DVD recorders are optical recording machines, used to record videos into a blank rewriteable DVD media. DVD recorders are obtainable as an installable driver for a standalone component, mainly used in house or for home theater systems and computers.



It uses a laser for reading and writing DVDs. The reading laser of a DVD recorder is normally not stronger than 5mW, while the writing laser is significantly more powerful.

DVD recorders can be separated into two categories such as those that can be recorded on DVDs and the other built-in for hard drives. Most of the recorders in the market now fall into letter categories. Their main advantage is the big recording capacity. Several new models support a 400GB to 500GB drives, capturing an enormous 650 hour video footage. Most of the DVD recorders with onboard hard drives provide simultaneous recording and playback.

Some DVD recorders have cable tuners and built-in televisions, for recording memories live. It also has a VCR Plus to simplify timer recording. Hence, the priciest DVD recorder is not always the best. Those on the higher end commonly support large hard drive capacities, advance recording, playback options and fast DVD writing speeds. There are there different types of DVD recorders such as DVD-R/RW, DVD+R/RW and DVD RAM.

The DVD-R/RW lets you record into rewriteable discs. The disc can only be used on well-suited DVD-R/RW players. The DVD+R/RW are similar to the DVD-R/RW. It is compatible with other DVD players, offering more features as compared to the DVD-R/RW. The onscreen menu of this type of DVD record enables easy skipping from program to program.

Here are some of the best DVD recorders in the market:

JVC DR-DX5S

This DVD recorder plays and edits MiniDV camcorder tapes and records, along dual layer DVD-R discs and DVD-RAM. JVC –DR-DX5S has an included MiniDV deck. It has a 250GB hard drive to rewind and pause live television. It can also dub videos from the digital camcorder onto a hard disk or DVD.

Samsung DVD-R135

This sleek DVD recorder has a flexible recording duration and an aspect ratio that can be upgraded to 480p, 720p and 1,080p. Samsung DVD-R135 also has DivX support and it is compatible with any type of disc. It is one of the more user-friendly DVD recorders, with the usual command such as play, record, chapter forward button, as well as a progressive scan button on the front panel of the machine. Samsung DVD-R135 has four recording modes, including an XP mode that offers a single layer of DVD worth of recording.

Lite-On HD-A740GZ

The Lit-On HD-A740GZ has a large internal hard disk. It has changeable automatic chapter stops. FireWIre port and DivX make it easier to name DV camcorder movies. It can record media on HQ mode for 1 hour, particularly on a standard DVD+/-R, 2 hours on a SP, 3 hours on a LP and 4 hours on EP. Lie-On HD-A740GZ can also record straight from the internal hard disks.

LG DRT389H

The LG DRT389H uses an advanced 3D digital video process called MCTF or Motion-Compensated Temporal Filtering to remove color breaks and jitter from the original video. It can record into DVD-R, DVD+ R and DVD+R double layer. It look similar to a simplified version of the RHT-399h DVD/HDD.