DVD-Recorders do not work

[voiceofstl]

After 25 years of recording onto VCRs I finally upgraded to a phillips DVD recorder. At first I thought it was great. Then I tried to record off of HBO and guess what? I can't!
I have charter cable and every premion channel i have from HBO, Cinamax< showtime and even the western channel I can't record because it's copyright proteced. I called dish network to check with them and you can;t record their HBO ether.

But it still works for the old VCR.

Has anyone else encountered this problem.?

 

[Haoleb]

what type of video and audio connections are you using to try and record it with?

 

[voiceofstl]

I have tried the componet (3 video plugs) and the HDMI from the back of the cable box.

 

[Haoleb]

with HDMI you wouldnt be able to, But I dont know why you wouldnt be able to record it off the component video outputs. As far as i know no copyright type data is sent over that connection. I suppose I could be wrong though

 

[Hi Ho]

I don't know of any DVD recorder that has component video inputs. Composite, yes, but not component.

 

[annunaki]

Hi Ho is right. The best video input I have seen on a DVD recorder is S-Video.

I use it on my Panasonic DVD recorder. I use my Dish DVR to record. When I watch a program or F1 race, I then record to dvd and edit out the commercials while watching/recording.

If I want a dvd movie copied, I have my brother do it on his computer with great results. Though he is not able to record every disc as many have protection enabled.

 

[voiceofstl]

My point is that you can't record to a DVD recorder from a "premion channel". Such as HBO or Showtime. You still can on a VCR. They have only been broadcasting the “protection” signel for the past few months, And you can’t transfer it through a DVR either.

 

[no. 5]

I don't know of any DVD recorder that has component video inputs. Composite, yes, but not component.

My Magnavox DVD buner has a componint video input.

voiceofstl:
Have you tried using the coax cable from the wall? That is, if the burner has an 'antenna' input.

 

[adk highlander]

I have been using a cyberhome DVD recorder for about 1.5 years and never had any problems recording. I don't have component inputs just s-video and composite. What is funny is that I paid 89 bucks for this thing and it will play any standard def DVD from any country I have tried. PAL, SECAM etc.

I think that the box must have some copyright protection through the component outs. Were these the HD versions of HBO?