With JVC DRMH30 can you download its HD to PC

[lingoguysw5]

I have just placed an order for the above and have realised that as I have DVD+ burner I won't be able to edit my downloads from disc within my PC, so does anyone know as a secondary option if it's possible to download from this Recorder to my Windows XP using some kind of cables? Otherwise I will have to either cancel the order & look for something else or buy a DVD-RW burner. I hope some of you guyz can shed some light on my dilemna. Ta

[swallowtail]

Your DVD burner is very likely to be able to read both DVD-R and -RW media, so there is no need to cancel your order. Just don't expect it to read any DVD-RAM media.

[lingoguysw5]

So does that mean I can copy and edit the footage I put onto disc? I don't suppose if you know if with this model has an editing facility whereby one can cut/join, i.e adverts once on its hard disk? Or is that asking for a bit too much at £517. I'm also hoping to record my old analog video tapes onto its hard drive too and doing the necessary editing.

[handyguy]

Just put in a dvdrw & put it in the computer & copy & edit it. There are topics on editing that way already. So you're all set. The Panasonics can edit from HD. Simple stuff. Even those with no HD, but a dvdram can edit on the disk in the recorder, I know I have one.

dvdram= 4.7 HD disk.

[swallowtail]

So does that mean I can copy and edit the footage I put onto disc? I don't suppose if you know if with this model has an editing facility whereby one can cut/join, i.e adverts once on its hard disk? Or is that asking for a bit too much at £517. I'm also hoping to record my old analog video tapes onto its hard drive too and doing the necessary editing.

If you choose to record only on DVD media, then only recordings on DVD-RW/RAM in DVD-VR mode can be edited, and they'll have very limited playback compatibility on most players.

One of the main reasons to buy a hard disk based standalone DVD recorder is to record the content on the HDD, do the necessary editing work, such as divide/merge programs and removing commercials, and then high-speed dub the edited content to DVD-R media for playback compatibility, therefore bypassing the additional computer editing step.

Whether the additional cost for a hard disk can be justified really depends on individual preference. If you plan on doing a lot of editing and don't want to go the computer route, then a hard disk based model is probably the way to go. Of course, your mileage may vary.

[gshelley61]

If you choose to record only on DVD media, then only recordings on DVD-RW/RAM in DVD-VR mode can be edited, and they'll have very limited playback compatibility on most players.

One of the main reasons to buy a hard disk based standalone DVD recorder is to record the content on the HDD, do the necessary editing work, such as divide/merge programs and removing commercials, and then high-speed dub the edited content to DVD-R media for playback compatibility, therefore bypassing the additional computer editing step.

Whether the additional cost for a hard disk can be justified really depends on individual preference. If you plan on doing a lot of editing and don't want to go the computer route, then a hard disk based model is probably the way to go. Of course, your mileage may vary.

The JVC DVD recorders capture to DVD-RW in either standard (finalized) DVD-Video or VR format. There are no compatibility issues at all when recording to DVD-RW in DVD-Video format and then editing, authoring and burning final DVD-R's on the computer. That' s what I (and many others) do. We treat the DVD recorder as an MPEG2 hardware capturing device that happens to use rewriteable optical discs as the storage medium.

The question of whether DVD recorders with built in HDD's make economic sense would depend on several factors. If your computer is already set up for video editing and DVD burning, then a DVD recorder with a hard drive in it may not be necessary... I don't need one. But if you haven't invested in lots of video software, cards, burners, and hard drives already - and like the simplicity of using a DVD recorder to edit from it's own drive and burn DVD's, then it seems like a good idea.