spotodog

Hi, I have been reading the various discussions, and am very confused. People talk about uploading by using the MIC in on the computer, and then recording to a CD. I can do that, but isn't that an analog recording - using the line in ? If I don't want to lose quality, I understand (I think) that I can't upload to the computer. If I buy a CD-Recorder, can I then just record directly to the CD without using a computer? like the philips 765 cdr recorder ?? thanks