Connecting a Standalone DVD Recorder to PC

[Mtajr1]

Does anyone know if you can connect a standalone dvd recorder to a PC and use it as an external dvd burner?

[donpedro]

I don't think so.

[Gil T Pleasure]

DVD Recorders with firewire only accept DV AVI signal from your computer. As for data, see Don Pedro's comment.

[bikerval]

I do this all the time with my Sharp dvd recorder and my Sony PC. I record a tv show onto DVD-RW on the Sharp, then firewire from the Sharp into the Sony using Premiere capture (Motion Capture works too), edit out the commercials, then firewire back into the Sharp onto a DVD-R. Works great. Might not work on other PCs.

[The village idiot]

I know it has been tested with the older Panasonic machines and does not work. That Sharp sounds interesting though.

[donpedro]

I do this all the time with my Sharp dvd recorder and my Sony PC. I record a tv show onto DVD-RW on the Sharp, then firewire from the Sharp into the Sony using Premiere capture (Motion Capture works too), edit out the commercials, then firewire back into the Sharp onto a DVD-R. Works great. Might not work on other PCs.

You can't use it as "use it as an external dvd burner". Are you able to copy your files from PC on DVD ? I don't think so.

[handyguy]

Just for video. Connect your PC tv a/v/svideo out to recorder in.