Transfer series one DirecTV DVR programs to PC?

To capture the analog video from a dvr you will need a video capture device like something from Hauppage or ATI in your computer. It will capture the video to mpeg2 or 4 so it can be archived on a pc hdd or authored to dvd. It is time consuming though to go through the process of capture, edit, render, burn. I bought a home dvd recorder to to save videos from my directv tivo. Its great for connection to dv cam via firewire and makes great video dubs from the tivo and has great quality but only in 1 hour mode from the tivo. the 2 hour mode on 4.7g dvd(single layer) is somewhat lossy except from the firwire input. I havent seen a dual layer version yet but it may be worth waiting for.

Ive always been a fan of liteon drives and when i saw they had a home dvd recorder for under $150 delivered i had to get one. The copy procedures for line in, tuner, cable, firewire couldnt be easier. The quality of record in 2 hour mode is about vhs quality, 1 hour mode is lossless and very sharp. Will recordup to 4 hours or more but the quality is sequentially degraded as the record time increases. Now if only i could put the dual-layer drive from my pc in it........hmmm.