Formatting dvd for use in a dvd recorder

Hi,
Hope this is the right place for this question:

I have a Sony dvd recorder which has decided to stop formatting dvd's (all types -r, -rw, +rw etc).
I have a lot of tv programmes now stuck on the Sony's hdd that I need, and wondered if I could use my pc to format dvd's, so that the Sony's format function is bypassed.
Is this possible please ?

Regards.

Sorry, I wasn't clear.

The problem is that brand new dvd's will not format in the Sony dvd recorder. Doesn't seem to matter what format or brand is used.

I just wondered if I could use my pc for the format process and bypass the Sony format process. That way the Sony would see an empty formatted dvd and let me copy to it.

Thanks.