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Question

Can a DVD Recorder record/convert Laserdiscs?

Oct 4, 2011 9:04AM PDT

Seems all the articles on the web are pretty old and require more technology know how than I think I have. Has anyone come up with a DVD recorder that can do this? It seems pretty easy to transfer VHS but not Laserdiscs. Anyone know if it's possible (easily) and recommend a good product?

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Why would it need to be any different?
Oct 4, 2011 9:23AM PDT

We take the video out from the Lazerdisc to the video in of the dvd recorder and we're done?

The only issue could be if the content is copy protected but why isn't the old setup working for you?
Bob

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The difference may be in the format?
Oct 5, 2011 1:32AM PDT

From the blogs that I have read on the subject (dated 8 years ago) CAV is analog - so that would be just like VHS - no? But CLD is digital and that<span> requires a whole different set of hoops to go through with conversion software like Pinnacle. We tried several years ago with Pinnacle software and a Dazzle connection device between the disc player and PC. The files created were enormous - about 12 GB per hour of laser video with no way to compress it. Plus the quality was worse than VHS.
<span>A more recent blog post dated 2010 mentioned a Sony RD - GX300 (or was it RDR?) anyway, I wanted to find out if the industry had actually made it as easy as converting VHS before making the investment in anything more i.e, new hardware and/or software.
I figured CNET was the most likely place to find an answer.

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It may be digital but the output is still analog.
Oct 5, 2011 2:18AM PDT

And since it is, we can convert it to dvd using the same method we used for VHS.

Nothing new is needed.
Bob