What do you use to record FTA?

[Anole]

computer recordings and DVD-making

Somewhat like Larry, I have a Twinhan USB receiver and let MyTheater make -attended- recordings.
I'm working on the unattended part.

I also use VideoReDo to trim and edit out commercials.
Then, depending on how close to DVD-compatable the source material is, I make DVDs with the DVD Labs authoring program.
There are freebie tools that'll do the job, too, but DLP make some pretty menus.

So long as your DVD player will deal with the somewhat off-standard programming, the resultant discs will play okay in modern DVD players.
Anything in the last 4..5 years should be fine.

Other authoring programs (the Nero suite is one) will insist on re-encoding your non-standard source behind your back.
If you have the time, and that's what you want, your DVDs will be fully compliant.
DVD Labs won't re-encode.
It's more like driving a 6-speed manual, vs a 2-speed automatic.
DLP can do more, but you have to know what you want, and how to accomplish it.
I drive stick.

 

[N5XZS]

I don't record FTA at this time, thanks to my old DVD recorder went dead so I am waiting for the price to come down, and it's must be able to record NTSC and PAL and maybe HDTV.

So I am hoping to get blue ray 2nd generation, and cheaper at that time I will have to wait intill they come out and hit the market.