I hope that this may help. I am sorry but could not fully understand your scenario . The Sony site shows connectivity plans for various single recorders and a TV.

What do you need to know about HDMI inputs?

(If those terms are Greek to you, check out the connectivity section of the CNET TV Buying Guide .) HDMI is now the standard connector for HDTVs and all of the HD-capable components that connect to them–DVD players and recorders, DVRs, game consoles, Blu-ray and HD DVD players,…

If anybody knows of a recorder with an HDMI input (or even a component input), let us known of your discovery by commenting below. Note: This post has been updated to include a reference to older Philips and Sony DVD recorders that offered component video inputs (thanks, Wes#1 and Matt). Be respectful, keep it civil and stay on topic.

How can I record from my TV to my DVD player?

If you are using the TV with an antenna directly on it, you either need to get a tuner, then connect that turner to the TV and the recorder or you need a video output on the TV to send the signal to the recorder. There are TVs with a monitor out but they are not common, you probably don’t have the option.

Recorders with component video inputs are few and far between: Philips had component-in on its otherwise lackluster DVD recorders in years past, as did Sony on at least one model –but both companies have since dropped the feature. The upcoming Hauppauge video encoder supposedly can accept and process 1080p video via its component inputs.

(If those terms are Greek to you, check out the connectivity section of the CNET TV Buying Guide .) HDMI is now the standard connector for HDTVs and all of the HD-capable components that connect to them–DVD players and recorders, DVRs, game consoles, Blu-ray and HD DVD players,…