Burning TV shows to DVD....

[OUAndy1807]

so that I can watch them on my Television. What programs do you guys use? What format do the video files need to be in to be compatable with a standard home dvd player?

I've searched google, but can't seem to find the right combination of words to show me what I'm after.

[GrapevineSooner]

Usually MPG and AVI. If you're using commercial software like Ulead DVD Movie Factory.

Here's a few good sites with good guides on the entire process from start to finish.

http://www.afterdawn.com

http://www.videohelp.com

[RacerX]

Many different ways to do this. I use

WinDVR to record to the PC
NERO to edit, chapter, make menus, burn the discs
DVD Shrink for further compression if necessary

DVD-R single layer if you're going to keep them
DVD-RW if you want to reuse the discs like vhs tape