Sometime in the next few months I'm probably going to get a DVD recorder. My main projects will be to transfer some old videotapes to DVD and to transfer some old audio cassettes and vinyl to CD. In addition, there will be some occasional "taping" of live television I probably want to keep for a while.

I drop in on the AVS forum on this topic, and it's been somewhat useful, but I'm really interested in what other Outlaw customers have done in this area. Any favorite DVD recorders? Any criteria for DVD recorders I should pay special attention to? Any successful strategies for recording old media? Any wiring gotchas I should think about? Anything else?