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Jerry@Ajijic

Nov 28, 2008, 7:37 AM

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Walmart has a DVD player/recorder on sale. We were wondering if this machine will let you record over and over on a DVD like you can do on a VHS tape? We like to have a tape in our VCR and just start recording for later watching whenever a TV program gets interrupted.

Rolly

Nov 28, 2008, 7:55 AM

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No, DVDs are one time only. There is a type of CD that allows limited re-recording, but not DVDs.

Think of DVDs as permanent storage, and use tape for short term saving for delayed viewing.

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Rolly

Nov 28, 2008, 9:52 AM

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Alas, I fear I have misinformed you. There are indeed re-recordable DVDs.

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travisdyer

Nov 30, 2008, 7:14 PM

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Rolly's second post is correct. As far as the discs gos, look for DVD-RW, NOT DVD-R. DVD-RW means rewritable. HTH.

Ivester

Dec 3, 2008, 7:29 AM

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There are also DVD recorders that include a hard disk like the ones found in PCs. With these machines you can record either directly to a DVD-R or -RW or to the hard disk. You can erase recordings from the hard disk and/or dub them onto a DVD-R or -RW. These machines are getting hard to find in the the US due to the influence of the Motion Picture Association of America, but I noticed one on the shelf at Sam's Club here in Knoxville, TN, a few weeks ago.