Ok, what i am basically trying to do is play from one dvd player (a playstation 2) and record in on a dvd recorder (Pana. EMRE80H) The material is a seminar on dvd that is NOT copyrighted, so i know that can't be the problem.

My television doesn't have the vcr hookups, so i go through an rf switch. I have a modulator that the player and the recorder plug into. My question is simply, can i make a complete backup of the dvd that i am trying to burn?

I'm a complete newbie and really clueless. I know it has a hard drive, so could I possible be able to save it to the hard drive and then record it to the -R disk?

If not, would anyone like to buy a dvd recorder?
Panasonic DMR-E80H less than two weeks old, all cables/booklets/remote included. Bought it for 699.99 will sell it for 525.00.
thanks
Steve