Help Converting VHS to DVD

jgido759
jgido759 Posts: 572
edited April 2007 in The Clubhouse
I'm looking for information on how to transfer some old family VHS tapes on to DVD. Does anyone know of a program, either shareware or for a nominal purchase, to accomplish this? Also, what type of sound/video card is needed to connect a VCR to a computer?

Thanks in advance.
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  • Serendipity
    Serendipity Posts: 6,975
    edited April 2007
    I would just use a standalone DVD recorder. That way you don't need a computer, hard drive, or capture card.

    Something like a Panasonic DMR-E95HS would work fine for this purpose.
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  • read-alot
    read-alot Posts: 812
    edited April 2007
    What appadv said.

    I am using a Panny DMR-100HS to transfer my old Beta and VHS race tapes and it works good.

    Yes even the old Beta still kicks VHS in the weeds for quality and resolution.
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  • edbert
    edbert Posts: 1,041
    edited April 2007
    Hauppauge USB2 WIN-TV PVR

    This will let you load video onto your computer and save it to DVD or just to the hard drive. You can edit the video too if need be with the included software. The main point of this unit is to feed TV into your computer, but it is basically a video input device with a TV tuner. That and it all connects via USB so you don't have to open up your computer to install any new hardware.
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  • jgido759
    jgido759 Posts: 572
    edited April 2007
    Thanks for all of the replys.

    edbert, I think that might be the way to go. $100 is not that bad.
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  • read-alot
    read-alot Posts: 812
    edited April 2007
    Probably not if you only have a few to do.

    Last count I had over 100 to transfer and wanted it to be free from my computer.
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  • eeagle
    eeagle Posts: 226
    edited April 2007
    There are many ways to accomplish this. I would agree one of the easiest is to use just a set top DVD recorder should you wish to bypass the learning curve associated with the many SW/HW choices one has for a PC approach.

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