If it is a directivo no but if it is a Standalone tivo than yes i believe you canerich168 said:I am brand new to this forum. So, I hope I am posting in the right area. Can I record from my VCR to my Tivo unit? I have tried the obvious steps (coax from my VCR to both inputs on my Tivo). But, neither seem to work. Thanks, Erich
If it is indeed a directivo the inputs are for a sattelite only. No mpeg encoders in the directivos. BTW Why would you want to vhs is crappy compared to say a Hard drive dvd recorder. you can actual step up the quality if you go from vhs to a dvd recorder w hard drive.erich168 said:I am brand new to this forum. So, I hope I am posting in the right area. Can I record from my VCR to my Tivo unit? I have tried the obvious steps (coax from my VCR to both inputs on my Tivo). But, neither seem to work. Thanks, Erich
Well, I'm not actually using it to record VHS tapes. I wanted to use it to record from 2 security cameras that have RCA adapters. So, I wanted to go from my cameras to my VCR to my DirecTv unit. I was just trying to simplify my question.Billy Bob Boy said:If it is indeed a directivo the inputs are for a sattelite only. No mpeg encoders in the directivos. BTW Why would you want to vhs is crappy compared to say a Hard drive dvd recorder. you can actual step up the quality if you go from vhs to a dvd recorder w hard drive.
How is your VCR going to know which camera to record from?erich168 said:Well, I'm not actually using it to record VHS tapes. I wanted to use it to record from 2 security cameras that have RCA adapters. So, I wanted to go from my cameras to my VCR to my DirecTv unit. I was just trying to simplify my question.
Thanks, Erich
Note that the original poster said "DirecTV unit". They therefore most likely do not have a Stand Alone TiVo and therefore can not record as you described.DevilDogs said:How is your VCR going to know which camera to record from?
Assuming you have that figured out, here's a few scenarios.
If you're using coax, you would have to put your Tivo on channel 3 or 4, depending on what channel your VCR broadcasts on. Make sure the VCR's TV/VCR button is selected for VCR so it is sending its signal down the coax, not the cable signal.
If you want to use composite (RCA), you could hook one up directly to your Tivo. But that would only record from one camera.
You could also tell Tivo that you have satellite service or a cable box. At that point, Tivo will accept video and audio from the composite inputs. You'll have to tell Tivo to record a channel that exists only in that service.
Problem with all of this is that If it is a directivo you cant do any of this. Why not get a dvr that is dedicated to recording from security cameras. they actualy have some that can be hooked up to a network. Sorry They are not tivos.DevilDogs said:How is your VCR going to know which camera to record from?
Assuming you have that figured out, here's a few scenarios.
If you're using coax, you would have to put your Tivo on channel 3 or 4, depending on what channel your VCR broadcasts on. Make sure the VCR's TV/VCR button is selected for VCR so it is sending its signal down the coax, not the cable signal.
If you want to use composite (RCA), you could hook one up directly to your Tivo. But that would only record from one camera.
You could also tell Tivo that you have satellite service or a cable box. At that point, Tivo will accept video and audio from the composite inputs. You'll have to tell Tivo to record a channel that exists only in that service.
Perhaps a S/A Tivo could acomplish this. but not a DirectiVoThanks for all the replies/help. I was just trying to use the equipment that I alerady own. I didn't want to spend any money on this project. The video cameras are RCA outputs. But, my Tivo only has coax inputs. So, that is where I got the VCR idea. I can plug the vidoe camera RCA plugs into the VCR then use the coax output to the Tivo unit.Billy Bob Boy said:Problem with all of this is that If it is a directivo you cant do any of this. Why not get a dvr that is dedicated to recording from security cameras. they actualy have some that can be hooked up to a network. Sorry They are not tivos.
