I have a show recorded on my DirecTivo DVR that I wish to dub to my DVD recorder using composite video, which is the only output on this old DVR. In the past, I have made dubs to this recorder and they come out shitty, even at the highest quality setting it's not nearly as good as the original. It is a Panasonic DMR-ES15.
I have the signal from DVR switched through the receiver, then on to TV which looks good. Could the receiver's video record output have lower quality than the TV out? Is their usually a video buffer stage, or just a pass through? It is an Onkyo 605 Rx.
Can I use my coaxial audio RCA interconnects for video? They are coax, shielded JPS SC3. I think I already tried using Blue Jeans Belden 1505 coax cables which should have been OK, but wasn't noticeably better than the junk wires I was using.
I'll have to check whether there is a monitor output on the recorder that would allow me to connect the Tivo directly to the recorder, then on to receiver for monitoring.
Thanks for any insight and advice.
This is a show called "Men of the Tall Ships." It is about Operation Sail, a regatta of tall ships from all over the world who came to Newport, RI in 1976 to celebrate the bicentennial. My father, uncle and I took our boat down Narragansett Bay to watch their parade, a rehearsal for the parade they would do on July 4th in NY harbor a week later. I'd like to send him this on DVD but it really needs to be good quality video to see the ships in all their glory. It would be nice to have good quality dubs for other shows too.
Thanks!
Rich