what is the difference between tivo and dvd recorder?
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Tivo is NOT a DVD recorder.  Tivo is a DVR.  It stores recordings on a hard drive. \n\nA DVD recorder allows you to record movies on a DVD.\n\nGet both.  Then you can burn stored movies and shows at your leisure.
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The differences themselves are very technical, involving laser tracking and positioning.\n\nAll DVD-R's are writable DVD's, allowing users to burn information onto them.\n\nMany DVD players and/or DVD burners will only use a specific type of DVD (usually +r, but not always)
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Nero is definitely the easiest to use for this. I record TV shows on my hard drive from a TV tuner and then burn them onto DVDRWs to watch using Nero 7 Premium. you can find the program for fairly cheap like at Newegg.com\nNero is also the only program I have found that I can actully use with DVDRWs, haven't had any luck before that!
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I've used Avermedia's DVD EZMaker USB 2.0. \n\nhttp://www.aver.com/2005home/product/videocapture/ezmakerusb2.0/ezmakerusb2.0.shtml\n\nIt connects your VCR to your computer, captures the video and comes with software to author the DVD.
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Open up an audio recording program (I think Windows has a sound recorder accessory), make sure your sound properties are set to wave/mp3, then record the sound file as the dvd is playing.
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I hope this helps:\n\nhttp://www.tivocommunity.com/tivo-vb/showthread.php?s=&threadid=128743
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there's no difference between dvd-r and dvd+r disks. Some manurfacturers will put either + or -, but essentially the R just means recordable. You can only record on this type of media once.If you wanted to back up that could never be changed then you would use the recordable.  See this link for further details: \nhttp://www.dvdforum.org/tech-dvdprimer.htm#6
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a dvd player would be rated as mpeg3.  mpeg3 (mp3) is an audio-only file format, while mpeg 4 (mp4) is a video format.  it really depends on how new your dvd player is.  most are designed to play avi files, or ts_audio, ts_video foldered files.
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DVD-R\nA DVD-Recordable or DVD-R (pronounced "DVD Are" or "DVD Dash Are") is an optical disc with a larger storage capacity than a CD-R, typically 4.7 GB (4.38 GiB) instead of 700 MiB, although the capacity of the original standard was 3.95 GB. Pioneer has also developed a 8.54 GB dual layer version, which appeared on the market in 2005. A DVD-R can be written to only once, whereas a DVD-RW (DVD-rewritable) can be rewritten multiple times.\n\nThe DVD-R format was developed by Pioneer in autumn of 1997. It is supported by most DVD players, and is approved by the DVD Forum.\n\nA competing format is DVD+R (also DVD+RW for the rewritables). Hybrid drives that handle both formats are often labeled DVD±R and Super Multi (which includes DVD-RAM support) and are very popular.\n\nThe larger storage capacity of a DVD-R compared to a CD-R is achieved through smaller pit size and smaller track pitch of the groove spiral which guides the laser beam. Consequently, more pits can be written on the same physical sized disc. In order to write smaller pits onto the recording dye layer (see CD-R) a red laser beam with a wavelength of 650 nm (for general use recordable DVD) is used in conjunction with a higher numerical aperture lens. Because of this shorter wavelength, compared to CD-R, DVD-R and DVD+R use different dyes to properly absorb this wavelength.\n\nDVD-R discs are composed of two 0.6 mm polycarbonate discs, bonded with an adhesive to each other. One contains the laser guiding groove and is coated with the recording dye and a silver, silver alloy or gold reflector. The other one (for single-sided discs) is an ungrooved "dummy" disc to assure mechanical stability of the sandwich structure, and compatibility with the compact disc standard geometry which requires a total disc thickness of about 1.2 mm. Double-sided discs have two grooved, recordable disc sides, and require the user to flip the disc to access the other side. Compared to a CD's 1.2 mm of polycarbonate, a DVD's laser beam only has to penetrate 0.6 mm of plastic in order to reach the dye recording layer, which allows the lens to focus the beam to a smaller spot size, which is key for writing smaller pits.\n\nIn a DVD-R, the addressing (the determination of location of the laser beam on the disc) is done with additional pits and lands (called land pre-pits) in the areas between the grooves. The groove on a DVD-R disc has a constant wobble frequency used for motor control etc.\n\nCheck out http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dvd-r for more information about DVD-R\n\nDVD+R\nA DVD+R is a writable optical disc with 4.7 GB (4.38 GiB) of storage capacity (interpreted as &#92;approx 4.7&#92;cdot10^9, actually 2295104 sectors of 2048 bytes each). The format was developed by a coalition of corporations, known as the DVD+RW Alliance, in mid 2002. Since the DVD+R format is a competing format to the DVD-R format, which is developed by the DVD Forum, it has not been approved by the DVD Forum, which claims that the DVD+R format is not an official DVD format.\n\nIn October of 2003, it was demonstrated that double layer technology could be used with a DVD+R disc to nearly double the capacity to 8.5 GB per disc. Manufacturers have incorporated this technology into commercial devices since mid-2004 (see DVD+R DL).\n\nUnlike DVD+RW discs, DVD+R discs can only be written to once. Because of this, DVD+R discs are suited to applications such as nonvolatile data storage, audio, or video.\n\nThe DVD+R format is divergent from the DVD-R format. Hybrid drives that can handle both, often labeled "DVD±RW", are very popular since there is not yet a single standard for recordable DVDs. There are a number of significant technical differences between the dash and plus formats, and although most consumers would not notice the difference, the plus format is considered by some to be better engineered.\n\nLike other plus media, it is possible to use bitsetting to increas
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hard to say the diference there are two different systems, when they invented the DVD they discovered there are two ways on writing on it, so they lunch both just in case it will be an advantage ,plus it was a marketing thing some companies made a lot of money out of this.
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Well I think your dvd recorder would know how to do it.  just put your video into the video and audio inputs of your dvd recorder and start everything.\n\nUnless you mean on a computer.\nThen it's different.  Also depends on what kind of video. \nBut some good programs to use on your pc are Nero,  or Ashampoo.\n\nI like Ashampoo better since it seems to have less errors for me.\nHope that helps :)\nstef
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Background:\n\nDVD-R and DVD+R are both single layer, although they are composed of 2 disks glued together; one for recording and the other as a stability layer. DVD+ has the ability to support dual layer disks, but they must have DL after it (i.e. DVD+R DL).  Dual layer DVDs hold 8.54 GB and DVD's hold 4.7 GB, which is about 4.38 Gigs on a computer because DVDs are measured differently. DVDs spin about 3 times faster than CDs, allowing a larger data rate, making them optimal for video.  By the way, DVD means Digial Versitile Disk.\n\nAnswer:\n\nThe DVD- format was set up by a group as the "standard".  DVD+ disks are rivals of the DVD- format, and therefore are not considered as an official format, but they work in most situations.  The + disks are engineered differently and are considered track better and write better.  Again, the + system will SUPPORT Dual Layer, but it must be labeled with a DL.
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VHS and DVD combo recorder\nIt can either transfer VHS to DVD or vice versa
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You'll think I'm crazy but TiVo literally changed my life.  I can record dozens of programs without even knowing when they're on.  I can record by typing in the name of the show.  I can get all movies starring a certain actor or browse only documentary shows or just let TiVo record stuff it thinks I might like.\n\nAnd I can fast-forward through commercials.  I can stop watching a show at any point, watch part of another show, and pick up the first show right where I left off.  The tiVo automatically holds the last 30 minutes of TV so if I turn on the set and see a show I think I like, I can go back and see more of it.\n\nTiVo records an entire season of your favorite TV show after having the info entered only once - even if the show changes times or days.\n\nIt makes your TV experience more efficient and tailors your TV to you.\n\nGet it.\n\nNow.\n\nSeriously, I'll wait.
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YES!  A DVD writer that can read DVD's is in essence a DVD player.  The difference comes into play where a DVD player does not have the ability to record (write) onto a DVD. A DVD writer can do both.  Have fun!
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no difference except maybe if you mean dvd rewriter...
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DVD videos are in the file format .VOB.\n\nYou can save a disk image the same as a CD, though - .iso, .daa, .bin all work - you can then burn that image to a new DVD or mount it as a virtual drive with something like daemontools and access the content.