I've got a DVD recorder in my future at some point (not sure when, but it's the one upgrade I plan to make this year). Since one of the big reasons I plan to get one is to archive the collection of video that my dad has shot over the last 20+ years, I anticipate a lot of copying that will want to go on in the background. Since I'm planning on getting a Panasonic (either the E30 or HS2), I plan to use the recorder's two rear inputs and two outputs to connect the DVD-R to my 950's VCR in/out and then connect the VCR's in/out to the DVD-R's second set of rear inputs and outputs. Watching a video tape will involve passing the signal through the DVD-Recorder. I don't think the Philips allows this.

Two other options that occur to me: use the RF coax to connect the VCR to the DVD-R (at the expense of some quality), or get an A/V switch from Radio shack with at least two RWY inputs and one output. Connect the record out from the 1050 to one input and the VCR's A/V out to the other input, and then connect that to the DVD-R's A/V input. In position "A", the recorder will record whatever you are watching on the 1050 (digital cable, for example). In position "B" you could copy a tape while watching cable TV.

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