Are DVD recorders as reliable as VCR's?

By that I mean can you just plug in the cable input and it will record to the DVD and record over old recordings?

ok so i want to put all of our home movie vhs tapes on dvds so can you please tell me how to hook it up so the dvd recorder will record the stuff off of the vhs tape so our home movies will be on dvds and please tell me simple cause i dont know about...

basically I'm trying to power a bunch of recording equipment for paintball matches and stuff like that

My stand alone VCR unit broke. I need another but I want to upgrade to DVD recording. I would love a combo unit that has both, but the over $200 price tag is kind of out of reach for me at the present, due to replacing my all-in-one-printer. Since dvd...

I have home movies back when Camera recorders worked with VCRs and I was hoping that there was a system that was available that would convert it to a DVD.... is that possible? If so what should I be looking for?

For example, if I put a disc in and record directly to it for a little while (and then maybe copy some things from the recorder's hard disk to this disc), and then take the disc out and put it back in, why is it somewhat often that the recorder will...

I'm looking for a way to convert my little Camcorder tapes into DVD's. Is that capable with all DVD recorders or is there a specific type? I have the standard red/white/yellow cable that plugs into the VCR to play from my camcorder right now and want...

i have a dvd recorder and i recorded on a dvd-r 1-8x speed and it only plays on my dvd recorder(not other dvd players or my comp)my friend gave me a dvd he recorded on a dvd-r 4x and it plays on everything.does anyone know why this might be and also...

i have a dvd recorder and it does a ood job of recording the dvds maintaining a good picture and all, but the dvds with recorded things on it do not work on a normal dvd player. basically, the only dvd player that can play and read the burned dvd is...