2-way splitting source video for recording

[ZenFire]

Hi,

I'm sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong forum, but this is the only hardware forum on here that is related to what I'm trying to do. So here goes:

I want to use a DVD recorder to record during gaming sessions, but DVD recorders in general have a delay. That's why I want to split the source signal (composite or S-Video) into two of the same so I have a signal for both the tv and recorder seperately.

I'm still considering using a VCR for this instead since then I can avoid the whole splitting ordeal, but I'm concerned about the quality.

[G_M_C]

Hi,

I'm sorry if I'm posting this in the wrong forum, but this is the only hardware forum on here that is related to what I'm trying to do. So here goes:

I want to use a DVD recorder to record during gaming sessions, but DVD recorders in general have a delay. That's why I want to split the source signal (composite or S-Video) into two of the same so I have a signal for both the tv and recorder seperately.

I'm still considering using a VCR for this instead since then I can avoid the whole splitting ordeal, but I'm concerned about the quality.

look in your local electronics shop for a s-video-splitter. They are quite common, and most shops have them (at least where i live). There are even boxes that let you split you SCART/S-video with mutiple inputs and multiple outputs.

:search: on google

And If you have a reasonably modern AV receiver, than there is a chance that it has more than 1 monitor-out, so you can use that one.

[ZenFire]

Sorry, I should have posted that I'm aware of the existence of AV splitters and that those are a solution to my problem. However, they are too expensive for me personally. The ones I can order locally are either cheap and only split the actual video signal of a composite signal, or are expensive and split s-video/somposite vidoe as well as audio. The dvd recorder I was eying was cheaper htan the 4-way av splitter I'd need to pull this off. I'm looking for alternative options.
Mainly I'm wondering:
-what kind of quality loss can I expect if I decide to construct a calbe to physically split a composite signal?
-is there another recording device that will record onto a digital medium without delays?

Sorry if I didn't elaborate enough the first time around.