[gui-talk] Help With using a DVD Recorder/ VCR Combo

[Carrie Schaffer]

        Hi Folks,
I purchased a DVD recorder VCR combo with the plan to dub all my vhs tapes 
onto dvd's.
I am still trying to figure out how to set up the timing on the dvd.
I tried with a movie and I set it for 1 hr 30 minutes, but that didn't 
finish the movie.
I also tried to play that recorded DVD in my computer and it doesn't work in 
there.
I'd like to also take my movies I've recorded off the TV onto VHS and record 
them onto DVD.
How do you know how long to set the time. It gives different recording modes 
with different times.
Also, how do you know when you can use single layer DVD-r's and you need 
dule layer DVD-r's.
So if a VHS is 2 hours long, then do you set the recording mode for 2 hours 
long?
So if the movies are like 2 hr 30 minutes, and the next setting after 2 
hours is 4 hours then do you set it to that setting.
I am totally blind, any help from anyone who has a DVD Recorder VCR combo 
unit and is totally blind on usablity would be great.
Thanks
Carrie

----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Carrie Schaffer" <carrie.schaffer at gmail.com>
To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 11:30 AM
Subject: Fw: Help With using a DVD Recorder/ VCR Combo


>I sent this first time, but didn't wonder if anyone got this.
> Any help would be greatly appreciated.
> I purchased this product to try and dub all my VHS tapes both comerical 
> and movies that were taped off the TV onto DVD. I'd then like to use DVD 
> audio extractor to then extract the audio from those recorded DVD's.
> Thanks
> Carrie
>
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Carrie Schaffer" <carrie.schaffer at gmail.com>
> To: "NFBnet GUI Talk Mailing List" <gui-talk at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Monday, January 11, 2010 9:18 AM
> Subject: Help wtih using a DVD Recorder/ VCR Combo
>
>
>> Hi All,
>>
>>
>> Any help from anyone who has a DVD Recorder VCR combo unit would greatly 
>> be appreciated.
>> I just purchased a Tosheba DVR 620 DVD Recorder VCR combo unit.
>> I tried recording a VHS movie from tape to DVD, and I don't think I 
>> recorded it correctly.
>> Firstly, I only gave the unit 1 hour and 30 minutes to record the DVD, 
>> and it turns out that the movie is longer then 1 hr 30 minutes.
>> I also just tried putting the DVD into my computer to see if DVD audio 
>> extractor could see it, but it couldn't find the DVD.
>> I also just tried exploring the DVD, and it says that there is 0 bytes 
>> used.
>>
>> When you record from VHS to DVD, how do you know how long to set the dvd 
>> for.
>> The unit has different recording modes for DVD like
>> 1 hr xp mode.
>> 2 hr
>> 4 hr 6 hr
>> and 8 hr modes.
>> Also I would like to record some movies I taped off the TV onto DVD, can 
>> this be done also.
>> Also, I'm currently usikng single layer DVD-R's.
>> I could also get some dule layer DVD-r's if need be.
>> This will take some getting used to.
>> Any suggestions with this project would be great.
>> Thanks
>> Carrie
>>
>