What do I need to make DVD's from TV broadcasts?

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Request for Question Clarification by scriptor-ga on 06 Feb 2006 12:20 PST

What equipment and/or software do you already have?

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Clarification of Question by katy6959-ga on 07 Feb 2006 04:38 PST

I have a Compaq Persario SR1350NX computer, a Toshiba SD-1800 DVD
player, a Mitsubishi WS-55313-television along with a Sony SLV-N81
VCR. I have no software.

I have a Hauppage WinTV pro which should run you about $40 and use
Titan for scheduling
I have a internal dual layer DVD burner (you dont need dual layer) about $40
Came with Nero to burn the DVDs or you could get a program like
http://www.download.com/Amazing-CD-DVD-Burner/3000-2646_4-10458073.html?tag=lst-3-4
 which is free.

Currently I am archiving Family Guy, Spongebob and History Bites.

OR...

Buy yourself a settop burner like
http://www.walmart.com/search/browse-ng.do?search_constraint=3944&ics=12&ico=0&ref=125875.244117+500846.4293843702&path=0%3A3944%3A133276%3A62055&search_sort=4
if you are looking to burn live tv like a VCR would...thats as little as $100 too.

So as I understand it that particular Presario comes with a
LightScribe DVD Burner already built AND a tv tuner card built in....

in...http://compreviews.about.com/od/maindesk/gr/PrsarioSR1350NX.htm
and: http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/document?lc=en&lang=en&cc=us&y=0&x=0&product=443073&dlc=en&docname=c00280665
it should have also come with WinDVD Creator 2.5.  If you have lost
this software you can use a product such as I noted in the earlier
note.

Are you certain on your model?

That is all you need.

or a set top as I have mentioned.

BTW there are ALOT of upgrades available for your product here:
http://h10025.www1.hp.com/ewfrf/wc/softwareList?lc=en&lang=en&cc=us&y=0&x=0&product=443073&dlc=en&os=228

Perhaps I have been taking this from the wrong angle...since I assumed
you had no hardware and that computer should have all of it....

If you are asking HOW DO I DO THIS....

Your software (when you get it) will allow you to 'tape' the
show...this is usually in mpg1 format but you may be able to do other
formats like avi or divx (divx is what i do).  You then tell you DVD
creator software to 'create' a DVD from that file and let it go to
work (use DVD-R write once discs, see below)....thats it.

Your DVD player (toshiba) should have no trouble with the disk since
you are burning a TRUE dvd (not a vcd for instance)....you should try
and stick to non-rewritable DVD-R format for the best
compatibility...though this person here seems to have no problems with
other formats too...http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/customer-reviews/B00006F6ZV/ref=dp_nav_1/104-9211491-3273544?%5Fencoding=UTF8&n=172282&s=electronics