Question about an RCA VHS/DVD-R deck from Wal-Mart. at DVinfo.net

Josh Becker · July 25th, 2006, 11:05 PM

I was at Wal-Mart tonight and saw an RCA DRC8320N. It's a VHS/DVD-R combo drive that also has a DV plug on the front. Now I'm wondering, would this also work as a DV-out to firewire to allow VHS capture?

Boyd Ostroff · July 26th, 2006, 08:47 AM

Hi Josh and welcome to DVinfo. I'd suggest going to RCA's site to get the specs. However, it's highly unlikely that the firewire port on that deck will send data out from the VCR or DVD. Almost every unit I've seen only has firewire input for recording to DVD. See the following related threads:

http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=71865
http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=71925

July 25th, 2006, 11:05 PM	#1
Josh Becker New Boot Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Minneapolis, MN Posts: 23	Question about an RCA VHS/DVD-R deck from Wal-Mart. I was at Wal-Mart tonight and saw an RCA DRC8320N. It's a VHS/DVD-R combo drive that also has a DV plug on the front. Now I'm wondering, would this also work as a DV-out to firewire to allow VHS capture?

July 26th, 2006, 08:47 AM	#2
Boyd Ostroff Wrangler Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Mays Landing, NJ Posts: 11,802	Hi Josh and welcome to DVinfo. I'd suggest going to RCA's site to get the specs. However, it's highly unlikely that the firewire port on that deck will send data out from the VCR or DVD. Almost every unit I've seen only has firewire input for recording to DVD. See the following related threads: http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=71865 http://www.dvinfo.net/conf/showthread.php?t=71925