One quick DVD recorder question

Yup,in the down-rez.format.

I didnt think about that, but all the same, cant you "Archive" from the DVR to VHS?

I re read ad see I had only answered 1/2 of the question. Beyond recording with a D vhs deck;of over the air stations in HD, no dvd recorder will be able to record hbo/ showtime or like stations from a sat. or cable box.If you want to record HD--you're pretty much stuck with the hd recorder hard drive tivo type devices from your programing provider.

If you are not using comp video cable for input, you will not be recording true hi-def,SVHS only supports 480I

wich is an interlaced signal (240 Veritical X 240 Horizontal resolution)

Hi Def sinals start at 480 P wich is 480 pure lines of horizontal resolution, and steps up to as high as 1080I in most market units..so you mat want to get a cheap set of componet video cable

I have the Philips 985 that has comp-in---PQ,same, I just use it as an extra input.

Don't worry. What you have is good enough. I find that in video there are not so many issues that we have in audio.