Well, that depends on the TV. If it sends a copy of the signal it receives to a connected recorder, it might work. Some TV's might do, others don't. Why not try to see if you can record a regular broadcast that way?
And does your TV have a firewire connection? Or what input on the TV do you use to view the minidvd?
What outputs does that camcorder have? What inputs does your dvd-recorder have?
Kees
Hey everyone so i have this old camcorder that uses MiniDv cassesttes to record and i have many of these minidvs that i want to conver to digital as its easier to play on computer. I know i could go to a video store and pay them lots of money to convert my tapes to digital but i would rather do it my self if possible. I knw the easiest way is to connect my camcorder to computer and then transfer the tapes to harddrive but sadly my computer doesnt have the old firewire port to connect my camcorder to my computer so i was reading and someone told me that if i could play those minidv tapes on tv then i could use dvd recorder to record anything that is playing on Tv to dvd? Someone please confirm this. Thanks

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