Tom,
You should be able to save the video to your hard drive as you suggest.  However, you will probably need to obtain DVD writing software that will format the file properly to be burned to a DVD.   I don't believe simply copying the saved file from your hard drive to a DVD will allow it to be played back on a DVD player.   Your DVD writing software needs to support writing/creating a movie on DVD.
Do a web search on 'creating DVD movies' for more information.
Paul Hachmeyer

-----Original Message-----
From: Personal Computer Hardware discussion List [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tom Waddell
Sent: Thursday, March 17, 2011 11:16 AM
To: [log in to unmask]
Subject: [PCBUILD] Recording VCR tape onto DVD

Hopefully this is the right forum to post this question. If not, please let me know where this question should be posted.

I know the easiest way to copy a VCR tape to a DVD is to spend $200 and get a dual machine made for that purpose. But after I record the VCR's to DVD I will have an extra DVD player I won't need. I have a computer running Win 7, AMD Athlon 3+ GHz dual core processor, 6 GB RAM and a Hauppague 1800 TV card with coax antenna and cable inputs. The card works well and am able to record programs through Win Media Center onto the HD. I think by hooking up a VCR tape to the coax antenna input Win Media Center will recognize the signal and I will be able to record it onto my 1 TB HD. Then I just copy that onto a DVD. Am I missing something? Has anyone done this?

            Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to
                    Digest mode - visit our web site:
                   http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml

            Do you want to signoff PCBUILD or just change to
                    Digest mode - visit our web site:
                   http://freepctech.com/pcbuild.shtml