When recording on cassette tapes was still the main way for us home
audio enthusiasts (of limited budget) to record music, and CDs were
just beginning to replace the old LP, I took a cue from a friend and
made the switch to using a hi-fi video recorder. I used it to record
favorite albums, 'party tapes' and my own semi-musical meanderings,
(still kept a cassette recorder/player for some things). The reason
for doing this was of course the higher quality, audio-wise, of hi-fi
video compared to cassette tapes. Now it's a generation later and I'm
wondering if I shouldn't take the same approach with digital
recording.

With the price of stand-alone DVD recorders coming down to reasonable
levels do you think it would be a good idea to buy a DVD recorder for
my home audio system, (using it, in part, to preserve old analog
recordings), and just skip buying a CD recorder altogether? (I've got
a burner for my pc, but that's all.) What would be the pluses and
minuses of doing this? Thanks for any comments.