OK, not PC related, more home entertainment related... so wasn't sure on where to post, but this will do I guess.

I have a 50 inch Samsung DLP hi-def TV.

I have a Samsung DVD player/recorder.

I have a Xbox 360 with the hi-def connection.


My problem. I'm trying to record game play video from the Xbox 360 onto a DVD-RW and DVD-R.

I have the 360 Hi-def going directly to my hi-def TV component, I also have my hi-def digital cable going directly to the hi-def TV component.

I then have my DVD player/recorder hooked to my TV via HTMI connection for DVD playing, and also on the input of the DVD player/recorder coming from the TV output... so whatever should be played on the TV should be recorded on the DVD player/recorder.

I have tried DVD-RW's, and DVD-R's and finalized them, and all that good stuff.

The recorder excepts the recording signal from the TV (both the cable TV show test, and game play on the 360 tested), and on the disk you can see the recording were made, there there to select in the menu, and they even play the appropriate time of the recordings.

BUT... there is no video or audio picture/sound what so ever, it plays back (tried on three different players, 3 rooms, and my PC.) you can see it playing in the counter, but no pic or sound...)

Any idea what might be wrong with this set up or see in mistake I'm making in this set up?

Thanks for any help.

BTW: I can't daisy chain the DVD recorder through the 360 and the TV... that would work but not in hi-def, there is no Hi-def input for the DVD player/recorder, just out put... and not using my Xbox 360 in hi-def just ain't going to happen, would defeat the purpose of this great machine.